The Latin term nihil, translating as “nothing,” functions as a versatile tool in literature, frequently deployed to convey negation or absence. Scholars and rhetoricians use it to underscore the void or the nonexistence of an expected quality or entity, as seen when authors note that nothing is “to be feared” [1] or declare that “ex nihilo nihil” holds philosophically significant weight [2]. Its employment spans a broad range of contexts—from critiquing the value of worldly goods [3, 4] to emphasizing intellectual or moral deficits [5, 6]. In both didactic and literary texts, nihil often punctuates arguments by contrasting what is and is not, thus shaping nuanced reflections on the nature of existence and nonexistence [7, 8, 9].