nowhere

 
Pronunciation: /ˈnəʊwɛː/

adverb

  • not in or to any place; not anywhere: plants and animals found nowhere else in the world the constable was nowhere to be seen

pronoun

  • 1no place: there was nowhere for her to sit there’s nowhere better to experience the wonders of the Pyrenees
  • 2a place that is remote, uninteresting, or nondescript: a stretch of road between nowhere and nowhere

adjective

[attributive] informal
  • having no prospect of progress or success: a nowhere job

Phrases

be (or come) nowhere

be badly beaten or completely unsuccessful in a race or competition: figurative as historical recreation the film was interesting, as cinema it was nowhere

from (or out of) nowhere

appearing or happening suddenly and unexpectedly: they came from nowhere to win in the last three strokes of the race

get (or go) nowhere

make no progress: he’ll get nowhere with her, he’s too young

get someone nowhere

be of no use or benefit to someone: being angry would get her nowhere

the middle of nowhere

informal a place that is very remote: we got lost in the middle of nowhere

nowhere near

not nearly: he’s nowhere near as popular as he used to be

a road to nowhere

a situation or course of action offering no prospects of progress or advancement.

Origin:

Old English nāhwǣr (see no, where)