Not Definition

nŏt
adverb
In no way; to no degree. Used to express negation, denial, refusal, or prohibition.
I will not go. You may not have any.
American Heritage
In no manner; to no degree.
Whether you like it or not.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
noun
A logical operator that returns a false value if the operand is true and a true value if the operand is false.
American Heritage
affix
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Not

Noun

Singular:
not
Plural:
nots

Origin of Not

  • Middle English alteration of naught, nought naught

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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