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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
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
no
- north
- northern
Etymology: L numero
number
No
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Alternate definitions:
no
modif. & interj.
Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus Copyright © 1999 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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.
In Scotland, land of the omnipotent No.
Qu'est-ce qu'un homme re¤ volte¤ ? Un homme qui dit non. What is a rebel? A man who says no.
Webster's New World Dictionary of Quotations Copyright © 2005 by Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd. All rights reserved. Published by Wiley, Hoboken, NJ. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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