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nonentity

 
Dictionary: non·en·ti·ty   (nŏn-ĕn'tĭ-tē) pronunciation
 
n., pl. -ties.
  1. A person regarded as being of no importance or significance.
  2. Nonexistence.
  3. Something that does not exist or that exists only in the imagination.

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noun

    A totally insignificant person: cipher, nebbish, nobody, nothing. Informal pip-squeak, zero. Slang shrimp, zilch. See important/unimportant.

 
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n

Definition: unimportant person
Antonyms: celebrity, heavyweight, somebody


 
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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: A person or thing of no importance.

pronunciation The blurred figure in the picture was a nonentity.

 
Translations: Nonentity
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - (om person) nul, ubetydelig, (om ting) noget ikke-eksisterende

Nederlands (Dutch)
niet-bestaan(d iets), onbeduidend persoon/ ding, nul

Français (French)
n. - être insignifiant

Deutsch (German)
n. - Null

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μηδαμινότητα, ασήμαντος άνθρωπος (κν. νούλα)

Italiano (Italian)
nullità

Português (Portuguese)
n. - não-existência (f), ficção (f), ninharia (f), pessoa (f) insignificante

Русский (Russian)
мелкая сошка

Español (Spanish)
n. - cero a la izquierda, nulidad

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - obetydlig person, nolla

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
不存在, 虚无, 非实在

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 不存在, 虛無, 非實在

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 실재하지 않음, 보잘 것 없는 사람[물건]

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 実在しないこと, 取るに足らぬ人, 非存在

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) شيء تافه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אדם חסר-ערך, אי-קיום, בדותה, דבר לא קיים, אדם לא חשוב‬


 
 
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