no
No means the opposite of yes and is used to express denial or disagreement.
(adverb)An example of no used as an adverb is, "There will be no more crying allowed!"
No is defined as a way to express disbelief or refusal.
(interjection)An example of no used as an interjection is, "No! I will not hurry up!"
The definition of no is not any, not one or hardly any.
(adjective)An example of no used as an adjective is, "There are no toys left in the store."
See no in Webster's New World College Dictionary
adverb
- not: whether or no
- not in any degree; not at all: no worse
- nay; not so: the opposite of yes, used to deny, refuse, or disagree
Origin: ME < OE na < ne a, lit., not ever < IE base *ne, nē, negative particle > Sans ná, Gr ne-, L ne-, Goth & OHG ni, OIr no
interjection
- it is not so; nay: the opposite of yes
- it cannot be so: used to express surprise, disbelief, dismay, etc.
- emphatically not: used to give force to a following negative statement or to introduce a fuller or more specific statement
adjective
Origin: ME, form of non, none (see none) used only before a consonant < OE nan < ne an, lit., not one (see one)
- north
- northern
Origin: L numero
number
See no in American Heritage Dictionary 4
adverb
- Used to express refusal, denial, disbelief, emphasis, or disagreement: No, I'm not going. No, you're wrong.
- Not at all; not by any degree. Often used with the comparative: no better; no more.
- Not: whether or no.
- A negative response; a denial or refusal: The proposal produced only noes.
- A negative vote or voter.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English
Origin: , from Old English nā
Origin: : ne, not; see ne in Indo-European roots
Origin: + ā, ever; see aiw- in Indo-European roots
.adjective
- Not any; not one; not a: No cookies are left.
- Not at all; not close to being: He is no child.
- Hardly any: got there in no time flat. See Usage Note at nor1.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English
Origin: , variant of non
Origin: , from Old English nān, none
Origin: : ne, not; see ne in Indo-European roots
Origin: + ān, one; see one
.also Noh
nounOrigin:
Origin: Japanese nō, talent, ability, No
Origin: , from Middle Chinese nəᶇ
.
or No.
abbreviation- a. northb. northern
- number
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