nobody

[ noh-bod-ee, -buhd-ee, -buh-dee ]
/ ˈnoʊˌbɒd i, -ˌbʌd i, -bə di /

pronoun

no person; not anyone; no one: Nobody answered, so I hung up.

noun, plural no·bod·ies.

a person of no importance, influence, or power.

Origin of nobody

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at no2, body

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH nobody

nobody no one none1 (see usage note at none1)

Example sentences from the Web for nobody

British Dictionary definitions for nobody

nobody
/ (ˈnəʊbədɪ) /

pronoun

no person; no-one

noun plural -bodies

an insignificant person

undefined nobody

See everyone

Idioms and Phrases with nobody

nobody