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nonentity

[non-en-ti-tee] / nɒnˈɛn tɪ ti /
NOUN
nullity
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NOUN
nonexistent thing
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Efforts to make it appear that one of the world’s wickedest men would be in thrall to this milky, recessive nonentity are laughable.

From The Wall Street Journal May 14, 2026

The follow-up on the red carpet was just as much of a nonentity, asking Garner what fans should know about the Silver Surfer.

From Salon Jul. 25, 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.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 17, 2025

A few days ago he called the Kremlin leader "a nonentity" and "a cowardly waste of space", says BBC Russia editor Steve Rosenberg.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2023

“Imagine them not even getting his name right, Weasley. It’s almost as though he’s a complete nonentity, isn’t it?” he crowed.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling

He’s always been good at inhabiting emotional and psychological nonentities, whether as a replicant in “Blade Runner 2049” or as a man scarcely more lifelike than his blow-up doll in “Lars and the Real Girl.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2022

The velocity at which running backs go from the country’s biggest athletic stars to nonentities can be jarring.

From Washington Post Nov. 30, 2021

Somebody asks Pence a question and he responds like they are nonentities.

From Salon Oct. 13, 2020

Her portrait subjects included both celebrities and nonentities, all swathed in the same luxe wrapping.

From New York Times Jun. 2, 2017

Is it that ardent souls of flame By recklessness amuse or shame Selfish nonentities around?

From Eugene Oneguine [Onegin] A Romance of Russian Life in Verse by Henry Spalding




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