なし・無しnashi[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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- noun, noun (suffix)without
- noununacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
- adjective (archaic)nonexistent; not being (there)
- Synonym無むNeutralNeutral word for nothing or nothingness, as in 「無意識」「有無」; works as a prefix or stands alone.
- Related皆無かいむWrittenWritten/formal prose meaning not a single one, as in 「経験は皆無」; stresses complete nonexistence.
- Related絶無ぜつむWrittenWritten/formal prose for utter absence, as in 「可能性は絶無だ」; a stronger denial than 「無し」.
- AntonymありNeutralNeutral antonym meaning existing or having; often paired with 「無し」 in tables and speech, as 「あり・なし」.
Use 「無し」 for none in everyday speech and tables. To stress not even one, pick 「皆無」; in formal prose for absolute absence, 「絶無」; for abstract nothingness, 「無」.
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