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Nobody has 3 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Pron

Definitions
Noun
1

a person of no influence

"Since nobody really cared about his proposal, he decided to stop trying to get it approved by the board."

2

Someone who is not important or well-known.

"The famous actor was forced to share the stage with a complete nobody from the local theater group."

In plain English: Nobody is a person who does not exist or is unknown to anyone else.

"Nobody answered the phone when I called earlier today."

Usage: Use "nobody" as a singular noun to refer to an insignificant person, often in phrases like "he's just nobody." Treat it grammatically as a third-person singular subject or object, for example, "Nobody is coming" or "I know nobody."

Pron
1

Not any person; the logical negation of somebody.

"Nobody showed up to the meeting because everyone else decided to take a day off."

Example Sentences
"Nobody answered the phone when I called earlier today." noun
"Nobody came to the party last night." noun
"I told nobody about my surprise plan." noun
"It seems that nobody knows where the keys are." noun
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
commoner
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
pip-squeak whippersnapper

Origin

Nobody comes from Middle English, where it was originally formed by combining "no" and "body" to mean "not a single person." The word entered modern usage as a straightforward compound phrase that has remained in use for centuries.

Rhyming Words
ody body dody kody cody tody fody jody mody woody roody doody hoody grody brody goody foody moody embody parody
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