Other forms: nonentities
A nonentity is somebody of no importance whatever. A political nonentity.
It is a hard insult, since it denies significance rather than ability. To be called a nonentity is worse than being called a fool, which at least notices you.
1nounnonentitySomebody of no importance whatever.
“He was dismissed as a nonentity and ran the country within four years.”
nonentity is a person.
Medieval Latin
entitās
English
entity
English, today
nonentity
Built from
From non- + entity. entity Borrowed from Medieval Latin entitās. From the Medieval Latin entitās, from ēns (“being”) (stem: ent-) + -tās (compare essentia), see there for more information.
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