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nonentity
Nonentity (noun) means a person or thing of no real importance.
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1
A person or thing of no real importance.
"But I am not the penniless nonentity I was when we first met; I can offer an honorable if not a brilliant marriage; and at the very lowest I can provide my wife – my widow, my relict – with a decent competence, an assured future."
— Patrick O'Brian, HMS Surprise (1973)
"Imagine them not even getting his name right, Weasley, it's almost as though he's a complete nonentity, isn't it?"
— J. K. Rowling pseudonym; Joanne Rowling, Mad-Eye Moody (2000)
"He allowed himself to become a nonentity, a void, a receptacle for the voices of the world."
— Christopher Paolini, Visions Near and Far (2005)
2
The condition of not existing at all.
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What is the meaning of nonentity?
"nonentity" (noun) means a person or thing of no real importance.
What is another word for nonentity?
Other words for "nonentity" include cypher, cipher, nonexistence, nobody.
What is the opposite of nonentity?
Opposites of "nonentity" include somebody, existence.
What are the different meanings of nonentity?
"nonentity" has 2 main meanings: 1. A person or thing of no real importance; 2. The condition of not existing at all.
