nobody

[ noh-bod-ee, -buhd-ee, -buh-dee ]
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pronoun
  1. no person; not anyone; no one: Nobody answered, so I hung up.

noun,plural no·bod·ies.
  1. a person of no importance, influence, or power.

Origin of nobody

1
First recorded 1300–50; Middle English; see origin at no2, body

Words that may be confused with nobody

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British Dictionary definitions for nobody

nobody

/ (ˈnəʊbədɪ) /


pronoun
  1. no person; no-one

nounplural -bodies
  1. an insignificant person

nobody

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Other Idioms and Phrases with nobody

nobody

In addition to the idioms beginning with nobody

  • nobody home

also see:

  • like crazy (nobody's business)

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