nobody

== 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 === (stressed form, UK) IPA(key): /ˈnəʊ.bɒd.i/, /ˈnəʊ.bə.di/ (stressed form, US) IPA(key): /ˈnoʊˌbʌd.i/, /ˈnoʊ.bɑ.di/ (unstressed form, US) IPA(key): /ˈnoʊ.bə.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) (informal) A person dismissed as unimportant. Synonyms: zero, nonentity, loser; see also Thesaurus:worthless person Something that has no body or an especially small one. ==== Derived terms ==== nobody crab, no-body crab (Pycnogonida spp.) ==== Translations ==== === References === “nobody”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.