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non·en·ti·ty
(nŏn-ĕn′tĭ-tē)n. pl. non·en·ti·ties
1. A person regarded as being of no importance or significance.
2. Nonexistence.
3. Something that does not exist or that exists only in the imagination.
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nonentity
(ˌnɒnˈɛntɪtɪ)n, pl -ties
1. an insignificant person or thing
2. a nonexistent thing
3. the state of not existing; nonexistence
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non•en•ti•ty
(nɒnˈɛn tɪ ti)n., pl. -ties.
1. a person or thing of no importance.
2. something that does not exist or exists only in imagination.
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Noun | 1. | nonentity - the state of not existing nonbeing - the state of not being irreality, unreality - the state of being insubstantial or imaginary; not existing objectively or in fact impossibility, impossibleness - incapability of existing or occurring |
2. | nonentity - a person of no influence |
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nonentity
noun nobody, lightweight (informal), mediocrity, cipher, small fry, non-person, unimportant person She was written off after that as a political nonentity.
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nonentity
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
nonentity
[nɒˈnɛntɪti] n → personne f insignifianteGrant came from a family of nonentities → Grant venait d'une famille de gens insignifiants.
She was written off then as a political nonentity → On la considérait alors comme une femme politique insignifiante.non-essential [ˌnɒnɪˈsɛnʃəl] nonessential (US)
n
nonessentials → l'accessoire m
nonessentials → l'accessoire m
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