anything
English
/ˈɛn.i.θɪŋ/, /ˈæ.ni.θɪŋ/, /ˈɛ.nɪ.θɪŋ/, /ˈɛ.nə.θɪŋ/
pron
Definitions
- Any object, act, state, event, or fact whatever; a thing of any kind; something or other.
- (with “as” or “like”)
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English anything inherited from Old English aniþing affix from English any + English thing.
Origin
English
thing
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Anytown English
- any English
- anycast English
- anyhow English
- anyon English
- anyone English
- anyplace English
- anypony English
- anythingarian English
- anythingarianism English
- anythingism English
- anytime English
- anyway English
- anywhat English
- anywhen English
- anywhence English
- anywhere English
- anywhither English
- anywise English
- everything English
- husting English
- manthing English
- nonthing English
- nothing English
- one English
- plaything English
- something English
- thing English
- thingal English
- thinger English
- thinghood English
- thingie English
- thingification English
- thingify English
- thinginess English
- thingish English
- thinglet English
- thinglike English
- thingly English
- thingness English
- thingo English
- thingy English
- underthing English
- werething English
- aniþing Old English
- any Middle English
- anything Middle English
- thing Middle English
- ting Nigerian Pidgin
- one
- any
- thing
- anyon
- anyone
- anyway
- anyhow
- thingo
- thingy
- Anytown
- thingal
- thinger
- anywise
- husting
- anycast
- thingly
- anytime
- nothing
- anypony
- anywhen
- anywhat
- thingie
- manthing
- anyplace
- thinglet
- thingish
- nonthing
- anywhere
- thingify
- plaything
- werething
- anywhence
- something
- thinglike
- thingness
- thinghood
- underthing
- thinginess
- everything
- anywhither
- anythingism
- anythingarian
- thingification
- anythingarianism