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nonentity

[ non-en-ti-tee ]

noun

plural nonentities.
  1. a person or thing of no importance.

    Synonyms: , , , ,

  2. something that does not exist or exists only in imagination.


nonentity

/ ˌɒˈɛԳɪɪ /

noun

  1. an insignificant person or thing
  2. a nonexistent thing
  3. the state of not existing; nonexistence
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of nonentity1

First recorded in 1590–1600; non- + entity
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Example Sentences

“California gets caught in Super Tuesday and we become nothing — a nonentity,” says political analyst Tony Quinn.

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He recently criticized Putin as a “nonentity” and a “cowardly mediocrity.”

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Overseas, the U.S. government treated Mr. Joseph like a nonentity.

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Putin allies have cast the ICC, which countries including Russia, China and the United States do not recognise, as a "legal nonentity" that had never done anything significant.

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Former President Dmitry Medvedev told Russian media that the ICC, which countries including Russia, China and the United States do not recognise, was a "legal nonentity" that had never done anything significant.

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