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Nowhere
Definitions
- 1 Unimportant; unworthy of notice. not-comparable
"As a foreign stamp gazette it is nowhere. An article on Stamp Collecting, by J. E. Gray, “reprinted from one of his books,” and a catalogue of stamps constitute its sole attraction. We are surprised to find such sounding pretentions so poorly supported."
- 1 In no place. not-comparable
"Nowhere did the rules say anything about popcorn."
- 2 To no place. not-comparable
"We sat in traffic, going nowhere."
- 1 not anywhere; in or at or to no place wordnet
- 1 No particular place, noplace.
"They went on a cruise to nowhere."
- 2 an insignificant place wordnet
Etymology
From Middle English nowher, from Old English nōhwēr, nāhwǣr, from nā- + hwǣr. By surface analysis, no + where. Adjective usage is taken from phrases like nowhere on the map (signifying the location was too small or too insignificant to be listed), nowhere you want to be, etc.
From Middle English nowher, from Old English nōhwēr, nāhwǣr, from nā- + hwǣr. By surface analysis, no + where. Adjective usage is taken from phrases like nowhere on the map (signifying the location was too small or too insignificant to be listed), nowhere you want to be, etc.
From Middle English nowher, from Old English nōhwēr, nāhwǣr, from nā- + hwǣr. By surface analysis, no + where. Adjective usage is taken from phrases like nowhere on the map (signifying the location was too small or too insignificant to be listed), nowhere you want to be, etc.
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