vox nihili

vox ni·hi·li
UK/ˌvɒksˈnɪhɪlaɪ/UK/ˌvɒksˈnɪhɪliː/US/ˈvɒks ˈnaɪ hɪˌlaɪ/US/ˈvɒks ˈni hɪˌli/

noun

A useless or ambiguous phrase or sentiment.

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Meanings

nounvox nihili (plural voces nihili)

plural voces nihili

  1. rhetoricA useless or ambiguous phrase or sentiment.
  2. mediaA spelling or textual error.

    There is no reference at this point to a word A-i-w-xt ꜣꞽw which Brugsch found in a late Book of the Dead, and which may in fact be a vox nihili.

    1948, Alan Gardiner, “The First Two Pages of the Wörterbuch”, in The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, volume 34, page 16

Origin

From Latin vōx (“voice”) + nihilī (“of nothing”). See also vox populi.

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Translations

Polish vox nihili, vox nihili
  • vox nihiliuseless or ambiguous phrase or sentiment
  • vox nihilispelling or textual error
Cite this entry
APA

vox nihili. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vox%20nihili

MLA

“vox nihili.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vox%20nihili. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vox nihili,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vox%20nihili.

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