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

So they went over to a tunnel and, with nobody looking, just walked on to the pitch.

From BBC

“She had written horrible things during the entire trial. She’s dead now, thank goodness, and nobody has to put up with that c**p she was writing all the time.”

From Salon

But he said nobody in the hospital had suspected Letby was harming children prior to that date.

From BBC

Speaking through an interpreter, Ms Ahmed told the inquest she wanted to know the exact cause of the fire so nobody else would have to go through what she had.

From BBC

“When you look at Three Mile Island restarting — that was something nobody would have ever even thought of.”

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• nothing