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Definition of “nonentity

nonentity (ˌnɒnˈɛntɪtɪPronunciation for nonentity

Definitions

noun

  1. an insignificant person or thing
  2. a nonexistent thing
  3. the state of not existing; nonexistence

Usage examples

  • Did he think he had paid her a compliment, that she liked being a nonentity ?
    Smith, Evelyn E, Miss Melville Regrets (1987)
  • Under Gupta, the administration was characterised as aimless and the chief minister was viewed as a blend of a nonentity and a clown.
    India Today (2000)
  • Queen: Don't you speak to me like that, you dirty little nonentity.
    SA Star (2005)
  • In prison, the former solicitor, who was such a nonentity in the straight world, finds that at last he has become a somebody.
    Times, Sunday Times (2005)
  • As far as I'm concerned, Ian Chappell as a human being is a nonentity.
    Botham, Ian & Hayter, Peter, Botham - My Autobiography (1994)

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