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."

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See no in Webster's New World College Dictionary

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

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

interjection

  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

Origin: 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

noun pl. no

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

    number

nobelium

See no in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adverb
  1. Used to express refusal, denial, disbelief, emphasis, or disagreement: No, I'm not going. No, you're wrong.
  2. Not at all; not by any degree. Often used with the comparative: no better; no more.
  3. Not: whether or no.
noun pl. noes noes (nōz)
  1. A negative response; a denial or refusal: The proposal produced only noes.
  2. A negative vote or voter.
interjection
Used to express strong refusal, doubt, or disbelief.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old English

Origin: : ne, not; see ne in Indo-European roots

Origin: + ā, ever; see aiw- in Indo-European roots

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adjective
  1. Not any; not one; not a: No cookies are left.
  2. Not at all; not close to being: He is no child.
  3. 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

noun
The classical drama of Japan, with music and dance performed in a highly stylized manner by elaborately dressed performers on an almost bare stage.

Origin:

Origin: Japanese , talent, ability, No

Origin: , from Middle Chinese nəᶇ

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The symbol for the element nobelium.

A lake of south-central Sudan. Formed by the flood waters of the White Nile, it varies in size seasonally.

or No.

abbreviation
  1. a. north
    b. northern
  2. number

abbreviation
Norway (in Internet addresses)

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