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- [bahy noh meen]
- /baɪ noʊ min/
- /baɪ nəʊ miːnz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bahy noh meen]
- /baɪ noʊ min/
Definitions of by no means words
- noun by no means on no account; in no way 3
- noun by no means Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end: The telephone is a means of communication. There are several means of solving the problem. 1
- noun by no means means. available resources, especially money: They lived beyond their means. considerable financial resources; riches: a man of means. 1
- noun by no means something that is midway between two extremes; something intermediate: to seek a mean between cynicism and blind faith. 1
- noun by no means Mathematics. a quantity having a value intermediate between the values of other quantities; an average, especially the arithmetic mean. either the second or third term in a proportion of four terms. 1
- noun by no means Statistics. expected value. See mathematical expectation (def 2). 1
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Origin of by no means
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English mene < Middle French meen, variant of meien < Latin mediānus; see median
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Parts of speech for By no means
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
by no means popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
by no means usage trend in Literature
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adv by no means
- comparatively — in a comparative manner
- practically — in effect; virtually: It is practically useless to protest.
- seldom — on only a few occasions; rarely; infrequently; not often: We seldom see our old neighbors anymore.
- barely — You use barely to say that something is only just true or only just the case.
- simply — in a simple manner; clearly and easily.
interj by no means
- negative — expressing or containing negation or denial: a negative response to the question.
- nix — nothing.
- never — not ever; at no time: Such an idea never occurred to me.
- not by any means — in no way, by no method
Antonyms for by no means
adv by no means
- frequently — often; many times; at short intervals.
- very — in a high degree; extremely; exceedingly: A giant is very tall.
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