Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

anybody

/ˈɛn.i.bə.di/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.56 in modern English

Syllables: any-body
IPA: /ˈɛn.i.bə.di/

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

pron

Any one out of an indefinite number of persons; anyone; any person.

pron

A person of some consideration or standing.

Informal

Example Sentences

"Anybody will do."
"Is there anybody inside?"
"Everybody who wants to be anybody will come to Jake's party."
"Here one isn't anybody, if one doesn't dance like Travolta."

Etymology

From Middle English ani-bodi, anybodi, eny body. By surface analysis, any + body.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: ani-bodi,anybodi,eny body

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɛn.i.bə.di/
British English: /ˈɛn.i.bɒd.i/

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

any body (alternative, obsolete)

Derived Forms

anybody's

Phrases

anybody else anybody's guess anybody who is anybody everybody who is anybody

Frequently Paired Words

anyhow anything anywhere everybody nobody somebody

Synonyms

anyone

Questions

How do you pronounce anybody?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛn.i.bə.di/.
What does anybody mean?: Any one out of an indefinite number of persons; anyone; any person.
Where does anybody come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce anybody

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