niente

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Italian [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From an earlier neente, from Latin nec entem or ne entem [1].

Pronoun [edit]

niente

  1. nothing, (after a negative) anything
    "Cosa fai?" "Niente." - "What are you doing?" "Nothing."
    Non voglio niente da mangiare. - I don't want anything to eat.

Adjective [edit]

niente

  1. no, (after a negative) any
    Niente bugie! - No lies!

Adverb [edit]

niente

  1. at all
  2. nothing, anything

Noun [edit]

niente m (invariable)

  1. nothing

Derived terms [edit]

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