nowhither

[ noh-hwith-er, -with- ]

adverb

1. to no place; nowhere:

   paths leading nowhither.

nowhither

/ ˈnəʊˌwɪðə /

adverb

1. archaic.
   to no place; to nowhere

Word History and Origins

Origin of nowhither¹

before 900; Middle English nohwider, Old English nāhwider. See no ¹, whither

Word History and Origins

Origin of nowhither¹

Old English nāhwider. See neither

Example Sentences

The background, too, that colonnade “leading nowhither,” is characteristic of the change in the manner of regarding things.

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But we get nowhither unless we carefully distinguish between the foundation of the problem and the problem itself.

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As the miles were covered he still floundered in a maze of speculation that seemed to lead him nowhither.

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It makes a most fascinating byway to walk along, though it leads nowhither, ending abruptly where it dips down into Fulbourn Fen.

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This Prime Minister could retire nowhither except into his tomb.

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