# nowhere

Pronunciation: say "NOH-wair" US /ˈnoʊ.(h)wɛɹ/, UK /ˈnəʊ.wɛə/

## Adverb

1. In no place; not in any location whatsoever.
   - Simple: In no place at all, not anywhere.
   - _The missing report turned up nowhere, despite a thorough search of the office._
   - _There was nowhere to sit in the crowded waiting room._
2. To no place; toward no destination at all.
   - Simple: Not to any place, and toward no destination.
   - _The narrow staircase seemed to lead nowhere, ending at a bricked-up doorway._
   - _The shortcut took the hikers nowhere except deeper into the marsh._

## Noun

3. No particular place; an unspecified or insignificant location.
   - Simple: A place that is not real, known, or important.
   - _Their farmhouse stood in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by empty fields._
   - _The challenger appeared out of nowhere to upset the reigning champion._

## Adjective

4. Unimportant; unworthy of any notice or attention.
   - Simple: Not important, and not worth noticing.
   - _The band played a string of nowhere venues before finally getting noticed._
   - _After a promising start, his career stalled in a nowhere position._

## Origin

From Middle English nowher, from Old English nōhwēr (nāhwǣr), formed from nā- ("no") plus hwǣr ("where"). The adjective use comes from phrases like "nowhere on the map" or "nowhere you want to be."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/nowhere (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).