nonentity

non·en·ti·ty

noun \-ˈen-tə-tē, -ˈe-nə-\

Definition of NONENTITY

1

: something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination

2

: nonexistence

3

: a person or thing of little consequence or significance

Examples of NONENTITY

1. <the arctic circle is a nonentity—you won't see it on the way to the north pole>
2. <was so quiet he was almost a nonentity at the meeting>

First Known Use of NONENTITY

circa 1600

Related to NONENTITY

Synonyms: chimera, conceit, daydream, delusion, dream, fancy, figment, hallucination, illusion, fantasy, phantasm (also fantasm), pipe dream, unreality, vision

Antonyms: big shot, big wheel, bigwig, eminence, figure, kahuna, kingpin, magnate, nabob, personage, somebody, VIP

Related Words: ignis fatuus, mirage, will-o'-the-wisp; brainchild, idea; concoction, fable, fabrication, fiction, invention; envisaging, imaging, visualization; cloud-cuckoo-land, cloudland, Shangri-la, utopia; daymare, nightmare

Near Antonyms: actuality, fact, reality

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Rhymes with NONENTITY

amenity, serenity