nobody A2 Topic:Grammar & Function Words Also spelled nob’dy US /ˈnəʊ.bɒd.i/ See IPA manual Freq #449 Meanings 1 pron No person; not anyone. I asked several people, but nobody knew the answer. 2 noun A person who is considered unimportant or has no influence. He started out as a nobody and became a famous actor. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 pron · no person; not anyone. no one 2 noun · a person who is considered... cipher ↔ Opposites anybodyanyoneeverybodyeveryonesomebodysomeone Word family Forms nobodies Etymology AI details From Middle English nobody, no-body, no body. By surface analysis, no (“none, not any”, adjective) + body (“one, person, individual”). nobody Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Grammar & Function Words External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # nobody **Type:** Word **Level:** A2 **Part of speech:** pron, noun **IPA (US):** /ˈnəʊ.bɒd.i/ **Frequency rank:** 449 ## Meanings 1. No person; not anyone. 2. A person who is considered unimportant or has no influence. ## Examples - I asked several people, but nobody knew the answer. - He started out as a nobody and became a famous actor. ## Antonyms - anybody - anyone - everybody - everyone - somebody - someone ## Roots and Affixes - Root: nobody ## Etymology From Middle English nobody, no-body, no body. By surface analysis, no (“none, not any”, adjective) + body (“one, person, individual”). ## AI Etymology Nobody comes from Middle English nobody, no-body, no body. By surface analysis, no (“none, not any”, adjective) + body (“one, person, individual”). Modern senses include no person; not anyone and a person who is considered unimportant or has no influence. ## Topics - Grammar & Function Words markdown