Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nowhere near

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.35 in modern English

Syllables: nowhere n-ear
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Not by a large margin, not nearly, not at all.

Example Sentences

"He's not bad, but he's nowhere near as good as me."
"We have nowhere near enough money to buy you a car."
"England, defensively, were not good enough - nowhere near the standard that would be acceptable at the highest international level."

Etymology

Presumably a reformation of Old English nāhwǣr nēah (literally “nowhere nigh”).

Phrases

anywhere near

Frequently Paired Words

anywhere near

Questions

What does nowhere near mean?: Not by a large margin, not nearly, not at all.
Where does nowhere near come from?: Presumably a reformation of Old English nāhwǣr nēah (literally “nowhere nigh”).

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