nobody

English

Etymology

no +‎ body

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈnəʊ.bɒ.di/

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• (US) IPA: /ˈnoʊ.bə.di/, /ˈnoʊ.bɑ.di/

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Pronoun

nobody

1. Not any person; the logical negation of somebody.

   I asked several people, but nobody knew how.

   Nobody called or visited that day.

Usage notes

• Nobody has a lower degree of formality than no one.

Synonyms

• no one

Antonyms

• anybody, anyone
• everybody, everyone
• somebody, someone

Related terms

terms related to nobody

anybody everybody somebody

nowhere nothing

Translations

not any person; the logical negation of somebody — see no one

Noun

nobody (plural nobodies)

1. 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

Translations

unimportant person

• Catalan: ningú (ca) m and f
• Hungarian: senki (hu), nímand (hu)
• Irish: neamhdhuine (ga) m

• Serbo-Croatian: нико и ништа (sh) (niko i ništa) m, нико (sh) (niko) m
• Spanish: don nadie (es) m, pelagatos (es) m and f