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- [noh-hwair, -wair]
- /ˈnoʊˌʰwɛər, -ˌwɛər/
- /ˈnəʊweə(r)/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [noh-hwair, -wair]
- /ˈnoʊˌʰwɛər, -ˌwɛər/
Definitions of nowhere word
- adverb nowhere in or at no place; not anywhere: The missing pen was nowhere to be found. 1
- adverb nowhere to no place: We went nowhere last weekend. 1
- noun nowhere the state of nonexistence or seeming nonexistence: A gang of thieves appeared from nowhere. 1
- noun nowhere anonymity or obscurity: She came from nowhere to win the championship. 1
- noun nowhere an unknown, remote, or nonexistent place or region. 1
- adjective nowhere being or leading nowhere; pointless; futile: to be stuck in a nowhere job. 1
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Origin of nowhere
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English (adv.); Old English nāhwǣr, nōhwǣr. See no1, where
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Parts of speech for Nowhere
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
nowhere popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% 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".
nowhere usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for nowhere
adjective nowhere
- normal — conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.
- typical — of the nature of or serving as a type or representative specimen.
- mediocre — of only ordinary or moderate quality; neither good nor bad; barely adequate: The car gets only mediocre mileage, but it's fun to drive. Synonyms: undistinguished, commonplace, pedestrian, everyday; run-of-the-mill. Antonyms: extraordinary, superior, uncommon, incomparable.
- moderate — kept or keeping within reasonable or proper limits; not extreme, excessive, or intense: a moderate price.
- ordinary — of no special quality or interest; commonplace; unexceptional: One novel is brilliant, the other is decidedly ordinary; an ordinary person.
noun nowhere
- oblivion — the state of being completely forgotten or unknown: a former movie star now in oblivion.
- siberia — Russian Sibirʾ. an extensive region in the Russian Federation in N Asia, extending from the Ural Mountains to the Pacific.
- nothingness — the state of being nothing.
- demilitarized zone — an area from which military presence or function has been removed
- left field — Baseball. the area of the outfield to the left of center field, as viewed from home plate. the position of the player covering this area.
Antonyms for nowhere
adverb nowhere
- somewhere — in or at some place not specified, determined, or known: They live somewhere in Michigan.
- all over — All over a place means in every part of it.
- someplace — somewhere.
- somewheres — in or at some place not specified, determined, or known: They live somewhere in Michigan.
- all over the map — changeable
adjective nowhere
- abnormal — Someone or something that is abnormal is unusual, especially in a way that is worrying.
- extraordinary — Very unusual or remarkable.
- irregular — without symmetry, even shape, formal arrangement, etc.: an irregular pattern.
- uncommon — not common; unusual; rare: an uncommon word.
- unusual — not usual, common, or ordinary; uncommon in amount or degree; exceptional: an unusual sound; an unusual hobby; an unusual response.
noun nowhere
- certainty — Certainty is the state of being definite or of having no doubts at all about something.
- certitude — Certitude is the same as certainty.
- sureness — free from doubt as to the reliability, character, action, etc., of something: to be sure of one's data.
- surety — security against loss or damage or for the fulfillment of an obligation, the payment of a debt, etc.; a pledge, guaranty, or bond.
- fullness — completely filled; containing all that can be held; filled to utmost capacity: a full cup.
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