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Webster 1913 Edition

Nul

Nul

,
Adj.
[F. See
Null
,
Adj.
]
(Law)
No; not any;
as,
nul
disseizin;
nul
tort.

Webster 1828 Edition

Nul

NUL

, in law, signifies no, not any; as nul diseizin; nul tiel record; nul tort.

Definition 2024

nul

nul

See also: nûl and ␀

Afrikaans

Afrikaans cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : nul

Numeral

nul

  1. (cardinal) zero

Danish

Etymology

From Latin nullus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɔl/

Numeral

nul

  1. (cardinal) zero

Interjection

nul

  1. no way (vehement refusal)

Synonyms

Noun

nul n (singular definite nullet, plural indefinite nuller)

  1. the numeric symbol that represents the cardinal number zero
    En million er et ettal med seks nuller efter.
    One million is a one followed by six zeros.
  2. (figuratively) a nobody, a nonentity

Declension

Dutch

Dutch cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : nul
    Ordinal : nulde

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɵɫ
  • IPA(key): /nɵɫ/

Etymology

From Old French nul (modern French nul), from Latin nullus

Numeral

nul

  1. (cardinal) The cardinal number occurring before one and that denotes no quantity or amount at all, represented in Arabic numerals as 0

Derived terms

  • nulde (ordinal)
  • nulbak m
  • nulles
  • nulbelasting
  • nullast
  • nulleider m
  • nullijn
  • nulmeridiaan m
  • nulpunt n
  • nulstand m
  • nulspanning
  • nulwaarde

Noun

nul m ‎(plural nullen, diminutive nulletje n)

  1. (mathematics) A zero, naught, the numerical expression of none, nothing
  2. (figuratively) A score of zero, the worst possible result
  3. (figuratively) A good-for-nothing, worth-/use-less person
    Omdat Bart weer nullen op zijn rapport had gaf vader de nul een pak voor de broek en nul Euro zakgeld
    Because Bart got more F's on his report card, his dad gave the numbskull a spanking and $0 allowance

Related terms

Adjective

nul ‎(used only predicatively, not comparable)

  1. (archaic) nul, void
  2. worthless

Synonyms

Esperanto

Esperanto cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : nul
    Ordinal : nula

Etymology

From Latin nullus

Numeral

nul

  1. (cardinal) nought, zero, nil

French

Etymology

From Old French < Latin nullus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nyl/

Adjective

nul m ‎(feminine singular nulle, masculine plural nuls, feminine plural nulles)

  1. no, nil
  2. of poor quality, lousy, rubbish

Usage notes

  • The plural forms of nul as a determiner are archaic.

Noun

nul m ‎(plural nuls)

  1. (sports) draw

Pronoun

nul

  1. no one, nobody

Synonyms

Related terms

Anagrams

Lojban

Rafsi

nul

  1. rafsi of nutli.

Middle French

Etymology

Old French < Latin nullus.

Pronoun

nul

  1. nobody; no one
    • 1488, Jean Dupré, Lancelot du Lac, page 65:
      nul ne le povoit mieulx faire
      nobody could do it better

Adjective

nul m ‎(feminine singular nulle, masculine plural nuls, feminine plural nulles)

  1. none (not any)

Descendants

Old French

Etymology

Latin nullus.

Pronoun

nul ‎(singular, nominative nus or nuls)

  1. nobody; no one

Adjective

nul m ‎(oblique and nominative feminine singular nule)

  1. none (not any)

Descendants

Romansch

Alternative forms

  • (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan) nulla
  • (Sutsilvan) nola, nula
  • (Surmiran, Puter, Vallader) nolla

Etymology

From Latin nullus.

Numeral

nul

  1. (cardinal, Sursilvan) zero

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