nonentity
nonentities
The noun nonentity refers to a person of no significance or importance. If you are a member of a sports team, but spend all your time sitting on the bench watching the rest of the team play, you will probably feel like a nonentity.
Something that is an entity exists, and if you are considered a nonentity, you might as well not exist. A political nonentity has no power, and a social nonentity blends in with the wallpaper. Not only people are considered nonentities; groups or things can be nonentities too. If a nonentity beats a nationally ranked team, that's a real upset. The cereal brand that stays on the shelf and is ignored can also be considered a nonentity in the cereal market.
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a person of no influence
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types:
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pip-squeak, small fry, squirt
someone who is small and insignificant
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jackanapes, lightweight, whippersnapper
someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous
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type of:
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common man, common person, commoner
a person who holds no title
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pip-squeak, small fry, squirt
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the state of not existing
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synonyms:
nonexistence
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irreality, unreality
the state of being insubstantial or imaginary; not existing objectively or in fact
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nihility, nothingness, nullity, void
the state of nonexistence
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impossibility, impossibleness
incapability of existing or occurring
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cloud
out of touch with reality
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falseness, falsity
the state of being false or untrue
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thin air
nowhere to be found in a giant void
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inconceivability, inconceivableness
the state of being impossible to conceive
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unattainableness
the state of being unattainable
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nonbeing
the state of not being
Vocabulary lists containing nonentity
After meeting Sasha in the hospital drip room, sixteen-year-old Isabel considers breaking her no-dating rule and giving love a chance.
Scoob Lamar goes on an impromptu road trip with his grandma and learns secrets about her life in the segregated South.
Shortly before the inauguration of Thomas Jefferson, John Adams appointed many judges and justices. While most of these Federalist commissions were delivered before the Democratic-Republican administration took over, some were delayed and declared void. Unable to take office, William Marbury petitioned the Supreme Court to force the new Secretary of State, James Madison, to hand over his commission. The Court recognized Marbury's right, but they decided against him because his claim was both inappropriately presented and based on an unconstitutional act of Congress. This ruling solidified the Court's power to review and interpret the laws of the land. These words are from the unanimous opinion written by John Marshall. Read the full text here.
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