nihil vs cypher

cypher vs nihil

nihil and cypher both are nouns.

nihil is not a verb while cypher is a verb.

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

As nouns, cypher is a hypernym of nihil; that is, cypher is a word with a broader meaning than nihil:

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

Other hypernyms of nihil include aught, cipher, goose egg, nada, naught, nil, nix, nothing, null, zero, zilch, zip, zippo.

nihil (noun)	cypher (noun)
(Latin) nil; nothing (as used by a sheriff after an unsuccessful effort to serve a writ)	a secret method of writing
	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

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

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