nobody

American  

[noh-bod-ee, -buhd-ee, -buh-dee] / ˈnoʊˌbɒd i, -ˌbʌd i, -bə di /

pronoun

1. no person; not anyone; no one.

   Nobody answered, so I hung up.

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noun

plural

nobodies

1. a person of no importance, influence, or power.

nobody British  

/ ˈnəʊbədɪ /

pronoun

1. no person; no-one

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noun

1. an insignificant person

nobody Idioms  

More idioms and phrases containing nobody

• like crazy (nobody's business)

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Etymology

Origin of nobody

First recorded 1300–50; Middle English; no ², body

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• no one vs. nobody

Example Sentences

"Mummy had been sick for a long time but nobody expected her to pass away and it all happened really quick," she said.

From BBC

His mother told BBC Wales "nobody cared, nobody was listening" and it was "too little too late for him".

From BBC

"We were thinking there would come a point when there was nobody living here at all," Hall says.

From BBC

She likes to tell the story of how, after she was treated for a concussion and a broken arm at a local hospital, she wandered the halls confused why nobody was trying to charge her.

From The Wall Street Journal

OK, but nobody puts as much thought into their presentation as you do without being interested in the mechanics of stardom.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• nothing