nonentity

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Why, he would be a nonentity -- a thing!

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  1. noun A person regarded as being of no importance or significance.
  2. noun Nonexistence.
  3. noun Something that does not exist or that exists only in the imagination.

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  • The Coroner became a nonentity, a questioning machine, gentle and not at all unpleasant. —  Flowers for the Judge - Margery Allingham - Campion 07 - 1937
  • It seemed like such a nonentity, after the phenomenal displays they had braved to reach it. —  Geis of the Gargoyle
  • They spoke in hushed tones around him, treating him like a nonentity, an object, forgetting he had ears, unless they found it convenient he should have ears. —  Magazine - Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine - 2007-02 - February
  • If he had chosen a nonentity, they'd be enraged at the pandering, but by choosing someone more impressive than he is and making clear that she will be an activist veep, he showed all women that he's sincere. —  Latest Articles
  • Entity means thing or being; hence a nonentity is no thing or nothing. —  Orthography As Outlined in the State Course of Study for Illinois
 

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/nɑnˈɛntəti/
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