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- [noh-bod-ee, -buhd-ee, -buh-dee]
- /ˈnoʊˌbɒd i, -ˌbʌd i, -bə di/
- /ˈnəʊbədi/
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- [noh-bod-ee, -buhd-ee, -buh-dee]
- /ˈnoʊˌbɒd i, -ˌbʌd i, -bə di/
Definitions of nobody word
- noun plural nobody a person of no importance, influence, or power. 1
- noun nobody No person; no one. 1
- pronoun nobody not one person 1
- noun nobody insignificant person 1
- pronoun nobody Nobody means not a single person, or not a single member of a particular group or set. 0
- countable noun nobody If someone says that a person is a nobody, they are saying in an unkind way that the person is not at all important. 0
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Origin of nobody
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1300-50; See origin at no2, body
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Parts of speech for Nobody
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
nobody popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for nobody
pronoun nobody
- no one — No one means not a single person, or not a single member of a particular group or set.
noun nobody
- nonentity — a person or thing of no importance.
- mediocrity — the state or quality of being mediocre.
- unknown — not known; not within the range of one's knowledge, experience, or understanding; strange; unfamiliar.
- upstart — a person who has risen suddenly from a humble position to wealth, power, or a position of consequence.
- nothing — no thing; not anything; naught: to say nothing.
Antonyms for nobody
pronoun nobody
- anybody — Anybody means the same as anyone.
- everyone — Every person.
- one and all — being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather than two or more; a single: one woman; one nation; one piece of cake.
- all and sundry — All and sundry means everyone.
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