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〜もなんともない

not in the slightest

い-adj くも / な-adj でも + なんともない

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もなんともない flatly denies a feeling or quality: こんな映画、怖くもなんともない, "this film isn't scary in the slightest".

It follows an い-adjective in its く form plus も (怖くも, 痛くも, 羨ましくも), or a な-adjective or noun with でも (平気でも, 好きでも). The tone is dismissive, sometimes defiant or a little bit of bravado, so it's common in conversation and manga.

なんともない on its own means "it's nothing, I'm fine": けがはなんともない. Plain 〜くもない is milder and just means "not X, either". Because it sounds so dismissive, avoid it in polite conversation, where 全然〜ない or あまり〜ない is safer.

Examples

  • こんな映画えいが、怖こわくもなんともない。

    This film isn't scary in the slightest.

  • 彼かれに嫌きらわれても、悲かなしくもなんともない。

    I wouldn't be the least bit sad if he disliked me.

  • こんな問題もんだい、難むずかしくもなんともない。

    A question like this isn't hard at all.

  • 注射ちゅうしゃなんて痛いたくもなんともない。

    Injections don't hurt in the slightest.

  • そんな車くるま、別べつに羨うらやましくもなんともない。

    I'm not the least bit jealous of a car like that.