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- DictionaryNo·bod·y/ˈnōˌbädē/
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- 1. no person; no one: "nobody was at home"
noun
- 1. a person of no importance or authority: "they went from nobodies to superstars"
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a person who has no importance or influence synonym nonentity. She rose from being a nobody to being a superstar. Definition of nobody noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
no person: There was nobody I could talk to. Nobody else agreed with her. Nobody's listening. Sally helped me, but nobody else bothered. Fewer examples. The place was in chaos, and nobody seemed to be in control. Thankfully, nobody was hurt. He's always complaining that nobody listens to him.
May 30, 2024 · Nobody means not a single person, or not a single member of a particular group or set. They were shut away in a little room where nobody could overhear. Nobody realizes how bad things are.
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no body (obsolete)nobuddy, nobudy (eye dialect)From Middle English nobody, no-body, no body. By surface analysis, no (“none, not any”, adjective) + body (“one, person, individual”).
(UK) IPA(key): /ˈnəʊ.bə.di/, /ˈnəʊ.bɒd.i/(US) IPA(key): /ˈnoʊ.bə.di/, /ˈnoʊˌbʌd.i/, /ˈnoʊ.bɑ.di/nobody 1. Not any person; the logical negation of somebody. 1.1. I asked several people, but nobodyknew how. 1.2. As nobodywho is not blind can have failed to notice, I had my hair cut just yesterday.
nobody (plural nobodies) 1. Someone who is not important or well-known. 1.1. 1835, Charlotte Brontë, chapter XXVII, in Villette: 1.1.1. “‘The nobodyyou once thought me!’ I repeated, and my face grew a little hot; but I would not be angry: of what importance was a school-girl’s crude use of the terms nobody and somebody?” 2. Something that has no b...
The meaning of NOBODY is no person : not anybody. How to use nobody in a sentence.
no one: Nobody is home. a person of no importance: treated their part-time staff like nobodies. no•bod•y (nō′ bod′ē, -bud′ē, -bə dē), pron., n., pl. -bod•ies. no one: Nobody answered, so I hung up. n. a person of no importance, influence, or power. In Lists: Pronouns, PET Vocabulary List - N, more...