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- pronunciation:
- nan
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tih
ti
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
nonentities |
| definition 1: |
someone or something that is insignificant, dull, undistinguished, or unimportant, esp. a person.
His old acquaintances found it hard to believe that such a nonentity as he could rise to a position of leadership.- synonyms:
- cipher, nobody
- antonyms:
- bigwig, celebrity, notable, somebody
- similar words:
- lightweight, mediocrity, nonperson, nothing, small potatoes, squirt, unperson
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| definition 2: |
the condition of being such a person or thing.
He was a famous bandleader who lapsed into nonentity.- synonyms:
- nonexistence, nullity, oblivion
- similar words:
- nothingness, unimportance
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| definition 3: |
something that does not exist, or exists only in the imagination.
- synonyms:
- fantasy, figment, illusion, invention
- antonyms:
- thing
- similar words:
- apparition, chimera, ghost, hallucination, maya, mirage, phantom, specter
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| related words: |
nondescript, nonessential |
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