nobody

[ noh-bod-ee, -buhd-ee, -buh-dee ]

pronoun

1. no person; not anyone; no one:

   Nobody answered, so I hung up.

noun

, plural no·bod·ies.

1. a person of no importance, influence, or power.

nobody

/ ˈnəʊbədɪ /

pronoun

1. no person; no-one

noun

1. an insignificant person

Usage

See everyone

Word History and Origins

Origin of nobody¹

First recorded 1300–50; Middle English; no ², body

Idioms and Phrases

• like crazy (nobody's business)

Example Sentences

“It’s an incredibly popular law and that makes sense because nobody really likes to be told who to vote for, and people aren’t going to church expecting to hear political lectures,” Markert said.

From Los Angeles Times

Nobody except Emily Eavis knows who'll be headlining next year - but rumours are rumours, and everybody enjoys speculating about the line-up.

From BBC

“It’s within me to be a fighter, to be a disruptor, to be someone who will do the thing that nobody else will,” Paul says in “Countdown.”

From Los Angeles Times

Baum, who also teaches at the University of Southern California, added: "I said to my class, 'Explain this girl to me. She's not pretty, she can't act. Why is she so hot?' Nobody had an answer."

From BBC

“See, there’s a whole part of my life that nobody knows about,” Manson is heard saying in one of the tapes, which feature in a new documentary series Making Manson.

From BBC

Related Words

• nothing