No definition

nō
noes nos
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Used to express refusal, denial, disbelief, emphasis, or disagreement.

No, I'm not going. No, you're wrong.

adverb
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A negative vote or voter.
noun
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Not at all; not by any degree. Often used with the comparative.

No better; no more.

adverb
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Not at all; not close to being.

He is no child.

adjective
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A negative response; a denial or refusal.

The proposal produced only noes.

noun
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(slang) Placed before a word to indicate negation of that word.
prefix
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Not.

Whether or no.

adverb
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(informal) Used to indicate agreement with a preceding statement, especially when followed by a stronger judgment supporting that statement.

“The car is getting old.” “No, I know. It must be 10 years old by now.”

adverb
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Used to express strong refusal, doubt, or disbelief.
interjection
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Not any; not one; not a.

No cookies are left.

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

Got there in no time flat.

adjective
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Not.

Whether or no.

adverb
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It cannot be so.
interjection
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Not any; not a; not one.

No errors.

adjective
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noun
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Nobelium.
symbol
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No is defined as a way to express disbelief or refusal.

An example of no used as an interjection is, "No! I will not hurry up!"

interjection
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No means the opposite of yes and is used to express denial or disagreement.

An example of no used as an adverb is, "There will be no more crying allowed!"

adverb
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The definition of no is not any, not one or hardly any.

An example of no used as an adjective is, "There are no toys left in the store."

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Number.
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North.
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Northern.
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(electronics, of a relay) Normally open.
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The molecular formula for nitrogen dioxide.

In dynamic equilibrium with N₂O₄ - dinitrogen tetroxide.

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The ccTLD for Norway as assigned by the IANA.
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An utterance of no; refusal or denial.
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North.
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Northern.
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Number.
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Not in any degree; not at all.

No worse.

adverb
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Nay; not so.
adverb
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It is not so; nay.
interjection
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Emphatically not.
interjection
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A negative vote, or a person voting in the negative; nay.
noun
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no can do
  • I (or we) cannot do it
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Other Word Forms

Noun

Singular:
no
Plural:
noes, nos.

Idioms and Phrasal Verbs

Origin of no

  • Middle English variant of non from Old English nān none ne not ne in Indo-European roots ān one one

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

  • Japanese nō talent, ability, No from Early Middle Chinese nəŋ be capable of, can, ability (also the source of Mandarin néeng)

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

  • Middle English from Old English nā ne not ne in Indo-European roots ā ever aiw- in Indo-European roots

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

  • . + ISO 3166-1 country code for Norway, no.

    From Wiktionary

  • Derived from the word no used in attributive phrases.

    From Wiktionary

  • Abbreviation of French word numéro.

    From Wiktionary

No Sentence Examples

  • That made no sense.

  • You have no respect for me?

  • There was no reason Alex shouldn't tell his father.

  • It seemed as if no one saw that coming because, frankly, no one could conceive of it happening.

  • For a long time I had no regular lessons.

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