no

Plural: noes, nos

Noun

• A negative reply or refusal.
• a negative
  • "his no was loud and clear"
• a radioactive transuranic element synthesized by bombarding curium with carbon ions; 7 isotopes are known
• A negating expression; an answer that shows disagreement, denial, refusal, or disapproval.
• A vote not in favor, or opposing a proposition.
• Alternative form of No..

Adjective

• quantifier; used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns for indicating a complete or almost complete lack or zero quantity of
  • "we have no bananas"
  • "no eggs left and no money to buy any"
  • "have you no decency?"
  • "did it with no help"
  • "I'll get you there in no time"

Adverb

• referring to the degree to which a certain quality is present
  • "he was no heavier than a child"
• not in any degree or manner; not at all
  • "he is no better today"
• used to express refusal or denial or disagreement etc or especially to emphasize a negative statement
  • "no, you are wrong"

Det

• Not any.
• Hardly any.
• Not any possibility or allowance of (doing something).
• Not (a); not properly, not really; not fully.

Adv

• Not, not at all.
• Used before different, before comparatives with more and less, and idiomatically before other comparatives.
• Not, not at all.
• Used idiomatically before certain other adjectives.
• Not.
• Alternative form of No..

Particle

• Used to show disagreement, negation, denial, refusal, or prohibition.
• Used to show agreement with a negative question.
• Used together with an affirmative word or phrase to show agreement.

Prep

• Without.
• Like.
• Not, does not, do not, etc.

Verb

• To say “no”.
• To answer with “no”; to decline, reject.

Examples

• "Don’t you like milk?" "No." (i.e., "No, I don’t like milk.")
• "Wow!" "Yeah, no, it was really awful!"
• Can ye no help me?
• David, no!
• Fifty pounds for this is no money, really.
• I can think of no more deserving cause.
• I just want to find out whether she's coming or no.
• I've got no wife and no children either.
• Is your sister any better? ~ No different. Still ill.
• It is a less physical kind of torture, but no less gruesome.
• Look no further than one's nose.
• My mother's no fool.
• No geese have blue beaks.
• No hot dogs were sold yesterday.
• no one
• No smoking. No parking.
• No two people are the same.
• No under-18s (allowed).
• No, totally.
• No, yeah, that's exactly right.
• No, you are mistaken.
• No, you may not watch television now.
• The teacher’s decision was no fair.
• The workers voted on whether to strike, and there were thirty yeses and two nos.
• There is no water left.
• There was no score at the end of the first period. (The score was 0-0.)
• There's no stopping her once she gets going.
• This is no different from what we've been doing all along.
• This thing is no good.
• Ug no like veggie.
• We'll be finished in no time at all.
• When I suggested a challenge, his immediate NO signaled confidence in his word.
• Working nine to five every day is no life.

Synonyms

atomic number 102, no more, nobelium, I'm good, See Thesaurus:bullshit, See Thesaurus:tut tut, See Thesaurus:yuck, ixnay, nah, naw, nay, negatory, no, nope, not even one#Determiner, not one#Determiner, zero#Determiner

Antonyms

all, some, yes, ;, a couple of, a few#Determiner, a handful of, any#Determiner, aye, countless#Determiner, every single#Determiner, many#Determiner, maybe, multiple#Determiner, no, numerous#Determiner, one#Determiner, quite, some#Determiner, various#Determiner, yea

Related Words

quantifier

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