no 
no (nō)
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
Etymology: 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
- 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
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
- an utterance of no; refusal or denial
- a negative vote, or a person voting in the negative; nay
no (nō)
noun pl. no
no
- north
- northern
Etymology: L numero
number
No
nobelium
no
modif. & interj.
In Scotland, land of the omnipotent No.
: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.
I know that I can save this country and that no one else can.
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.
No sunöno moon! No mornöno noon No dawnöno dusköno proper time of day.
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!
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.
Qu'est-ce qu'un homme re¤ volte¤ ? Un homme qui dit non. What is a rebel? A man who says no.
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.
Silence has a sound, and the sound is 'no.'
That woman speaks eighteen languages, and can't say No in any of them.
The everlasting No.
What ifthat other single voicewe knowsowell responds by saying,'Wesay no, and we arethe State'? Well, wesay yesöand we are the people.
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