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Metaphysical question
anything at all?" or "Why is there something rather than nothing?" is a question about the reason for basic existence which has been raised or commented on
Why_is_there_anything_at_all?
Topics referred to by the same term
Something for Nothing may refer to: Something for Nothing (album), by French rock band Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! Something for Nothing (2004 film), starring
Something_for_Nothing
Topics referred to by the same term
Something from Nothing, a 1971 bootleg recording by Pink Floyd "Something from Nothing" (song), a 2014 single by Foo Fighters "Something from Nothing"
Something_from_Nothing
Complete absence of anything; the opposite of everything
Nothing, no-thing, or no thing is the complete absence of anything, as the opposite of something and an antithesis of everything. The concept of nothing
Nothing
1976 studio album by Rush
Rush track to incorporate the Mellotron, which Syme performs. "Something for Nothing" is a song about freewill and decision making. Peart was inspired
2112_(album)
1974 single by Uriah Heep
"Something or Nothing" is a song by British rock band Uriah Heep. The song was written by Ken Hensley, Mick Box and Gary Thain and sung by David Byron
Something_or_Nothing
Deliberately complex contraption
after American cartoonist Rube Goldberg, is a chain reaction–type machine or contraption intentionally designed to perform a simple task in a comically
Rube_Goldberg_machine
All Elite Wrestling pay-per-view and livestreaming event
Double or Nothing was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It was the eighth annual Double or Nothing and
Double_or_Nothing_(2026)
2014 single by Foo Fighters
"Something from Nothing" is a song by American rock band Foo Fighters from their eighth studio album Sonic Highways. It was released as the album's lead
Something_from_Nothing_(song)
Book by Lawrence Krauss
A Universe from Nothing: Why There Is Something Rather than Nothing is a non-fiction book by the physicist Lawrence M. Krauss, initially published on
A_Universe_from_Nothing
Topics referred to by the same term
Something Out of Nothing may refer to: "Something Outa Nothing", a song written by Simon May, Stewart James and Bradley James Something Out of Nothing:
Something_Out_of_Nothing
2010 studio album by Chunk! No, Captain Chunk!
Something for Nothing is the debut album by French rock band Chunk! No, Captain Chunk!. It was released on November 1, 2010. After the internet success
Something_for_Nothing_(album)
Adage of the impossibility of getting something for nothing
reality a person or a society cannot get "something for nothing". Even if something appears to be free, there is always a cost to the person or to society as
No_such_thing_as_a_free_lunch
2012 American film
Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap is a 2012 American documentary film directed and executive produced by Ice-T and co-directed by Andy Baybutt. It
Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap
Something_from_Nothing:_The_Art_of_Rap
1954 short story by Robert Sheckley
Something for Nothing is a humorous story by the science fiction writer Robert Sheckley. It was first published in the journal Galaxy Science Fiction
Something_for_Nothing_(book)
London-based consumer electronics manufacturer
Nothing Technology Limited (stylised as NOTHING) is a British consumer electronics company headquartered in London. It was co-founded in 2020 by Carl
Nothing_(company)
2000 compilation album by Modest Mouse
Building Nothing Out of Something is a compilation album released in January 2000 by American indie rock band Modest Mouse, comprising non-album tracks
Building Nothing Out of Something
Building_Nothing_Out_of_Something
French rock band
replaced by Bastien Lafaye. The band has released four studio albums: Something for Nothing in 2010, Pardon My French in 2013, Get Lost, Find Yourself in 2015
Chunk!_No,_Captain_Chunk!
American sports television show
entitled "Something or Nothing?" was created. In this game, Reali asked Tony and Mike if a recent sports event was significant (Something) or insignificant
Pardon_the_Interruption
Comedy play by William Shakespeare
Much Ado About Nothing is a comedy by William Shakespeare thought to have been written in 1598 and 1599. The play was included in the First Folio, published
Much_Ado_About_Nothing
Being present, not nothing
Something and anything are concepts of existence in ontology, contrasting with the concept of nothing. Both are used to describe the understanding that
Something_(concept)
American national security official and whistleblower (1953-2020)
Enforcement Communications System (TECS). He published a book titled See Something, Say Nothing: A Homeland Security Officer Exposes the Government's Submission
Philip_Haney
Famous saying by Socrates
Socrates does not actually claim to know nothing can be found at Apology 29b-c, where he claims twice to know something. See also Apology 29d, where Socrates
I_know_that_I_know_nothing
is one of President Trump's favorite units of time. It can mean something, or nothing at all". The New York Times. Retrieved June 25, 2025. (...) It is
False or misleading statements by Donald Trump
False_or_misleading_statements_by_Donald_Trump
Grammatical construction such as 'not nothing'
example, a collocation such as "ain't nothin" or "not nothing" can mean either "something" or "nothing", and its disambiguation is resolved via the contexts
Double_negative
Indian stand-up comedian, actor and YouTuber
Reviews". Retrieved 5 August 2017 – via YouTube. The Improvisers: Something from Nothing, retrieved 17 October 2018 "Kanan Gill's Is This It? review: Crisis
Kanan_Gill
1986 single by Letitia Dean and Paul Medford
"Something Outa Nothing" is a song written by Simon May, Stewart James and Bradley James, for the BBC soap opera EastEnders. It featured in an EastEnders
Something_Outa_Nothing
American singer (born 1961)
plausible faith if it wasn't for its first of many miraculous claims: something from nothing #Faitheism". In June 1999 and again in January 2001, Cherone wrote
Gary_Cherone
1976 live album by Rush
and "2112" were swapped with "Fly By Night / In The Mood" and "Something For Nothing". Due to stage time constraints during the 2112 tour of 1976, this
All the World's a Stage (album)
All_the_World's_a_Stage_(album)
American rapper
debut album under Aftermath Entertainment, entitled S.O.O.N. (Something Out Of Nothing), was due to be released on August 21, 2012. Among the many contributors
Slim_the_Mobster
American indie pop band
Club MTV, with Downtown Julie Brown. The first single, "Between Something and Nothing", peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart, while
The_Ocean_Blue
6th-century Chinese essay on military strategy
feint". A plain lie. Make somebody believe there was something when there is in fact nothing or vice versa. Deceive the enemy with an obvious approach
Thirty-Six_Stratagems
peaked at number 11 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart. "Something from Nothing" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100 but peaked at number one on
Foo_Fighters_discography
Indian stand-up comedian (born 1990)
original series Die Trying, an improvised show The Improvisers: Something From Nothing along with Abish Mathew, Kanan Gill and Kaneez Surka and a sketch
Kenny_Sebastian
American historian
preponderant country. But if anyone can, it is likely to be the author of Something for Nothing. No one is thinking with more spiritedness and subtlety about the
T._J._Jackson_Lears
1997 compilation album by Rush
is now disc one of the 2006 Rush compilation album Gold, with "Something for Nothing" replaced by "Working Man". Cover art was painted by Canadian artist
Retrospective_I
Topics referred to by the same term
up something in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Something may refer to: Something (concept) "Something", an English indefinite pronoun Something (Chairlift
Something
Free choice in which only one option is actually offered
undesirable options, which is a dilemma. Hobson's choice is one between something or nothing. John Stuart Mill, in his book Considerations on Representative Government
Hobson's_choice
American rock band
of the Year in 2011 and 2014. The band won Song of the Year for "Something from Nothing" and Album of the Year for Sonic Highways both in 2014. The band
Foo_Fighters
Canadian-American children's book author and illustrator (1940–2002)
were notable for their strong lead female characters. Her book Something from Nothing, adapted from an old Yiddish tale, won the 1993 Ruth Schwartz Award
Phoebe_Gilman
American fraudster (1875–1976)
Levine, Jack Mason, Tim North, and George Gross. "The desire to get something for nothing has been very costly to many people who have dealt with me and with
Joseph_Weil
American actress (born 1946)
Ironside ("Girl in the Night", December 1967 and two months later, "Something for Nothing", as a different character). She also had a supporting role in the
Susan_Saint_James
two with David O. Sears. Their first book together, Tax Revolt: Something for Nothing in California, published in 1982, was an analysis of the 1978 California
Jack_Citrin
1986 studio album by The Golden Palominos
Bill Laswell – bass guitar Nicky Skopelitis – guitar on "Something Becomes Nothing" and "(Something Else Is) Working Harder" Sneaky Pete Kleinow – steel guitar
Blast of Silence (Axed My Baby for a Nickel)
Blast_of_Silence_(Axed_My_Baby_for_a_Nickel)
"Nothingness" in Kabbalah and Hasidic philosophy
description or limitation. From the perspective of the emanated created realms, Creation takes place "Yesh me-Ayin" ("Something from Nothing"). From the
Ayin_and_Yesh
2014 EP (split) by Whirr and Nothing
November 17, 2014. Macomber, Shawn (November 17, 2014). "Here's Something From... Nothing". Decibel. Red Flag Media. Archived from the original on November
Whirr_/_Nothing
English rock band
Nothing But Thieves are an English rock band, formed in 2012 in Southend-on-Sea, Essex consisting of lead vocalist and guitarist Conor Mason, guitarist
Nothing_but_Thieves
American sociologist (born 1940)
standardized and homogenous, while "something" refers to things that are personal or have local flavor. Examples of "nothing" are McDonald's, Wal-Mart, Starbucks
George_Ritzer
2006 compilation album by Rush
Retrospective II, with the exception of the third track of the former, "Something for Nothing", which has been removed and replaced by "Working Man" on the first
Gold_(Rush_album)
Argument against surveillance
The "nothing to hide" argument is a logical fallacy which states that an individual has no reason to fear or oppose surveillance or breach of privacy,
Nothing_to_hide_argument
2013 studio album by Drake
Nothing Was the Same is the third studio album by the Canadian rapper Drake. It was released on September 24, 2013, through OVO Sound, Young Money Entertainment
Nothing_Was_the_Same
South African stand-up comedian (born 1983)
Kanan Gill, and Kenny Sebastian, and has an improv special titled Something From Nothing on Amazon Prime Video. "People find it easily digestible when guys
Kaneez_Surka
2018 studio album by Street Dogs
Stand for Something or Die for Nothing is the sixth and final album by the Street Dogs. It was released on June 22, 2018. The album marks the band's first
Stand for Something or Die for Nothing
Stand_for_Something_or_Die_for_Nothing
1979 Bulgarian film
Something Out of Nothing (Bulgarian: От нищо нещо, romanized: Ot nishto neshto) is a Bulgarian comedy film released in 1979, directed by Nikola Rudarov [bg]
Something Out of Nothing (film)
Something_Out_of_Nothing_(film)
Swedish DJ and producer
Knows on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 20 February 2019. "Something For Nothing – Single by Otto Knows on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved
Otto_Knows
Public transportation organization in New York
"'See something' does nothing". nydailynews.com. Retrieved January 5, 2021. Gunn, Dwyer (September 21, 2012). "Does "See Something, Say Something" Do Nothing
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Metropolitan_Transportation_Authority
US musical group (1995–2000)
full-length album Why Something Instead of Nothing? in 1999. Polar Bear EP (1996) Chewing Gum EP (1997, 2026 vinyl) Why Something Instead of Nothing? (1999, 2026
Polar_Bear_(American_band)
Doctrine that matter was created from nothing
Creatio ex nihilo (Latin, 'creation out of nothing') or nihilogony is the doctrine that matter is not eternal but had to be created by some divine creative
Creatio_ex_nihilo
American television crime drama (1967–1975)
Marilyn Bergman, was performed by James Farentino in the episode "Something for Nothing", while Marcia Strassman had already sung it off-screen in the earlier
Ironside_(1967_TV_series)
2006 film by Steve Rash
Bring It On: All or Nothing (previously known as Bring It On Yet Again) is a 2006 American teen comedy film directed by Steve Rash and starring Hayden
Bring_It_On:_All_or_Nothing
1988 book by Donald Norman
that made something like threading of a projector difficult to do. To examine this, he wanted to know what happened when something implied nothing. In order
The_Design_of_Everyday_Things
American website about employers and employment
"The Art of 'Something From Nothing'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 3, 2023. "The Art of 'Something From Nothing'". The New York
Glassdoor
Fictional character in the TV medical drama series "ER"
him that he had a cancer diagnosis, and she said something like, ‘Nothing is certain. Nothing, nothing at all.’ She had a wholesomeness and a lovely ability
Susan_Lewis
1992 single by Christopher Cross
"Is There Something" is a song by Christopher Cross. It was released in January 1992 from his fifth album, Rendezvous. It was co-written by Steve Dorff
Is_There_Something
British novelist (1917–1991)
the same name), the Albert Argyle trilogy (Live Now, Pay Later, Something for Nothing and The Urban District Lover), and his Horace Spurgeon novels (I
Jack_Trevor_Story
1993 single by Headstones
"When Something Stands for Nothing" is the debut single by Canadian rock band Headstones from their debut studio album, Picture of Health. The song peaked
When Something Stands for Nothing
When_Something_Stands_for_Nothing
it for thysen: if you do something for nothing do it for yourself. The word aught continues in use for 0 in a series of one or more for sizes larger than
Names for the number 0 in English
Names_for_the_number_0_in_English
1985 single by Dire Straits
"Money for Nothing" is a song by the British rock band Dire Straits, the second track on their fifth studio album Brothers in Arms (1985). It was released
Money_for_Nothing
2014 studio album by Foo Fighters
Retrieved August 11, 2014. "Foo Fighters premiere new single "Something From Nothing" — listen". Consequence of Sound. October 16, 2014. Archived from
Sonic_Highways
All Elite Wrestling pay-per-view event
Double or Nothing was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It was the sixth annual Double or Nothing event
Double_or_Nothing_(2024)
Russian term similar to "freebie"
"freebie" and "getting something for nothing", however with a different semantic field. Khalyava is a possibility to get something without particular effort
Khalyava
Attempt to defraud a person or group
as rigged gambling and embezzlement. Greed, the desire to "get something for nothing", is a shorthand expression of marks' beliefs that too-good-to-be-true
Scam
All Elite Wrestling pay-per-view event
The 2019 Double or Nothing was the inaugural Double or Nothing and inaugural professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by All Elite Wrestling
Double_or_Nothing_(2019)
1986 live album by Uriah Heep
3:58 "I Won't Mind" (Box, Byron, Hensley, Kerslake, Thain) – 5:41 "Something or Nothing" (Box, Hensley, Thain) – 2:51 Side B "Stealin'" (Hensley) – 4:42
Live_at_Shepperton_'74
1987 studio album by The Wedding Present
and More" "My Favourite Dress" (album version) Side B "Shatner" "Something and Nothing" "It's What You Want That Matters" "Give My Love to Kevin" "Anyone
George_Best_(album)
Work being continuously done without an external input of energy
S2CID 4460265. Aiken, Amber M. "Zero-Point Energy: Can We Get Something From Nothing?" (PDF). U.S. Army National Ground Intelligence Center. Forays into
Perpetual_motion
2013 studio album by Todd Rundgren
Rundgren alone, with the exception of vocals by Rachel Haden on "Something from Nothing". Limited editions included a bonus second disc of a live performance
State_(album)
Philosophical or theological concept
reality that depends upon nothing external to itself. In theology, the term is also used to designate the supreme being or God. While the notion of the
Absolute_(philosophy)
Swedish extreme metal band
Deliver Something For Nothing". MTV.com. Archived from the original on 12 August 2002. Retrieved 11 November 2008. Ben Mitchell. "Meshuggah Nothing". Blender
Meshuggah
American rock band
Nothing is an American shoegaze band formed in 2010 by vocalist-guitarist Domenic "Nicky" Palermo. The band has had a revolving lineup throughout its
Nothing_(band)
In cryptography, an all-or-nothing transform (AONT), also known as an all-or-nothing protocol, is an encryption mode which allows the data to be understood
All-or-nothing_transform
2007 book by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Groarke, Louis (2009). An Aristotelian Account of Induction: Creating Something from Nothing. McGill–Queen's University Press. p. 151. ISBN 9780773535954. ISSN 0711-0995
The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable
The_Black_Swan:_The_Impact_of_the_Highly_Improbable
1979 compilation album by Rush
Lifeson, Peart) – 2:58 "Bastille Day" (Lee, Lifeson, Peart) – 4:37 "Something for Nothing" (Lee, Peart) – 3:59 "Cinderella Man" (Lee, Lifeson) – 4:21 "Anthem"
Rush_Through_Time
Danish singer and songwriter (born 1985)
resulted in a song "Something From Nothing".[citation needed] Dione debuted in summer 2007 with the single "Something From Nothing", but has also gained
Aura_Dione
Adaptation of the Greek philosophical concept
or something similar. For he is more than a god, since there is nothing above him, for no one lords it over him. For he does not exist in something inferior
Monad_(Gnosticism)
Canadian city's community initiative (2013–2020)
unusually good city to create something from nothing, to launch a new idea, to build, to get ‘er done, to make something." In 2014, the initiative was
Make_Something_Edmonton
2014 single by Foo Fighters
Highways, the band performs the song at Inner Ear Studios. Like "Something from Nothing", the music video also features lyrics appearing in the background
The_Feast_and_the_Famine
Failure to think in nuances
thinking, dichotomous thinking, black-and-white thinking, all-or-nothing thinking, or thinking in extremes, is the failure in a person's thinking to
Splitting_(psychology)
Canadian rock singer-songwriter
night. In 2011, Jordan recorded the studio project album S.U.N.: Something Unto Nothing featuring Brian Tichy and Michael Devin of Whitesnake, and Tommy
Sass_Jordan
Topics referred to by the same term
the type of which every possible data object is an example Something (disambiguation) Nothing (disambiguation) Everything (disambiguation) This disambiguation
Anything
1999 studio album by Taproot
for featuring highlights of material from their first demo ...Something More Than Nothing and the hard-to-find EP Mentobe. Upon Us was once released as
Upon_Us
Unpredictable phenomenon in complex systems
traditional worry that emergence entails illegitimately getting something from nothing. The concern that strong emergence does so entail is that such a
Emergence
1997 American film
recommendations. Large portions of the film's audio were included on the "Something for Nothing" episode of the public radio show This American Life in 1997. At
Hands on a Hardbody: The Documentary
Hands_on_a_Hardbody:_The_Documentary
Australian rapper and musician
Australia in 2023. On 26 May 2023, Kahukx released his debut EP titled Nothing to Something. The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises
Kahukx
American R&B and soul songwriter, singer and guitarist
contest in Atlanta, they recorded Johnson's song, "Nobody Does Something For Nothing", for the small Stat label. In the late 1950s, Johnson moved to
Roy_Lee_Johnson
Dutch philosopher
de postseculiere maatschappij tussen 'geloof' en 'ongeloof' [God, something or nothing? The postsecular society between faith and disbelief] (in Dutch)
Taede_A._Smedes
Slang term
Nothingburger, sometimes spelled as nothing-burger or nothing burger, is a term used to describe a situation that receives a lot of attention, but which
Nothingburger
Scottish-German musician
Cuckoo Clock (2018) Fire And Stonewalls (2021) Something Or Nothing (2022) Forever’s Child (2025) Nothing’s Pure (2026, single) Seeds Of The Unknown (announced
Max_Turner_(musician)
2007 book by Nica Lalli
Nothing: Something to Believe in is a 2007 book by Nica Lalli that offers a personal account of atheism. "Reviews of Adult Books for High School Students"
Nothing: Something to Believe In
Nothing:_Something_to_Believe_In
2019 studio album by Passenger
Sometimes It's Something, Sometimes It's Nothing at All is the tenth studio album by English singer-songwriter Passenger. It was released on 2 May 2019
Sometimes It's Something, Sometimes It's Nothing at All
Sometimes_It's_Something,_Sometimes_It's_Nothing_at_All
SOMETHING OR-NOTHING
SOMETHING OR-NOTHING
Surname or Lastname
English or Scottish
English or Scottish : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
English or Scottish
English or Scottish : unexplained; possibly a habitational name from a lost or unidentified place.
Surname or Lastname
English or Irish
English or Irish : variant of Harnett.
Surname or Lastname
English or Dutch
English or Dutch : variant of Boone.
Surname or Lastname
English or Irish
English or Irish : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
English or German
English or German : variant of Efird.
Surname or Lastname
English or Irish
English or Irish : probably a variant of Hafford, which is itself a variant of Harford or Hereford.
Surname or Lastname
English or Scottish
English or Scottish : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
English or Scottish
English or Scottish : probably a variant of Witham or Whitton.
Biblical
who enlivens or gives life
Female
Hebrew
(×ï‹×¨-לִי) Hebrew name OR-LEE means "light is mine."
Surname or Lastname
English or Irish
English or Irish : variant of Searcy.
Surname or Lastname
English or Scottish
English or Scottish : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
English or Scandinavian
English or Scandinavian : variant spelling of Dalby.
Surname or Lastname
English or Irish
English or Irish : variant of Moody.
Surname or Lastname
English or Scottish
English or Scottish : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
English or German
English or German : patronymic from Ellick.
Surname or Lastname
English or Irish
English or Irish : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
English or Irish
English or Irish : unexplained; perhaps a variant of All or a reduced form of Allis.
Surname or Lastname
English or Irish
English or Irish : variant of Moody.
SOMETHING OR-NOTHING
SOMETHING OR-NOTHING
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
King
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a cheat, from Middle English, Anglo-French faitour ‘imposter’, ‘cheat’, a specialized sense of Old French faitor ‘doer’, ‘maker’.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Lord Ganesh
Girl/Female
English American
and Kayla, meaning: keeper of the keys; pure.
Male
French
Of Norman French origin, thus ultimately of Germanic origin, probably from German Alfihar, OLIVIER means "elf army." The name was first used as a character name in the French epic La Chanson de Roland.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Credit, Marvelous
Boy/Male
American, British, English, Latin
From the Place of Laurel Trees
Girl/Female
Tamil
Hemavathi | ஹேமவதீ
Goddess Lakshmi, Possessing gold, Golden Parvati
Boy/Male
Biblical
Paternity; voluntary.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Eternal
SOMETHING OR-NOTHING
SOMETHING OR-NOTHING
SOMETHING OR-NOTHING
SOMETHING OR-NOTHING
SOMETHING OR-NOTHING
n.
A part; a portion, more or less; an indefinite quantity or degree; a little.
n.
A person or thing importance.
a.
To pour (something) over or on something else.
conj.
A particle that marks an alternative; as, you may read or may write, -- that is, you may do one of the things at your pleasure, but not both. It corresponds to either. You may ride either to London or to Windsor. It often connects a series of words or propositions, presenting a choice of either; as, he may study law, or medicine, or divinity, or he may enter into trade.
n.
Something puzzling or difficult.
n.
Yellow or gold color, -- represented in drawing or engraving by small dots.
adv.
In some degree; somewhat; to some extent; at some distance.
n.
The act or art of working or forging metals, as iron, into any desired shape.
n.
Anything unknown, undetermined, or not specifically designated; a certain indefinite thing; an indeterminate or unknown event; an unspecified task, work, or thing.
n.
Something needed or wanted.
n.
Tendency or progress southward; as, the southing of the sun.
a. & n.
fr. Smooth, v.
prep. & adv.
Ere; before; sooner than.
n.
An external something or soothing application to allay irritation, soreness, etc.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Smooth
n.
The time at which the moon, or other heavenly body, passes the meridian of a place.
n.
Distance southward from any point departure or of reckoning, measured on a meridian; -- opposed to northing.
n.
Compliment or flattery used to disguise or render acceptable something obnoxious; honeyed or soothing words.