cypher vs nihil

nihil vs cypher

cypher and nihil both are nouns.

cypher is a verb but nihil is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cypher	Yes	No	Yes	No
nihil	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, nihil is a hyponym of cypher; that is, nihil is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cypher:

cypher: a quantity of no importance; thing (object:), singular, negative pronoun; pronoun, thing, singular; quantifier: negative existential
nihil: (Latin) nil; nothing (as used by a sheriff after an unsuccessful effort to serve a writ)

Other hyponyms of cypher include bugger all, Fanny Adams, fuck all, sweet Fanny Adams.

cypher (noun)	nihil (noun)
a secret method of writing	(Latin) nil; nothing (as used by a sheriff after an unsuccessful effort to serve a writ)
a message written in a secret code
a person of no influence
a quantity of no importance; thing (object:), singular, negative pronoun; pronoun, thing, singular; quantifier: negative existential
a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number

cypher (verb)	nihil (verb)
make a mathematical calculation or computation
convert ordinary language into code

Difference between cypher and nihil

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