ALL meanings of anybody
an·y·bod·y
A a - pronoun anybody Anybody means the same as anyone. 3
- pronoun anybody any person; anyone 3
- pronoun anybody a person of any importance 3
- noun anybody any person at random; no matter who 3
- noun anybody a person of some fame, importance, etc. 3
- abbreviation ANYBODY Anyone. 1
- pronoun anybody no matter who 1
- pronoun anybody in questions: somebody 1
- pronoun anybody with negative, doubt: nobody 1
- pronoun anybody any person 1
- pronoun anybody with doubt: somebody 1
- noun anybody The pronoun anybody is always written as one word: Is anybody home? There isn't anybody in the office. The two-word noun phrase any body means “any group” (Any body of students will include a few dissidents) or “any physical body”: The search continued for a week despite the failure to find any body. If the word a can be substituted for any without seriously affecting the meaning, the two-word noun phrase is called for: a body of students; failure to find a body. If the substitution cannot be made, the spelling is anybody. Anybody is less formal than anyone. See also anyone, each, they. 1
- noun plural anybody a person of some importance: If you're anybody, you'll receive an invitation. 1
- idioms anybody anybody's guess, a matter of conjecture: It's anybody's guess why she quit. 1
- pronoun anybody Any one out of an indefinite number of persons; anyone; any person. 0
- pronoun anybody (Informal) A person of some consideration or standing. 0