nowhere

pronunciation

How to pronounce nowhere in British English: UK [ˈnəʊweə(r)]word uk audio image

How to pronounce nowhere in American English: US [ˈnoʊwer] word us audio image

  • Noun:
    an insignificant place
  • Adverb:
    not anywhere; in or at or to no place

Word Origin

nowhere (adv.)
Old English nahwær "nowhere, not at all;" see no + where. Similar constructions were attempted with nowhat (1520s) and nowhen (1764), but they failed to take hold and remain nonce words.

Antonym

adv.

everywhere

Example

1. This utopianism is almost nowhere to be found today .
2. Nowhere else comes close to matching these levels .
3. Nowhere in this world for him to rest .
4. Sometimes you bend over backwards to please , but still get nowhere .
5. But unlike the us president , abhisit has not emerged from virtually nowhere .

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