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No body vs. Nobody

No body

/nəʊ ˈbɒdi/
A phrase used to mean no person, emphasizing the absence of people.

Examples:

Despite the messy room, no body was found at the scene.The mystery deepened as no body had been reported missing.Nobody can deny the chilling fact: no body was ever recovered.

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Nobody

/ˈnəubodi/
A term for a person who is not important or not famous

Examples:

There were millions of beautiful nobodies.'Nobody can see anything now,' he thought.Nobody is connected to you and you are connected to nobody.

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Antonyms:

This word has no antonyms

Ways to tell them apart:

etymology
  • Nobody is a single word and refers to no person.
  • No body consists of two separate words and refers to the absence of a physical body or refers to "not any body."
  • Use nobody when talking about the absence of people in a situation.
  • Use no body when emphasizing the lack of a body, as in a crime scene or a missing person scenario.
  • Remember that nobody is similar to everyone or somebody in construction but refers to no person instead.
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