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nolla — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cipher noun A system for turning readable text into a secret, scrambled form; more loosely, a secret code.
  • haze noun A thin layer of smoke, dust, or moisture in the air that slightly blurs visibility.
  • nobody pron Not any person; no one.
  • nonentity noun An unimportant or insignificant person or thing.
  • zero num The number 0; the quantity representing none at all.
  • zilch noun Nothing at all; zero.

Senses

nolla is used for these senses in English:

  • cipher Someone or something of no importance.
  • good-for-nothing A person of little worth or usefulness.
  • haze (US, informal) To perform an unpleasant initiation ritual upon a usually non-consenting individual, especially freshmen to a closed community such as a college fraternity or military unit.
  • nobody Someone who is not important or well-known.
  • nonentity (countable) An unimportant or insignificant person.
  • zero The numeric symbol that represents the cardinal number zero.
  • zero A setting of calibrated instruments such as a firearm, corresponding to a zero value.
  • zero The cardinal number occurring before one and that denotes no quantity or amount at all, represented in Arabic numerals as 0.

cipher — full definition

  1. noun A system for turning readable text into a secret, scrambled form; more loosely, a secret code.
  2. noun A person or thing regarded as having no real importance or influence.
  3. verb To convert a message into a secret code.

haze — full definition

  1. noun A thin layer of smoke, dust, or moisture in the air that slightly blurs visibility.
  2. noun A state of mental confusion or vagueness.
  3. verb To subject someone, especially a newcomer, to humiliating or dangerous initiation rituals.

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