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things of nothing

things of nothing is the plural of thing of nothing.

Meaning of thing of nothing

Noun

thing of nothing (plural things of nothing)

  1. (Ireland, archaic) Something trivial, of no importance.
    • shall then that thing that honours thee―
      how miserable a Thing soever, yet a Thing still ;
      and though a Thing of nothing, thy Thing ever1625 Beaumont & Fletcher The Humorous Lieutenant, IV, vi

Questions about things of nothing

What is things of nothing the plural of?
Things of nothing is the plural of thing of nothing.

Words near things of nothing in the dictionary

  1. Thingom
  2. thingos
  3. things
  4. things in action
  5. things in possession
  6. things of nothing
  7. things that go bump in the night
  8. things-in-themselves
  9. thingstead
  10. thingsteads
  11. Thingujam

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