No one: meaning, definitions and examples

Commonly used in both formal and informal contexts to emphasize the absence of people.

• No one came to the meeting
• There was no one at the park

Similar to 'no one', this word can be used in both formal and informal settings but is slightly more casual.

• Nobody knows what happened
• I saw nobody in the hallway

This phrase is more poetic or dramatic and is often used for effect in literature, storytelling, or when you want to emphasize total emptiness.

• Not a soul was seen on the streets that night
• In the dead of winter, not a soul visits the beach

Used generally when referring to the absence of any person, often for emphasizing that nobody at all is involved or present.

• No one came to the meeting.
• There was no one at the park.

Used when referring to a person whose identity is intentionally kept secret, often in social or formal contexts.

• An anonymous person donated a large sum of money.
• The letter was signed by an anonymous person.

Used in formal or official contexts when a person's identity is unknown or not revealed, often used in legal or reporting contexts.

• The police are looking for an unidentified individual seen near the crime scene.
• An unidentified individual was admitted to the hospital last night.