nonentity

[ non-en-ti-tee ]

/ nɒnˈɛn tɪ ti /

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noun, plural non·en·ti·ties.

a person or thing of no importance.

something that does not exist or exists only in imagination.

nonexistence.

OTHER WORDS FOR nonentity

1 nobody, cipher, mediocrity, zero, nullity.

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Origin of nonentity

First recorded in 1590–1600; non- + entity

Words nearby nonentity

noneffective, nonego, nonelected, nonelectrolyte, nonempty, nonentity, none of one's business, none of the above, none other than, nonequivalence, nones

How to use nonentity in a sentence

Her husband is a nonentity who barely speaks, which is perhaps why he doesn’t appear in any of the Disney adaptations.
The unstoppable, villainous glamour of Cruella de Vil|Constance Grady|May 31, 2021|Vox
Fact: Talk radio remained a nonentity when it came to fundraising for candidates.
Why the GOP Lost the Web Race|Eric Boehlert|May 20, 2009|DAILY BEAST
An indolent blonde, fond of dancing, but a nonentity from both the moral and the intellectual standpoints.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z|Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois Christophe
Led astray by party spirit, the ministers sent Admiral Pigot, a mere nonentity, to supersede Rodney.
The Political History of England - Vol. X.|William Hunt

Olybrius, the then reigning nonentity, died in October of the same year.
Theodoric the Goth|Thomas Hodgkin
It is the name of a nonentity, and has no right to a place among first principles.
The Analysis of Mind|Bertrand Russell
The truth seems to be that as soon as Boccaccio was separated from life he became a nonentity.
Giovanni Boccaccio, a Biographical Study|Edward Hutton

British Dictionary definitions for nonentity

nonentity

/ (ˌnɒnˈɛntɪtɪ) /

noun plural -ties

an insignificant person or thing

a nonexistent thing

the state of not existing; nonexistence

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