nonentity
noun
non·en·ti·ty
ˌnän-ˈen-tə-tē 
-ˈe-nə-
1
: something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination
2
3
: a person or thing of little consequence or significance
Examples of nonentity in a Sentence
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
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Pressed on one side by hard-liners and on the other by opponents of the Islamic Republic, the regime’s centrists and reformists had become political nonentities.
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Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Shawn is played by out actor Rafael L. Silva, but the character’s sexuality is only noted in passing, and his relationship with his boyfriend is a nonentity.
—Ashley Spencer, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2025
Pressed on one side by hard-liners and on the other by opponents of the Islamic Republic, the regime’s centrists and reformists had become political nonentities.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 14 Jan. 2025
At the time the house was a nonentity, the models dull, the clients wealthy women who did not dress in the latest styles.
—Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2024
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“Nonentity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonentity. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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nonentity
noun
non·en·ti·ty
nä-ˈnen(t)-ət-ē
plural nonentities
1
: something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination
2
: a person of no importance
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