Definitions for nobodyˈnoʊˌbɒd i, -ˌbʌd i, -bə di

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

no•bod•yˈnoʊˌbɒd i, -ˌbʌd i, -bə di(pron.; n.)(pl.)-bod•ies.

  1. (pron.)no person; not anyone; no one.

    Category: Function Word

  2. (n.)a person of no importance, influence, or power.

Origin of nobody:

1300–50

Princeton's WordNet

  1. cipher, cypher, nobody, nonentity(noun)

    a person of no influence

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. nobody(pronoun)ˈnoʊˌbɒd i, -ˌbʌd i, -bə di

    not one person

    I knocked on the door but nobody answered.; Nobody wanted to talk to her about it.; Nobody else knows you came.

Wiktionary

  1. nobody(Noun)

    Someone who is not important or well-known.

    Whether you're a nobody or a player, everyone in Tinseltown wants to be King of Hollywood! - Conquering Hollywood

  2. nobody(Pronoun)

    Not any person; the logical negation of somebody.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Nobody(noun)

    no person; no one; not anybody

  2. Nobody(noun)

    a person of no influence or importance; an insignificant or contemptible person


Translations for nobody

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

nobody(noun)

a very unimportant person

She's just a nobody.

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