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Nonentity (Noun)

Meaning 1

The state of not existing.

Classification

Nouns denoting natural processes.

Examples

  • Before its discovery, the village was a nonentity on the world map.
  • Without electricity, our homes become a nonentity, relying solely on primitive ways of living.
  • Her project had become a nonentity in the company, nobody discussing or caring about its future anymore.
  • A 3000 year old culture nearly reduced to a nonentity in this small world today, devoid of memory or mention of them in most people's everyday conversation.
  • Following a change in leadership, their research findings and scientific experiments gradually fell into nonentity over the following months and years.

Synonyms

  • Nonexistence

Hypernyms

  • Nonbeing

Hyponyms

  • Nihility
  • Unreality
  • Nothingness
  • Nullity
  • Impossibility

Meaning 2

A person of no influence.

Classification

Nouns denoting people.

Examples

  • As a relatively new and unknown artist, she felt like a nonentity in the crowded and competitive art world.
  • Despite his years of experience, the retired professor was a nonentity in academic circles due to his lack of publications.
  • After the merger, many former employees felt like nonentities as they struggled to establish their roles within the new company.
  • He went from being a high-profile businessman to a nonentity overnight when his company went bankrupt and his name became synonymous with scandal.
  • Before the talent show, the young singer was just a nonentity, but after her incredible performance, she was hailed as a star.

Synonyms

  • Cipher
  • Cypher
  • Nobody

Hypernyms

  • Common Person
  • Commoner
  • Common Man

Hyponyms

  • Small Fry
  • Whippersnapper
  • Lightweight
  • Squirt
  • Pip-squeak
  • Jackanapes
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