nonentity
UK: nɒˈnɛntɪti | US: nɑːˈnɛntəti
n. a person or thing of no importance or significance
n. the state of not existing; nonexistence
The word "nonentity" combines the Latin-derived prefix "non-" (meaning "not") with "entity" (from Latin "ens," meaning "being"). The term emerged in the 16th century to describe something or someone lacking existence or importance. The prefix "non-" negates "entity," emphasizing absence or insignificance, reflecting its use to dismiss trivial or imaginary things.
The arrogant CEO treated his employees as nonentities.
Her ideas were dismissed as the ramblings of a nonentity.
In the vast universe, Earth might seem like a nonentity.
The committee reduced his role to a mere nonentity.
He feared becoming a nonentity after retirement.