English · Word Candidate

nobody

/ˈnəʊ.bɒd.i/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: nobodies

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Not any person; the logical negation of somebody.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

không phải một người nào

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Pronoun

Examples

I asked several people, but nobody knew how.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A person dismissed as unimportant.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

một người bị coi là không quan trọng

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NounRegister: informal

Examples

“‘The nobody you once thought me!’ I repeated, and my face grew a little hot; but I would not be angry: of what importance was a school-girl’s crude use of the terms nobody and somebody?”

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Something that has no body or an especially small one.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

một thứ gì đó không có hình thể hoặc đặc biệt nhỏ

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Noun

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “nobody” mean?

Not any person; the logical negation of somebody.

Is “nobody” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.