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no en · INTJ

Meanings

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Synonyms

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no en · DET · etymology 1

Pronunciation

/no/ (Scotland)
/niː/
/nəʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/noː/ (Wales) without the toe–tow merger
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/nɐʉ/ (New-Zealand)
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/nəʉ/ (Australia)
/noʊ/ (Canada, General-American)
/neː/ (sometimes)
/nœʊ/ (General-South-African)
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Etymology

Inherited from Middle English no, noo, na, a reduced form of none, noon, nan (“none, not any”) used before consonants (compare a to an), from Old English nān (“none, not any”), from Proto-West Germanic *nain, from Proto-Germanic *nainaz (“not any”, literally “not one”), equivalent to ne (“not”) + a. Piecewise doublet of none. Cognate with Scots nae (“no, not any, none”), Old Frisian nān, nēn ("no, not any, none"; > Saterland Frisian naan, neen (“no, not any, none”), North Frisian nian (“no, not any, none”)), Old Dutch nēn ("no, not any, none"; > Dutch neen (“no”)), Old Norse neinn (“no, not any, none”). Compare also Old Saxon nigēn ("not any"; > Low German nen), Old Dutch nehēn (Middle Dutch negheen/negeen, Dutch geen), West Frisian gjin, Old High German nihein (> German kein). More at no, one.

Meanings

Not any.
- no one
- No hot dogs were sold yesterday.
- There was no score at the end of the first period. (The score was 0-0.)
- I've got no wife and no children either.
- No two people are the same.
- There is no water left.
Hardly any.
- We'll be finished in no time at all.
- Fifty pounds for this is no money, really.
Not any possibility or allowance of (something).
- No smoking. No parking.
- There's no stopping her once she gets going.
- No under-18s (allowed).
Not (a); not properly, not really; not fully.
- No geese have blue beaks.
- My mother's no fool.
- Working nine to five every day is no life.

Translations (261)

nn null (not any) · mnc ᠠᡴᡡ (not any) · ka არა (not any) · fur nissun (not any) · la nullus (not any) · tr yasaktır (used to show an activity is forbidden) · ka არ შეიძლება (used to show an activity is forbidden) · la vetitum est (used to show an activity is forbidden) · el κανείς (not any) · mt xejn (not any) · ro niciun (not any) · vi không (not any) · el δεν (not; not properly) · rm nagin (not any) · mn байхгүй (not any) · rm üngün (not any) · pam emiki- (not any) · is enginn (not any) · gsw käin (not any) · kk жоқ (not any) · es prohibido (used to show an activity is forbidden) · sk žiaden (not; not properly) · uk ніяки́й (not any) · fa-ira هیچ (not any) · nan-hbl 𣍐用得 /𫧃用得 (used to show an activity is forbidden) · hy ոչ մի (not any) · mi kāre (not any) · it vietato (used to show an activity is forbidden) · pl zakaz (used to show an activity is forbidden) · pt é proibido (used to show an activity is forbidden) · ro deloc (not any) · swg koi (not any) · uk жо́дний (not any) · gmw-ecg gain (not any) · sah суох (not any) · ms dilarang (used to show an activity is forbidden) · hu semelyik (not any) · cmn 無 /无 (not any) · fj segai (not any) · gmw-rfr kern (not any) · gsw kai (not any) · vi cấm (used to show an activity is forbidden) · cmn 禁止 (used to show an activity is forbidden) · ru не (not; not properly) · th ห้าม (used to show an activity is forbidden) · te లేవు (not any) · sl ni (not; not properly) · fi ei yhtään (not any) · wbk ne (not any) · ja 駄目 (used to show an activity is forbidden) · ba тыйыла (used to show an activity is forbidden) · ka აკრძალულია (used to show an activity is forbidden) · sk žiaden (not any) · ja ない (not any) · nan-hbl 𣍐使 /𫧃使 (used to show an activity is forbidden) · de kein (not any) · pam aliwa (not; not properly) · arz مافيش (not any) · ba түгел (not; not properly) · gsw kaine (not any) · it non (not any) · es se prohíbe (used to show an activity is forbidden) · bar koa (not any) · nb null (not any) · ml ഇല്ല (not any) · sk žiadny (not; not properly) · sv inga (not any) · sv inga (not; not properly) · ia nulle (not any) · th ไม่ (used to show an activity is forbidden) · lv neviens (not any) · fr nul (not any) · fy gjin (not any) · hu semmi (not any) · pam bawal (used to show an activity is forbidden) · bua үгы (not any) · ht okenn (not any) · apw dawǫ́’ (not any) · pam ala (not; not properly) · sl nobèn (not any) · tt юк (not any) · fr défense de (used to show an activity is forbidden) · es no (not any) · pt nada de (not any) · uk жо́ден (not any) · tl bawal (used to show an activity is forbidden) · ta இல்லை (not; not properly) · acw مافي (not any) · et ükski (not any) · no ingen (not any) · mt ebda (not any) · eo malpermesi (used to show an activity is forbidden) · csm ˀew·yty- (not any) · sv inget (not any) · es nel (not any) · sw hakuna (used to show an activity is forbidden) · ca prohibit (used to show an activity is forbidden) · pl żaden (not any) · mk никаков (not any) · bsh nā̃i (not any) · nan-hbl 𣍐使得 /𫧃使得 (used to show an activity is forbidden) · ka არავითარი (not any) · es ninguna (not any) · mi kāore (not any) · pt nenhum (not any) · yi ביטע ניט צו (used to show an activity is forbidden) · ja ありません (not any) · xal уга (not any) · fr pas de (not any) · nan-hbl 𣍐做得 /𫧃做得 (used to show an activity is forbidden) · cs žádný (not any) · pl zabronione (used to show an activity is forbidden) · pt sem (used to show an activity is forbidden) · is ekkert (not any) · rm nign (not any) · la prohibetur (used to show an activity is forbidden) · pam tuknang (used to show an activity is forbidden) · pau ng diak (used to show an activity is forbidden) · tyv чок (not any) · es nada de (used to show an activity is forbidden) · es ninguno (not any) · mn үгүй (not any) · es ningún (not any) · es nada de (not any) · gmw-ecg keen (not any) · kjh чоғыл (not any) · ca cap (not any) · gsw chaine (not any) · rm negin (not any) · war waray (used to show an activity is forbidden) · mi kāhore (not any) · it non (used to show an activity is forbidden) · gsw kän (not any) · sv förbjuden (used to show an activity is forbidden) · eo neniu (not any) · alt јок (not any) · swg koin (not any) · nan-hbl 無 /无 (not any) · fr interdiction de (used to show an activity is forbidden) · ja 無い (not any) · rm ingün (not any) · cmn 沒有 /没有 (not any) · he אף (not any) · da ingen (used to show an activity is forbidden) · ka არ (not; not properly) · ko 없다 (not any) · sa न कर्तव्यम् (used to show an activity is forbidden) · fi ei mitään (not any) · fr interdit (used to show an activity is forbidden) · el καμιά (not any) · cmn 不是 (not; not properly) · ru воспреща́ется (used to show an activity is forbidden) · css ecue (not any) · pam patugut (used to show an activity is forbidden) · sv förbjudet att (used to show an activity is forbidden) · it divieto di (used to show an activity is forbidden) · nl verboden te (used to show an activity is forbidden) · ka არანაირი (not any) · el κανένας (not any) · km ហាម (used to show an activity is forbidden) · fa ممنوع است (used to show an activity is forbidden) · prs هیچ (not any) · fi ei mikään (not; not properly) · sv förbjudet (used to show an activity is forbidden) · te లేదు (not any) · la prohibitus est (used to show an activity is forbidden) · el κανένα (not any) · lt nevale (used to show an activity is forbidden) · yi קיין (not any) · et üldse (not any) · nv tʼáadoo (used to show an activity is forbidden) · sv ingen (used to show an activity is forbidden) · ru не (used to show an activity is forbidden) · sv ingen (not any) · ka არ (not any) · cmn 無有 /无有 (not any) · id bukan (not; not properly) · ln te (not any) · is engin (not any) · la interdictus (used to show an activity is forbidden) · ta கூடாது (used to show an activity is forbidden) · no forbudt (used to show an activity is forbidden) · mt m’hemmx (used to show an activity is forbidden) · cmn 沒 /没 (not any) · tl wala (not any) · fo eingin (not any) · fr aucun (not any) · sk žiadny (not any) · ro nici (not any) · nl verboden (used to show an activity is forbidden) · la vetatur (used to show an activity is forbidden) · ta அல்ல (not; not properly) · es no es (por) (not any) · mt mhux permess (used to show an activity is forbidden) · el καμία (not any) · da ingen (not any) · nan-hbl 𣍐做 /𫧃做 (used to show an activity is forbidden) · cy dim (not any) · it nessuno (not any) · io nula (not any) · nan-hbl 毋是 (not; not properly) · hu semmiféle (not any) · es no vale (used to show an activity is forbidden) · ar لَا (not any) · nl geen (not any) · fi ei (used to show an activity is forbidden) · da forbudt (used to show an activity is forbidden) · gl ningún (not any) · nan-hbl 𣍐用 /𫧃用 (used to show an activity is forbidden) · ro nu (not any) · la vetatum est (used to show an activity is forbidden) · sv ingen (not; not properly) · de verboten (used to show an activity is forbidden) · kab ala (used to show an activity is forbidden) · la nil (not any) · sk zákaz (used to show an activity is forbidden) · lv aizliegts (used to show an activity is forbidden) · la nōn (not any) · fi kielletty (used to show an activity is forbidden) · ba ярамай (used to show an activity is forbidden) · el δεν (not any) · dlg һуок (not any) · fj sega (not any) · hy չ- (used to show an activity is forbidden) · gsw ken (not any) · sco nae (not any) · ca gens (not any) · pam alâ (not any) · cy dim (used to show an activity is forbidden) · ms tiada (not any) · el απαγορεύεται (used to show an activity is forbidden) · ta இல்லை (not any) · el δε (not any) · ase O@Inside O@Side (not any) · cs zakázáno (used to show an activity is forbidden) · ar مَمْنُوع (used to show an activity is forbidden) · la interdictum (used to show an activity is forbidden) · rm niegn (not any) · hu semmilyen (not any) · ig ḿbà (not any) · pam emika- (not any) · bni te (not any) · hu tilos (used to show an activity is forbidden) · skd ken (not any) · sq esht i ndaluar (used to show an activity is forbidden) · bcl dai (not any) · gsw chai (not any) · ca no (used to show an activity is forbidden) · sv inget (not; not properly) · ang nān (not any) · gmw-rfr kaan (not any) · sl ni (not any) · pam alî (used to show an activity is forbidden) · liv mitikš (not any) · cmn 不行 (used to show an activity is forbidden) · ase O@Side Sidetoside (not any) · fi ei yksikään (not any) · sl prepovedano (used to show an activity is forbidden) · war wara (used to show an activity is forbidden) · phn 𐤀𐤁𐤋 (not any) · la prohibitum est (used to show an activity is forbidden)

no en · ADP · etymology 2

Pronunciation

/no/ (Scotland)
/nəʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/noː/ (Wales) without the toe–tow merger
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/nɐʉ/ (New-Zealand)
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/nəʉ/ (Australia)
/noʊ/ (Canada, General-American)
/nœʊ/ (General-South-African)
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Etymology

Inherited from Middle English no, na, from Old English nā, nō (“no, not, not ever, never”), from Proto-West Germanic *naiwō, from Proto-Germanic *naiwô (“never”), from *ne (“not”) + *aiwō (“ever”), equivalent to ne + aye. Cognate with Scots na (“no”), Saterland Frisian noa (“no”), West Frisian né (“no”), nea (“never”), Dutch nee (“no”), Low German nee (“no”), German nie (“never”), dialectal German nö (“no”), Danish nej (“no”), Swedish nej (“no”), Icelandic nei (“no”). Doublet of nay.

Meanings

Without.
- Look Ma, no hands!
Like.

no en · ADV · etymology 2

Pronunciation

/no/ (Scotland)
/niː/
/nəʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/noː/ (Wales) without the toe–tow merger
audio
/nɐʉ/ (New-Zealand)
audio
/nəʉ/ (Australia)
/noʊ/ (Canada, General-American)
/neː/ (sometimes)
/nœʊ/ (General-South-African)
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Etymology

Inherited from Middle English no, na, from Old English nā, nō (“no, not, not ever, never”), from Proto-West Germanic *naiwō, from Proto-Germanic *naiwô (“never”), from *ne (“not”) + *aiwō (“ever”), equivalent to ne + aye. Cognate with Scots na (“no”), Saterland Frisian noa (“no”), West Frisian né (“no”), nea (“never”), Dutch nee (“no”), Low German nee (“no”), German nie (“never”), dialectal German nö (“no”), Danish nej (“no”), Swedish nej (“no”), Icelandic nei (“no”). Doublet of nay.

Meanings

(not-comparable, with following adjective) Not, not at all. ▸ Used before different, before comparatives with more and less, and idiomatically before other comparatives.
- Is your sister any better? ~ No different. Still ill.
- It is a less physical kind of torture, but no less gruesome.
- I can think of no more deserving cause.
- This is no different from what we've been doing all along.
- Look no further than one's nose.
(informal, not-comparable, with following adjective) Not, not at all. ▸ Used idiomatically before certain other adjectives.
- The teacher’s decision was no fair.
- This thing is no good.
(Scotland, informal, not-comparable, without adjective) Not.
- AS the Devil is not so Black as he is Painted, so neither does he appear in so many Shapes as we make for him; we Dress him up in more Suits of Cloaths, and more Masquerade Habits, than ever he wore; and I question much, if he was to see the Pictures and Figures which we call Devil, whether he would know himself by some of them or no. 1725, Daniel Defoe, An essay on the history and reality of apparitions:
- Can ye no help me?
- I just want to find out whether she's coming or no.
(colloquial, humorous, not-comparable, usually) Not, does not, do not, etc.
- Ug no like veggie.

Translations (3)

ru не (Translations) · es no (Translations) · ru нет (Translations)

no en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

/no/ (Scotland)
/nəʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/noː/ (Wales) without the toe–tow merger
/nɜː/
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/næ/
/nɐʉ/ (New-Zealand)
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/nəʉ/ (Australia)
/noʊ/ (Canada, General-American)
/nɑː/
/nœʊ/ (General-South-African)
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Etymology

Inherited from Middle English no, na, from Old English nā, nō (“no, not, not ever, never”), from Proto-West Germanic *naiwō, from Proto-Germanic *naiwô (“never”), from *ne (“not”) + *aiwō (“ever”), equivalent to ne + aye. Cognate with Scots na (“no”), Saterland Frisian noa (“no”), West Frisian né (“no”), nea (“never”), Dutch nee (“no”), Low German nee (“no”), German nie (“never”), dialectal German nö (“no”), Danish nej (“no”), Swedish nej (“no”), Icelandic nei (“no”). Doublet of nay.

Meanings

A negating expression; an answer that shows disagreement, denial, refusal, or disapproval.
- Q: I'll answer any ten questions that call for a yes or a no. 1994, Brannon Braga, Ronald D. Moore, “All Good Things...”, in Star Trek: The Next Generation, season 7, episodes 25-26, John de Lancie (actor):
A vote not in favor, or opposing a proposition.
- The workers voted on whether to strike, and there were thirty yeses and two nos.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
nos	Number=Plur		lexicographic
noes	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Antonyms

yes · yea · aye

Synonyms

nah · nay · nope · naw

Translations (126)

es no (a negating expression) · is nei (a negating expression) · no nei (a negating expression) · el όχι (a vote not in favor) · gu નથી (a negating expression) · ml ഇല്ല (a negating expression) · ast negativa (a negating expression) · fa نه (a negating expression) · bg не (a negating expression) · mi kāore (a negating expression) · ar لَاءَان (a negating expression) · he לא (a negating expression) · az yox (a negating expression) · ta இல்லை (a negating expression) · lv nav (a negating expression) · uz hech (a negating expression) · nl neen (a negating expression) · fo nei (a negating expression) · pam ayba (a vote not in favor) · af nee (a negating expression) · ceb dili (a negating expression) · az qeyri (a negating expression) · sq jo (a vote not in favor) · pt não (a vote not in favor) · fi ei (a negating expression) · tl hindi (a negating expression) · scn nonzi (a negating expression) · ain ソモ (a negating expression) · mn биш (a negating expression) · sv nej (a negating expression) · is neitun (a negating expression) · ru нет (a negating expression) · mk не (a negating expression) · hu nem (a vote not in favor) · nl nee (a negating expression) · ru нет (a vote not in favor) · fi ei (a vote not in favor) · gl non (a vote not in favor) · cs ne (a negating expression) · sk proti (a vote not in favor) · hu nem (a negating expression) · scn no (a negating expression) · ia no (a negating expression) · war diri (a negating expression) · pl przeciw (a vote not in favor) · pam aliwa (a negating expression) · km ដោយគ្មាន (a negating expression) · ca negativa (a negating expression) · hy ոչ (a negating expression) · szl ńy (a negating expression) · yi ניט (a negating expression) · ar لَا (a vote not in favor) · eu ez (a negating expression) · af negatief (a negating expression) · br nann (a negating expression) · zu cha (a negating expression) · fr non (a negating expression) · be ня (a negating expression) · ta இல்லை (a vote not in favor) · cs proti (a vote not in favor) · pam alî (a negating expression) · sl ne (a negating expression) · et ei (a negating expression) · ja しない (a negating expression) · nl tegenstem (a vote not in favor) · ar لَاءَات (a negating expression) · pl nie (a negating expression) · da nej (a negating expression) · id tidak (a negating expression) · my အဘယ်သူမျှမ (a negating expression) · el όχι (a negating expression) · lv nē (a vote not in favor) · tr hayır (a negating expression) · fr non (a vote not in favor) · sl nè (a vote not in favor) · pam ays (a vote not in favor) · de Nein (a negating expression) · sq nuk (a negating expression) · kix nyàh (a negating expression) · ca no (a vote not in favor) · pt não (a negating expression) · cy na (a negating expression) · pam nandakata (a vote not in favor) · de Gegenstimme (a vote not in favor) · sd نه (a negating expression) · sq jo (a negating expression) · ps نه (a negating expression) · fi ei-ääni (a vote not in favor) · nl neestem (a vote not in favor) · vi lời không (a negating expression) · hi नहीं (a negating expression) · rm na (a negating expression) · lv ne (a negating expression) · rup nu (a vote not in favor) · war dire (a negating expression) · hy դեմ (a vote not in favor) · mn үгүй (a negating expression) · lmo nò (a negating expression) · rup nu (a negating expression) · tr yok (a negating expression) · es no (a vote not in favor) · lt ne (a negating expression) · am አይ (a negating expression) · gl non (a negating expression) · bn না (a negating expression) · pa ਨਹੀਂ (a negating expression) · ain somo (a negating expression) · uk не (a negating expression) · ms tidak (a negating expression) · fj sega (a negating expression) · it no (a negating expression) · gd eas-aonta (a negating expression) · mk нема (a negating expression) · mr नाही (a negating expression) · ar لَا (a negating expression) · so maya (a negating expression) · ca no (a negating expression) · qu mana (a negating expression) · ja ません (a negating expression) · ro nu (a negating expression) · sk nie (a negating expression) · sw si (a negating expression) · ko 아니 (a negating expression) · xh hayi (a negating expression) · eo neo (a negating expression) · ka არა (a negating expression)

no en · PART · etymology 2

Pronunciation

/no/ (Scotland)
/nəʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/noː/ (Wales) without the toe–tow merger
/nɜː/
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/næ/
/nɐʉ/ (New-Zealand)
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/nəʉ/ (Australia)
/noʊ/ (Canada, General-American)
/nɑː/
/nœʊ/ (General-South-African)
audio

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English no, na, from Old English nā, nō (“no, not, not ever, never”), from Proto-West Germanic *naiwō, from Proto-Germanic *naiwô (“never”), from *ne (“not”) + *aiwō (“ever”), equivalent to ne + aye. Cognate with Scots na (“no”), Saterland Frisian noa (“no”), West Frisian né (“no”), nea (“never”), Dutch nee (“no”), Low German nee (“no”), German nie (“never”), dialectal German nö (“no”), Danish nej (“no”), Swedish nej (“no”), Icelandic nei (“no”). Doublet of nay.

Meanings

Used to show disagreement, negation, denial, refusal, or prohibition.
- Why is it when I say 'no', you both hear 'yes'? 2000 February 5, Douglas Watkinson et al., “Beyond the Grave”, in Midsomer Murders:
- No, you are mistaken.
- David, no!
- No, you may not watch television now.
Used to express sadness or disappointment.
- "We lost." "No!"
Used to express disbelief.
- I got the job! / No! Really? That's fantastic!
Used to show agreement with a negative question.
- "Don’t you like milk?" "No." (i.e., "No, I don’t like milk.")
(colloquial) Used together with an affirmative word or phrase to show agreement.
- No, totally.
- "Wow!" "Yeah, no, it was really awful!"
- No, yeah, that's exactly right.

Antonyms

yeah · yayuh · yes · indeed · ar · yuppity · affirmative · yea · uh-huh · yes · aye · ja · yuppers · yeppers · indeedy · yassuh · da · ya · yup · yep · oui · yer · yiss · yus · yeppity · yesh · yepperoni · yes · maybe · mhm · arr · yessiree · yeh · yea · ay · ahuh · aye · yah · yessum · yass

Deriveds

nossuh · yeah, no · yes and no

Descendants

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Hyponyms

absolutely not · not likely · no siree Bob · not on your Nellie · not on your nelly · no way · under no circumstances · not in a million years · I don't think so · nuh-uh · hardly · God forbid · no way Jose · by no means · not on your life · hell no

Synonyms

nay · I'm good · no · no way · nay · naw · nope · negatory · nay · negative · ixnay · nope · nah · nope · nah

Translations (311)

vo nö (used to show disagreement or negation) · dng бу (used to show disagreement or negation) · ne अहँ (used to show disagreement or negation) · ml ഇല്ല (used to show agreement with a negative question (in some languages this response is the usual word for "yes")) · egy m-b-i-A-t*W10:bH-A2 (used to show disagreement or negation) · si නැ (used to show disagreement or negation) · pau ng diak (used to show disagreement or negation) · os нӕй (used to show disagreement or negation) · bo ལགས་མི་འདུག (used to show disagreement or negation) · ccc kala (used to show disagreement or negation) · ibg ari (used to show disagreement or negation) · prs خیر (used to show disagreement or negation) · sl nè (used to show disagreement or negation) · bho ना (used to show disagreement or negation) · la ne (used to show agreement with a negative question (in some languages this response is the usual word for "yes")) · bn না (used to show disagreement or negation) · sh не (used to show disagreement or negation) · ja いいえ (used to show disagreement or negation) · ru нет (used to show disagreement or negation) · is nei (used to show disagreement or negation) · hi जी नहीं (used to show disagreement or negation) · jv ora (used to show disagreement or negation) · sv nej (used to show agreement with a negative question (in some languages this response is the usual word for "yes")) · fr non (used to show disagreement or negation) · ja いや (used to show disagreement or negation) · sm leai (used to show disagreement or negation) · la minime (used to show disagreement or negation) · tzm ⵓⵀⵓ (used to show disagreement or negation) · ja 違う (used to show disagreement or negation) · nv ndagaʼ (used to show disagreement or negation) · ems qang'a (used to show disagreement or negation) · wrh wiray (used to show disagreement or negation) · el όχι (used to show disagreement or negation) · sq jo (used to show disagreement or negation) · pl nie (used to show disagreement or negation) · yo rárá (used to show disagreement or negation) · fur no (used to show disagreement or negation) · lo ບໍ່ (used to show disagreement or negation) · pam alipu (used to show agreement with a negative question (in some languages this response is the usual word for "yes")) · fro non (used to show disagreement or negation) · bn জ্বী না (used to show disagreement or negation) · hil dili (used to show disagreement or negation) · arc ܠܐ (used to show disagreement or negation) · ja うん (used to show agreement with a negative question (in some languages this response is the usual word for "yes")) · sk nie (used to show disagreement or negation) · tl hindi (used to show disagreement or negation) · io no (used to show disagreement or negation) · hy ոչ (used to show disagreement or negation) · ar نَعَم (used to show agreement with a negative question (in some languages this response is the usual word for "yes")) · krj indi (used to show disagreement or negation) · cs ne (used to show agreement with a negative question (in some languages this response is the usual word for "yes")) · ja ううん (used to show disagreement or negation) · yi ניין (used to show disagreement or negation) · kmr ne (used to show disagreement or negation) · bo ལགས་མིན (used to show disagreement or negation) · tg на (used to show disagreement or negation) · nn nei (used to show disagreement or negation) · gv cha nee (used to show disagreement or negation) · ga ní hea. (used to show disagreement or negation) · sw sivyo (used to show disagreement or negation) · ur جی نہیں (used to show disagreement or negation) · ce хӏан-хӏа (used to show disagreement or negation) · ppl inte (used to show disagreement or negation) · wo déedéet (used to show disagreement or negation) · hil indi (used to show disagreement or negation) · ky жок (used to show disagreement or negation) · yue 不 (used to show disagreement or negation) · sc nu (used to show disagreement or negation) · pl nie (used to show agreement with a negative question (in some languages this response is the usual word for "yes")) · pa ਨਹੀਂ (used to show disagreement or negation) · pam o (used to show agreement with a negative question (in some languages this response is the usual word for "yes")) · ast nun (used to show disagreement or negation) · mfe non (used to show disagreement or negation) · vi phải (used to show agreement with a negative question (in some languages this response is the usual word for "yes")) · am የለም (used to show disagreement or negation) · et ei (used to show disagreement or negation) · sq nuk (used to show disagreement or negation) · da nej (used to show disagreement or negation) · ia no (used to show agreement with a negative question (in some languages this response is the usual word for "yes")) · cic ki'yo (used to show disagreement or negation) · ja いえ (used to show disagreement or negation) · cmn 否 (used to show disagreement or negation) · sc no (used to show disagreement or negation) · rom na (used to show disagreement or negation) · chr Ꮭ (used to show disagreement or negation) · ain ソモ (used to show disagreement or negation) · fi et (used to show agreement with a negative question (in some languages this response is the usual word for "yes")) · pam um (used to show agreement with a negative question (in some languages this response is the usual word for "yes")) · el όχι (used to show agreement with a negative question (in some languages this response is the usual word for "yes")) · chn wik (used to show disagreement or negation) · prs نه (used to show disagreement or negation) · la ne (used to show disagreement or negation) · ar لَا (used to show disagreement or negation) · ug ياق (used to show disagreement or negation) · la non (used to show disagreement or negation) · eu ez (used to show disagreement or negation) · es no (used to show agreement with a negative question (in some languages this response is the usual word for "yes")) · sa नहि (used to show disagreement or negation) · pa نہیں (used to show disagreement or negation) · ta இல்லை (used to show agreement with a negative question (in some languages this response is the usual word for "yes")) · sl nè (used to show agreement with a negative question (in some languages this response is the usual word for "yes")) · acw لَا (used to show disagreement or negation) · fa-ira نه (used to show disagreement or negation) · mk не (used to show disagreement or negation) · rm na (used to show disagreement or negation) · ny iyayi (used to show disagreement or negation) · pam ali (used to show disagreement or negation) · rue нїт (used to show disagreement or negation) · ceb dili (used to show disagreement or negation) · es no (used to show disagreement or negation) · de nee (used to show disagreement or negation) · fi ei (used to show agreement with a negative question (in some languages this response is the usual word for "yes")) · gug nahániri (used to show disagreement or negation) · war diri (used to show disagreement or negation) · pam wa (used to show agreement with a negative question (in some languages this response is the usual word for "yes")) · cu ⱀⰻ (used to show disagreement or negation) · fj sega (used to show disagreement or negation) · cmn 沒有 /没有 (used to show disagreement or negation) · cho kíyo (used to show disagreement or negation) · sh ne (used to show disagreement or negation) · cy na (used to show agreement with a negative question (in some languages this response is the usual word for "yes")) · nl nee (used to show disagreement or negation) · acm لاع (used to show disagreement or negation) · grc οὔ (used to show disagreement or negation) · be не (used to show disagreement or negation) · haw ʻaʻole (used to show disagreement or negation) · ab мап (used to show disagreement or negation) · ota یوق (used to show disagreement or negation) · kn ಇಲ್ಲ (used to show disagreement or negation) · ia no (used to show disagreement or negation) · kk жоқ (used to show disagreement or negation) · krl ei (used to show disagreement or negation) · fo nei (used to show agreement with a negative question (in some languages this response is the usual word for "yes")) · pt não (used to show agreement with a negative question (in some languages this response is the usual word for "yes")) · ood pi'a (used to show disagreement or negation) · fr non (used to show agreement with a negative question (in some languages this response is the usual word for "yes")) · es no pues (used to show disagreement or negation) · bo ལགས་མ་རེད (used to show disagreement or negation) · bo ལགས་མེད (used to show disagreement or negation) · cab uá (used to show disagreement or negation) · rm na (used to show agreement with a negative question (in some languages this response is the usual word for "yes")) · mr नाही (used to show disagreement or negation) · non nei (used to show disagreement or negation) · pam e (used to show disagreement or negation) · pt né (used to show agreement with a negative question (in some languages this response is the usual word for "yes")) · fa-ira خیر (used to show disagreement or negation) · ur نے (used to show disagreement or negation) · prs نخیر (used to show disagreement or negation) · lou non (used to show disagreement or negation) · km ទេ (used to show disagreement or negation) · cmn 不 (used to show disagreement or negation) · ms tidak (used to show disagreement or negation) · prs نی (used to show disagreement or negation) · ko 아니 (used to show disagreement or negation) · yo ó tì (used to show disagreement or negation) · vi ừ (used to show agreement with a negative question (in some languages this response is the usual word for "yes")) · nl neen (used to show disagreement or negation) · my ဟင့်အင်း (used to show disagreement or negation) · arz لَا (used to show disagreement or negation) · lb neen (used to show disagreement or negation) · ppl tesu (used to show disagreement or negation) · win kaʼo (used to show disagreement or negation) · ko 아뇨 (used to show disagreement or negation) · fi ei (used to show disagreement or negation) · ta அல்ல (used to show disagreement or negation) · ne हुन्न (used to show disagreement or negation) · acw لَأ (used to show disagreement or negation) · da nej (used to show agreement with a negative question (in some languages this response is the usual word for "yes")) · oc non (used to show disagreement or negation) · com kee (used to show disagreement or negation) · nmn ʻĩĩ (used to show agreement with a negative question (in some languages this response is the usual word for "yes")) · is nei (used to show agreement with a negative question (in some languages this response is the usual word for "yes")) · arz لَأ (used to show disagreement or negation) · got 𐌽𐌴 (used to show disagreement or negation) · oj gaawiin (used to show disagreement or negation) · ps نه (used to show disagreement or negation) · as নহয় (used to show disagreement or negation) · ary لَا (used to show disagreement or negation) · gu ના (used to show disagreement or negation) · ml ഇല്ല (used to show disagreement or negation) · wyi woi (used to show disagreement or negation) · fo neiggj (used to show agreement with a negative question (in some languages this response is the usual word for "yes")) · lt ne (used to show disagreement or negation) · cy na (used to show disagreement or negation) · ko 아니요 (used to show disagreement or negation) · hu nem (used to show agreement with a negative question (in some languages this response is the usual word for "yes")) · ml അല്ല (used to show disagreement or negation) · af nee (used to show disagreement or negation) · dsb ně (used to show disagreement or negation) · ka არ (used to show disagreement or negation) · br nann (used to show disagreement or negation) · ta இல்லை (used to show disagreement or negation) · nuk wik (used to show disagreement or negation) · pt não (used to show disagreement or negation) · szl ńy (used to show disagreement or negation) · zu qha (used to show disagreement or negation) · acm لَأ (used to show disagreement or negation) · te లేదు (used to show disagreement or negation) · rup nu (used to show disagreement or negation) · li nae (used to show disagreement or negation) · ur نا (used to show disagreement or negation) · az xeyr (used to show disagreement or negation) · cop ⲙⲙⲟⲛ (used to show disagreement or negation) · tt юк (used to show disagreement or negation) · ur نہیں (used to show disagreement or negation) · mt le (used to show disagreement or negation) · sc non (used to show disagreement or negation) · gl non (used to show disagreement or negation) · gaa dabida (used to show disagreement or negation) · acm لَع (used to show disagreement or negation) · hi नहीं (used to show disagreement or negation) · grc οὐχί (used to show disagreement or negation) · ajp لَأ (used to show disagreement or negation) · ang nese (used to show disagreement or negation) · sco naw (used to show disagreement or negation) · ca no (used to show agreement with a negative question (in some languages this response is the usual word for "yes")) · lv nē (used to show disagreement or negation) · sk nie (used to show agreement with a negative question (in some languages this response is the usual word for "yes")) · th ไฮ้ (used to show disagreement or negation) · yo bẹ́ẹ̀ kọ́ (used to show disagreement or negation) · vi đúng vậy (used to show agreement with a negative question (in some languages this response is the usual word for "yes")) · qu mánan (used to show disagreement or negation) · it no (used to show disagreement or negation) · mnk hani (used to show disagreement or negation) · ne नाई (used to show disagreement or negation) · pap nò (used to show disagreement or negation) · rcf non (used to show disagreement or negation) · lb nee (used to show disagreement or negation) · hu nem (used to show disagreement or negation) · tk ýok (used to show disagreement or negation) · he לֹא (used to show disagreement or negation) · pag andi (used to show disagreement or negation) · bn জি না (used to show disagreement or negation) · nap none (used to show disagreement or negation) · nv dooda (used to show disagreement or negation) · fo nei (used to show disagreement or negation) · kix nyàh (used to show disagreement or negation) · km បាទទេ (used to show disagreement or negation) · id tidak (used to show disagreement or negation) · ltg nā (used to show disagreement or negation) · cmn 沒 /没 (used to show disagreement or negation) · gaa daabi (used to show disagreement or negation) · kpv абу (used to show disagreement or negation) · ja はい (used to show agreement with a negative question (in some languages this response is the usual word for "yes")) · ur نہ (used to show disagreement or negation) · th เปล่า (used to show disagreement or negation) · ms tak (used to show disagreement or negation) · kmr na (used to show disagreement or negation) · uz yoʻq (used to show disagreement or negation) · chn wake (used to show disagreement or negation) · sw hapana (used to show disagreement or negation) · as না (used to show disagreement or negation) · ca no (used to show disagreement or negation) · nmn ʻĩĩ (used to show disagreement or negation) · ko 예 (used to show agreement with a negative question (in some languages this response is the usual word for "yes")) · ur لا (used to show disagreement or negation) · uk ні (used to show disagreement or negation) · de nein (used to show agreement with a negative question (in some languages this response is the usual word for "yes")) · mn үгүй (used to show disagreement or negation) · de nö (used to show disagreement or negation) · fa-ira نخیر (used to show disagreement or negation) · km អត់ទេ (used to show disagreement or negation) · eo ne (used to show disagreement or negation) · kaa joq (used to show disagreement or negation) · fi emme (used to show agreement with a negative question (in some languages this response is the usual word for "yes")) · ain somo (used to show disagreement or negation) · iu ᐋᒃᑲ (used to show disagreement or negation) · ko 네 (used to show agreement with a negative question (in some languages this response is the usual word for "yes")) · miq apia (used to show disagreement or negation) · bg не (used to show disagreement or negation) · tr yok (used to show disagreement or negation) · gaa hɛ̃ɛ (used to show agreement with a negative question (in some languages this response is the usual word for "yes")) · ro nu (used to show disagreement or negation) · scn no (used to show disagreement or negation) · fi ette (used to show agreement with a negative question (in some languages this response is the usual word for "yes")) · zu cha (used to show disagreement or negation) · cst 'ák̄we (used to show disagreement or negation) · hur éwe (used to show disagreement or negation) · sv nej (used to show disagreement or negation) · pdt nä (used to show disagreement or negation) · my မဟုတ်ပါဘူး (used to show disagreement or negation) · bcl bako (used to show disagreement or negation) · de nein (used to show disagreement or negation) · tr hayır (used to show disagreement or negation) · acm لَا (used to show disagreement or negation) · no nei (used to show disagreement or negation) · te కాదు (used to show disagreement or negation) · bo ལགས་ཡོད་མ་རེད (used to show disagreement or negation) · fy nee (used to show disagreement or negation) · as নাই (used to show disagreement or negation) · tk ýook (used to show disagreement or negation) · nv aooʼ (used to show agreement with a negative question (in some languages this response is the usual word for "yes")) · ppl te (used to show disagreement or negation) · os нӕ (used to show disagreement or negation) · bcl dai (used to show disagreement or negation) · hy չէ (used to show disagreement or negation) · ba юҡ (used to show disagreement or negation) · chr ᏝᏃ (used to show disagreement or negation) · se a-a (used to show disagreement or negation) · gsw näi (used to show disagreement or negation) · mi kāo (used to show disagreement or negation) · tg не (used to show disagreement or negation) · cab inó (used to show disagreement or negation) · cs ne (used to show disagreement or negation) · ang nese (used to show agreement with a negative question (in some languages this response is the usual word for "yes")) · hu igen (used to show agreement with a negative question (in some languages this response is the usual word for "yes")) · fi eivät (used to show agreement with a negative question (in some languages this response is the usual word for "yes")) · vi không (used to show disagreement or negation) · th ไม่ (used to show disagreement or negation) · ka არა (used to show disagreement or negation) · az yox (used to show disagreement or negation)

no en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

/no/ (Scotland)
/nəʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/noː/ (Wales) without the toe–tow merger
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/nɐʉ/ (New-Zealand)
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/nəʉ/ (Australia)
/noʊ/ (Canada, General-American)
/nœʊ/ (General-South-African)
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Etymology

Inherited from Middle English no, na, from Old English nā, nō (“no, not, not ever, never”), from Proto-West Germanic *naiwō, from Proto-Germanic *naiwô (“never”), from *ne (“not”) + *aiwō (“ever”), equivalent to ne + aye. Cognate with Scots na (“no”), Saterland Frisian noa (“no”), West Frisian né (“no”), nea (“never”), Dutch nee (“no”), Low German nee (“no”), German nie (“never”), dialectal German nö (“no”), Danish nej (“no”), Swedish nej (“no”), Icelandic nei (“no”). Doublet of nay.

Meanings

(colloquial, intransitive) To say “no”.
- There were days, entire years of his life, spent yessing and noing on the phone, picking up and hanging up and accomplishing nothing at all. 2001, Nicholas Weinstock, “The Flowers”, in As Long As She Needs Me, New York, N.Y.: Perennial, published 2002, →ISBN, page 140:
- “Heaven knows why a woman ‘Noes’!” / Clarrie nodded glumly. “And why she ‘Yesses’ in the end.” 1994, Malcolm Ross, “Part Three: The New Woman”, in Kernow & Daughter, London: BCA, →ISBN, page 293:
- She felt disquiet at these tales of Musa’s illicit activities. ‘Does your father know?’ / ‘My father always noes. He never yeses. Specially when he’s sick, then he noes all the time. I gotta get out. Can’t stick around the house with him yelling.[…]’ 1983, Sasha Moorsom, chapter 5, in In the Shadow of the Paradise Tree, London; Melbourne, Vic.; Henley-on-Thame, Oxfordshire: Routledge & Kegan Paul, →ISBN, page 80:
(colloquial, transitive) To answer with “no”; to decline, reject.
- Never accustom yourself to say ‘Yes,’—practise an emphatic and decisive enunciation of the far more dignified and important monosyllable, ‘No.’ […] Believe me, it is of the utmost importance (the advice is not of recent date) that you should No the world. 1835 April, “The Whimsey Papers.—No. II. Vague Conclusions Concerning Selfishness and Benevolence—Vivid the Casuist—Skinflint the Misanthrope—Green, the Good-Natured Man.”, in [Caroline Norton], editor, The Court Magazine, […], volume VI, number IV, London: Edward Churton, […], →OCLC, page 168, column 1:
- Yet in every such instance—and there are scores of them—the Justices can do nothing but impotently point toward future action after Yessing or Noing past action by men in a position to act. 1955, Fred Rodell, “Powerful, Irresponsible, and Human”, in Nine Men: A Political History of the Supreme Court from 1790 to 1955, New York, N.Y.: Random House, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 12:
- BUDGET DIRECTOR SMITH / The President yessed his report […] SENATOR McCARRAN / He noed the President’s report 1940 March 17, “Back of the CAA Fight: Independence or Closer Executive Control of Aviation Agency”, in David Lawrence, editor, The United States News, Washington, D.C.: United States News Publishing Corporation, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 33, column 2:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Source
noing	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic
noed	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic
noed	Tense=Past	lexicographic
noes	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres	lexicographic

no en · ADV · etymology 3

Pronunciation

/no/ (Scotland)
/niː/
/nəʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/noː/ (Wales) without the toe–tow merger
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/nɐʉ/ (New-Zealand)
audio
/nəʉ/ (Australia)
/noʊ/ (Canada, General-American)
/neː/ (sometimes)
/nœʊ/ (General-South-African)
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Etymology

Variant of No., from the scribal abbreviation for Latin (in) numerō (“in number, to the number of”).

Meanings

(alt-of, alternative, archaic, not-comparable) Alternative form of No.
alt of No.

no en · NOUN · etymology 3

Pronunciation

/no/ (Scotland)
/nəʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/noː/ (Wales) without the toe–tow merger
/nɜː/
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/næ/
/nɐʉ/ (New-Zealand)
audio
/nəʉ/ (Australia)
/noʊ/ (Canada, General-American)
/nɑː/
/nœʊ/ (General-South-African)
audio

Etymology

Variant of No., from the scribal abbreviation for Latin (in) numerō (“in number, to the number of”).

Meanings

(alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of No.
alt of No.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
nos	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Relateds

quantifier