English Online Dictionary. What means nobody? What does nobody mean?
English
Alternative forms
- no body (obsolete)
- nobuddy, nobudy (eye dialect)
Etymology
From Middle English nobody, no-body, no body. By surface analysis, no (“none, not any”, adjective) + body (“one, person, individual”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈnəʊ.bə.di/, /ˈnəʊ.bɒd.i/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈnoʊ.bə.di/, /ˈnoʊˌbʌd.i/, /ˈnoʊ.bɑ.di/
Pronoun
nobody
- Not any person; the logical negation of somebody.
Usage notes
- Nobody has a lower degree of formality than no one, but is still standard and is unremarkable in more formal contexts.
- See more at no one
Synonyms
- no one, small fry, small potatoes
Antonyms
- anybody, anyone
- everybody, everyone
- somebody, someone
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Noun
nobody (plural nobodies)
- Someone who is not important or well-known.
- Something that has no body or an especially small one.
Derived terms
- nobody crab, no-body crab (Pycnogonida spp.)
Related terms
- nonentity
Translations
References
- “nobody”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.