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- [non-en-ti-tee]
- /nɒnˈɛn tɪ ti/
- /ˌnɒnˈen.tɪ.ti/
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- [non-en-ti-tee]
- /nɒnˈɛn tɪ ti/
Definitions of nonentity word
- noun plural nonentity a person or thing of no importance. 1
- noun plural nonentity something that does not exist or exists only in imagination. 1
- abbreviation NONENTITY nonexistence. 1
- noun nonentity A person or thing with no special or interesting qualities; an unimportant person or thing. 1
- noun nonentity unimportant person 1
- noun nonentity sth unimportant 1
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Origin of nonentity
First appearance:
before 1590 One of the 37% oldest English words
First recorded in 1590-1600; non- + entity
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Nonentity
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
nonentity popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
nonentity usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for nonentity
noun nonentity
- nobody — a person of no importance, influence, or power.
- unknown — not known; not within the range of one's knowledge, experience, or understanding; strange; unfamiliar.
- mediocrity — the state or quality of being mediocre.
- nothing — no thing; not anything; naught: to say nothing.
- cipher — A cipher is a secret system of writing that you use to send messages.
Antonyms for nonentity
noun nonentity
- somebody — a person of some note or importance.
- something — Informal. a person or thing of some value or consequence: He is really something! This writer has something to say and she says it well.
- vip — A VIP is someone who is given better treatment than ordinary people because they are famous, influential, or important. VIP is an abbreviation for 'very important person'.
- entity — A thing with distinct and independent existence.
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