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nothing special

nothing special noun: something ordinary or run-of-the-mill.

Noun

nothing special (uncountable)

  1. Something ordinary or run-of-the-mill.
    • The sandwich was plain old junk food, nothing special.
  2. Nothing worth discussing; nothing that the speaker wants to mention.

Questions about nothing special

What does nothing special mean?
Nothing special means something ordinary or run-of-the-mill.
What part of speech is nothing special?
Nothing special is a noun.

Words near nothing special in the dictionary

  1. nothing new under the sun
  2. nothing personal
  3. nothing sandwich
  4. nothing sandwiches
  5. nothing short of
  6. nothing special
  7. nothing succeeds like success
  8. nothing to choose between
  9. nothing to it
  10. nothing to see
  11. nothing to see here

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