nix
nix Lexical Profile
nix Game Scores & Validity
• verb
To put an end to, cancel, or reject (a plan, proposal, or idea).
"The city council decided to nix the proposed highway expansion due to environmental concerns."
• noun
Nothing at all; zero or naught.
"Aside from a few old coins, the treasure hunters found nix in the sunken chest."
In Germanic folklore, a shape-shifting water spirit or sprite that inhabits rivers and lakes, often appearing in human or half-fish form.
"Germanic legends often warn travelers against the enchanting song of the nix near deep riverbanks."
• interjection
Used to express refusal, prohibition, or a warning to stop an action immediately.
"Nix on the surprise party—she told me she wants a quiet evening at home."
• Rhymes for nix
Word Origin & Etymology
For the sense of 'nothing' or 'to cancel', borrowed in the late 18th century from colloquial German nix, a variant of nichts ('nothing'). The mythological water spirit sense derives independently from German Nix and Old High German nihhus.