nowhere

[ noh-hwair, -wair ]
/ ˈnoʊˌʰwɛər, -ˌwɛər /

adverb

in or at no place; not anywhere: The missing pen was nowhere to be found.
to no place: We went nowhere last weekend.

noun

adjective Informal.

being or leading nowhere; pointless; futile: to be stuck in a nowhere job.
worthless or useless: That's a nowhere idea if I ever heard one.

Idioms for nowhere

    miles from nowhere, in a remote, isolated, or inaccessible area.
    nowhere near, not nearly: There's nowhere near enough food to go around.

Origin of nowhere

before 1000; Middle English (adv.); Old English nāhwǣr, nōhwǣr. See no1, where

usage note for nowhere

See anyplace.

British Dictionary definitions for nowhere near

nowhere
/ (ˈnəʊˌwɛə) /

adverb

in, at, or to no place; not anywhere
get nowhere or get nowhere fast informal to fail completely to make any progress
nowhere near far from; not nearly

noun

a nonexistent or insignificant place
middle of nowhere a completely isolated, featureless, or insignificant place

Idioms and Phrases with nowhere near (1 of 2)

nowhere near

see under not anything like.

Idioms and Phrases with nowhere near (2 of 2)

nowhere