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- [nee-th er, nahy-]
- /ˈni ðər, ˈnaɪ-/
- /ˈnaɪðə(r)/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [nee-th er, nahy-]
- /ˈni ðər, ˈnaɪ-/
Definitions of neither word
- adjective neither not either; not the one or the other: Neither statement is true. 1
- noun neither Not the one nor the other of two people or things ; not either. 1
- noun neither with nor 1
- adjective neither not either one 1
- adverb neither either, likewise 1
- noun neither and not either 1
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Origin of neither
First appearance:
before 1150 One of the 7% oldest English words
1150-1200; Middle English, equivalent to ne not + either; replacing Middle English nawther, Old English nāwther, nāhwæther (nā not, no1 + hwæther which of two; see whether)
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Parts of speech for Neither
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
neither popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% 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".
neither usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for neither
conjunction neither
- nor — a Boolean operator that returns a positive result when both operands are negative.
adjective neither
- not — (used to express negation, denial, refusal, or prohibition): You must not do that. It's not far from here.
- not at all — in no way, to no extent
Antonyms for neither
conjunction neither
- instead of — as a substitute or replacement; in the place or stead of someone or something: We ordered tea but were served coffee instead.
- preferentially — of, relating to, or of the nature of preference: preferential policies.
- in other words — that is to say
- conversely — You say conversely to indicate that the situation you are about to describe is the opposite or reverse of the one you have just described.
- on the other hand — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
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