nemo

[nee-moh]

Nearby words

1935–40, Americanism; perhaps < Latin nēmō nobody, reinforced by sound association with remote

[ne-moh me im-poo-ne lah-kes-sit; English nee-moh mee im-pyoo-nee luh-ses-it]

no one attacks me with impunity: motto of Scotland.

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There is something about being in Captain Nemo's Nautilus that makes the absinthe taste even better.
The Absinthe-Minded Porteños of Buenos Aires|Jeff Campagna|March 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Nemo ex pessimo histrione bonum comdum fieri posse existimaret.
Dderlein's Hand-book of Latin Synonymes|Ludwig Dderlein
The hostler hastened to do so, and Dr. Cobb looked keenly at Nemo.
Frank Merriwell's Races|Burt L. Standish
An extreme exhaustion now overcame Captain Nemo, who had fallen back upon the divan.
The Secret of the Island|W.H.G. Kingston (translation from Jules Verne)

Mrs. Nemo's sixth and last dance to meet Mr. H. M. Stanley, as he hasn't been to any of the others.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 98, May 24, 1890|Various
Nemo plus iuris ad alium transferre potest, quam ipse haberet.
The Common Law|Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

Word Origin and History for nemo

Latin, literally "no man, no one, nobody."