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quidam

quidam noun: a nobody; a person of no importance.

Noun

quidam (plural quidams)

  1. A nobody; a person of no importance.
    • A quidam gallant determined upon a time to surprise both my house and my selfe.1603, Michel de Montaigne, translated by John Florio, Essays, III.12
    • She singing a miserable ditty, a bead-roll of lamentable rhymes, strung together by this Quidam!—This Henley!1792, Thomas Holcroft, Anna St. Ives, vol. IV, letter 77

quidam meaning in Urdu

quidam in Urdu

کوئی

Forms of quidam

pluralquidams

Origin of quidam

Borrowed from Latin quīdam.

Questions about quidam

What does quidam mean?
Quidam means a nobody; a person of no importance.
What is quidam in Urdu?
Quidam in Urdu is کوئی. See Quidam meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is quidam?
Quidam is a noun.
What is the plural of quidam?
The plural of quidam is quidams.

Words near quidam in the dictionary

  1. Quicunque vult
  2. quid
  3. quid pro quibus
  4. quid pro quo
  5. quid pro quos
  6. quidam
  7. quidams
  8. quiddanies
  9. quiddany
  10. quiddative
  11. quiddatively

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