American English
/ˈnoʊ.bə.ɾi/
3 syllables · Stress the first syllable.
no person; not one person
“Nobody” is commonly pronounced /ˈnoʊ.bə.ɾi/. You may also hear /ˈnoʊ.bɑ.ɾi/, with a fuller middle vowel; both are correct.
no person; not one person
Nobody knows the answer.
Nobody called me yesterday.
Use a singular verb after nobody: Nobody knows, not Nobody know.
nobody knows · nobody else · nobody can
nobody + verb
nobody + verb + object
a person who is not important or well known
He felt like a nobody at the party.
She became famous after years of being a nobody.
This use can sound insulting. It usually has a before it: a nobody.
a complete nobody
a + nobody
be + a nobody
not something other people have the right to know or ask about
My private life is nobody's business.