nonentity
non·en·ti·ty
noun \-ˈen-tə-tē, -ˈe-nə-\Definition of NONENTITY
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: something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination
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: a person or thing of little consequence or significance
Examples of NONENTITY
- <the arctic circle is a nonentity—you won't see it on the way to the north pole>
- <was so quiet he was almost a nonentity at the meeting>
First Known Use of NONENTITY
circa 1600
Related to NONENTITY
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
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