Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

null

/nʌl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.73 in modern English

Syllables
null
IPA
/nʌl/
4
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A non-existent or empty value or set of values.

noun

Something that has no force or meaning.

noun

The attribute of an entity that has no valid value.

noun

One of the beads in nulled work.

noun

The null hypothesis.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Italic *oinosder. Proto-Italic *noinolos Latin nūllusder. Old French nul Middle French nulbor. English null Borrowed from Middle French nul, from Latin nūllus.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: nul, nūllus

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /nʌl/
  • British English: /nʌl/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Derived Forms

Phrases

Frequently Paired Words

Synonyms

Antonyms

antinull non-null

Rhymes With

Questions

How do you pronounce null?
The recorded pronunciation is /nʌl/.
What does null mean?
A non-existent or empty value or set of values.
Where does null come from?
It is traced to Middle French.

How to pronounce null

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