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单词 nowheresville
释义

nowheresville

noun

no·​wheres·​ville ˈnō-ˌ(h)werz-ˌvil How to pronounce nowheresville (audio)
-(h)wərz-
: nowhere: such as
a
: a location lacking identifying or individualizing qualities
b
: a place or state denoting failure or relative obscurity
a career heading towards nowheresville

Synonyms

  • anonymity
  • facelessness
  • namelessness
  • nowhere
  • obscurity
  • silence
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Example Sentences

after years of languishing in nowheresville, she started to make it really big in the art world
Recent Examples on the Web His Martin is a nowhere man of great distinction, stuck in a nowheresville of a movie. Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 19 Mar. 2021 My parents were born in South Korea, but I was born in Los Angeles, raised in a nowheresville suburb on frozen TV dinners and laugh-track sitcoms. Longreads, 1 Aug. 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1917, in the meaning defined above

nowheresville

noun

as in oblivion
the quality or state of being mostly or completely unknown after years of languishing in nowheresville, she started to make it really big in the art world

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • oblivion
  • nowhere
  • obscurity
  • silence
  • anonymity
  • facelessness
  • namelessness
  • invisibility
  • insignificance
  • invisibleness
  • inconspicuousness
  • unpopularity

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • fame
  • name
  • reputation
  • celebrity
  • favor
  • notoriety
  • report
  • renown
  • importance
  • popularity
  • character
  • mark
  • significance
  • repute
  • rep
  • note
  • prominence
  • greatness
  • glory
  • position
  • honor
  • distinction
  • eminence
  • standing
  • preeminence
  • prestige
  • note
  • recognition
  • megastardom
  • rank
  • praise
  • cachet
  • stature
  • superstardom
  • acclaim
  • acknowledgment
  • acknowledgement
  • adoration
  • illustriousness
  • kudos
  • idolization
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