Nay Definition

nays
adverb
No.
All but four Democrats voted nay.
American Heritage
No.
Webster's New World
And moreover.
He was ill-favored, nay, hideous.
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Not that only, but also.
I permit, nay, encourage it.
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Synonyms:
noun
nays
A refusal or denial.
Webster's New World
A negative vote or a person voting in the negative.
Webster's New World
A negative answer.
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Antonyms:
abbreviation

Nayarit, a state of Mexico.

Wiktionary
idiom
say someone nay
  • to refuse or forbid
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Other Word Forms of Nay

Noun

Singular:
nay
Plural:
nays

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Nay

  • say someone nay

Origin of Nay

  • Middle English from Old Norse nei ne not ne in Indo-European roots ei ever aiw- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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