The difference between Nothing and Zilch

When used as nouns, nothing means something trifling, or of no consequence or importance, whereas zilch means a nobody: a person who is worthless in importance or character.

Nothing is also pronoun with the meaning: not any thing.

Nothing is also adverb with the meaning: not at all.

Zilch is also verb with the meaning: to cause to score nothing, to thoroughly defeat.

Zilch is also adjective with the meaning: no, zero, non-existent.

check bellow for the other definitions of Nothing and Zilch

  1. Nothing as a pronoun:

    Not any thing; no thing.

  2. Nothing as a pronoun:

    An absence of anything, including empty space, brightness, darkness, matter, or a vacuum.

  1. Nothing as a noun:

    Something trifling, or of no consequence or importance.

    Examples:

    "- What happened to your face?<br>- It's nothing."

  2. Nothing as a noun:

    A trivial remark (especially in the term ).

  3. Nothing as a noun:

    A nobody (insignificant person).

    Examples:

    "You're nothing to me now!"

  1. Nothing as an adverb (archaic):

    Not at all; in no way.

  1. Zilch as a noun (countable, informal, archaic):

    A nobody: a person who is worthless in importance or character.

  2. Zilch as a noun (uncountable, informal):

    Nothing, zero.

  1. Zilch as an adjective (informal, mostly, _, US):

    No, zero, non-existent.

  1. Zilch as a verb (informal, US, _, sports):

    To cause to score nothing, to thoroughly defeat.

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