nonentity

English

Etymology

non- +‎ entity

Noun

nonentity (plural nonentities)

1. an unimportant or insignificant person
   • 1973, Patrick O'Brian, HMS Surprise, ISBN 9780002213165:

     But I am not the penniless nonentity I was when we first met; I can offer an honorable if not a brilliant marriage; and at the very lowest I can provide my wife – my widow, my relict – with a decent competence, an assured future.

   • 2000, J.K. Rowling quoting Draco Malfoy, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, ISBN 9780439139595, page 203:

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

1. (uncountable): the state of not existing; nonexistence

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:nonentity