nulidade
1. a person or thing with no special or interesting qualities; someone of little importance or influence
He was considered a nonentity in the political arena.
Ele era considerado uma nulidade na arena política.
2. something that does not exist or has no real being
The concept proved to be a philosophical nonentity.
O conceito provou ser uma nulidade filosófica.
3. a person of no consequence or importance
After the scandal, he became a nonentity in the industry.
Após o escândalo, ele se tornou uma nulidade na indústria.
In American English, 'nonentity' is often used dismissively to describe someone who has faded from prominence or never achieved significance. In Brazilian Portuguese, 'nulidade' carries similar connotations of worthlessness or complete lack of importance. The term reflects cultural values around achievement, visibility, and social standing in both English and Portuguese-speaking societies.
NYC Slang
nobody, zero, zilch, squirt
Related Idioms & Phrases
a nonentity in one's own right
reduce someone to a nonentity
treat someone as a nonentity
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