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nonentity Definition

non·en·tity (-en′tə tē)

noun pl. -·ties

  1. the state of not existing
  2. something that exists only in the mind or imagination
  3. a person or thing of little or no importance

  • nonelastic
  • nonelective
  • nonelectric
  • nonelectrical
  • nonelectrolyte
  • nonelementary
  • nonemotional
  • nonemphatic
  • nonempirical
  • nonencyclopedic
  • nonendemic
  • nonenforceable
  • nonenforcement
  • non-English
  • nonentailed
  • nonephemeral
  • nonepiscopal
  • nonequal
nonentity Synonyms

nonentity

n.

nullity, upstart, no-account*; see nobody 2, sycophant.

nonentity Usage Examples

Converse of object

    Adjective modifier

    • vacuous: So good to see someone with real nurtured talent on the TV rather than vacuous celebrity nonentities.
    • political: They are not in the gift, or at the discretion, of a passing parade of political nonentities.