Nix
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /nɪks/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Nix is a noun meaning (colloquial) Nothing.
Meaning
(colloquial) Nothing.
More Meanings
- To make something become nothing; to reject or cancel.
- To destroy or eradicate.
- No! Not at all!
- A treacherous water-spirit
- (obsolete) A warning cry when a policeman or schoolmaster etc. was seen approaching.
Example Sentences
Sticks Nix Hick Pix [headline]
Nix the last order – the customer walked out.
"Ugh! An inventor, eh?" "Nix! He's not an inventor himself, but he antes-up for 'em."
The move came less than six months after Jobs had nixed the spin-off of Newton Inc. as an independent company and brought it back inside Apple (see “The Fallen Apple,” page 143).
Word Forms
- nixes
- nixing
- nixed
Synonyms for nix
Depending on context, synonyms include nada, zip, cancel, reject, cipher, aught.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include zilch, nothing, aught, zip, zero, cypher.
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