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nobody Definition

no·body (bäd′ē, -bud′ē, -bə dē)

not any person; not anybody; no one

noun pl. -·bod′·ies

a person of no influence, authority, or importance

nobody Synonyms

nobody

modif.

  1. No one at all

    no one, not anybody, not a soul; see none 1.

  2. A person of little importance

    upstart, cipher, nonentity, nullity, jackstraw, parvenu, whippersnapper, no great shakes*, man of straw*, punk*, a nothing*, nix*, zero*, schlepp*, nebbish*; see also sycophant.

nobody Usage Examples

Possessives

  • fool: This unemployed jester, who's nobody's fool, has paid for his merry jape, I send his tongue to you.
  • fault: It's nobody's fault, it's just one of those things.

Converse of object

  • ai: Ain't nobody going to silence the Rubinman, you know what I'm sayin ' ?
  • hurt: That was an innocent lie which hurts nobody; and in my position I find that inconvenient truths have to give way to lies.
  • realize: Don't these people realize nobody reads books any more?
  • think: If you think nobody cares if you're alive, try missing a couple of car payments.
  • hope: I hope nobody gets ripped off in the process.
  • believe: At present, we believe nobody knows, something Ruth Kelly will have to change.

Adjective modifier

  • least: At least nobody seems much interested in discussing such matters.
  • secret: For us search in secret nobody possibly via rights june the mere.
  • sure: I usually facilitate, which means keeping the conversation flowing, making sure nobody gets left out.
  • honest: Lets be honest, nobody is really standing out at the minute.

Modifies a noun

  • doubt: Nobody doubts that something is going wrong in S1 and S2 that needs fixing.
  • notice: In the limited edition books Little Miss Stella meets Little Miss Nobody, who has a problem bumping into people because nobody notices her.
  • like: Nobody likes being humiliated in front of their friends.
  • mind: It's an affront to human dignity, but nobody minds now.

Noun used with modifier

  • shame: It's a great shame nobody mentioned X-Press 2's gloriously appropriate house anthem, Give It.
  • blow: It's an ill wind that blows nobody any good.
  • repeat: Nobody, I repeat nobody likes a bridezilla bride.
  • I: Nobody, I repeat nobody likes a bridezilla bride.

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