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no¹ Definition

no ()

adverb

  1. not whether or no
  2. not in any degree; not at all no worse
  3. nay; not so: the opposite of yes, used to deny, refuse, or disagree

Etymology: ME < OE na < ne a, lit., not ever < IE base *ne, nē, negative particle > Sans , Gr ne-, L ne-, Goth & OHG ni, OIr no

  1. it is not so; nay: the opposite of yes
  2. it cannot be so: used to express surprise, disbelief, dismay, etc.
  3. emphatically not: used to give force to a following negative statement or to introduce a fuller or more specific statement

adjective

not any; not a; not one no errors

Etymology: ME, form of non, none (see none) used only before a consonant < OE nan < ne an, lit., not one (see one)

noun pl. noes or nos

  1. an utterance of no; refusal or denial
  2. a negative vote, or a person voting in the negative; nay

no² Definition

no ()

noun pl. no

Noh

no³ Definition

no

  1. north
  2. northern
  3. Etymology: L numero

    number

No Definition

No

nobelium

no Synonyms

no

modif. & interj.

not, absolutely not, not at all, by no means, the answer is in the negative, not by any means, nyet (Russian), nein (German), negative*, nix*, no way*; see also negative 2, neither, never, none.

no Quotes

In Scotland, land of the omnipotent No.

—Bold, Alan

:Tu n'es que la re¤  ponse la plus courte qu'on puisse faire aux questions des hommes. : En sais-tu de meilleur? : Oui. Le mot rien est aussi court que le mot Dieu. :You are only the shortest possible answer to all the questions of men. : Do you know a better one? :Yes, theword no isjust asshort astheword God.

—Crayencour

I know that I can save this country and that no one else can.

—Pitt,William, 1st Earl of Chatham known as  the Elder

Why is it no one ever sent me yet One perfect limousine, do you suppose? Ah no, it's always just my luck to get One perfect rose.

—Parker, Dorothy ne¤  e Rothschild

No sunöno moon! No mornöno noon No dawnöno dusköno proper time of day.

—Honorius of Autun

No warmth, no cheerfulness, no healthful ease, No comfortable feel in any memberö No shade, no shine, no butterflies, no bees, No fruits, no flowers, no leaves, no birds,ö November!

—Honorius of Autun

Oh, no, no, no, it was too cold always (Still the dead one lay moaning) I was much too far out all my life And not waving but drowning.

—Smith, Stevie (Florence Margaret)

Qu'est-ce qu'un homme re¤  volte¤  ? Un homme qui dit non. What is a rebel? A man who says no.

—Camus, Albert

   Girlsareso queer youneverknow whattheymean.They say no when they mean yes, and drive a man out of his wits just for the fun of it.

—Alcott, Louisa May

Silence has a sound, and the sound is 'no.'

—Koh, Harold Hongju

That woman speaks eighteen languages, and can't say No in any of them.

—Parker, Dorothy ne¤  e Rothschild

The everlasting No.

—Carlyle,Thomas

What ifthat other single voicewe knowsowell responds by saying,'Wesay no, and we arethe State'? Well, wesay yesöand we are the people.

—Wright, Kenyon

Browse dictionary entries near no

  1. NNW
  2. NNI
  3. NNE
  4. NN
  5. NMT 900
  6. NMT 450
  7. NMT
  8. NMSQT
  9. NMS
  10. NMR
  1. no-account
  2. no-action letter
  3. no bill
  4. no-brainer
  5. no-cal
  6. no-fault
  7. no-frills
  8. no-go
  9. no-good
  10. no-growth