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no

Nō
N n

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [noh]
    • /noʊ/
    • /nəʊ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [noh]
    • /noʊ/

Definitions of no word

  • noun no classic drama of Japan, developed chiefly in the 14th century, employing verse, prose, choral song, and dance in highly conventionalized formal and thematic patterns derived from religious sources and folk myths. 1
  • noun no Not any. 1
  • adverb no refusal 1
  • adverb no dissent 1
  • adverb no denial 1
  • adjective no not any 1
See all 49 definitions of no

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Origin of no

First appearance:

before 1870
One of the 26% newest English words
1870-75; < Japanese, earlier noũ < Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese néng ability

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for No

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of No

no popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

no usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for no

interjection no

  • on no account — an oral or written description of particular events or situations; narrative: an account of the meetings; an account of the trip.
  • not at all — in no way, to no extent
  • by no means — on no account; in no way
  • no way — refusal
  • nope — no1 (def 1).

adverb no

  • nay — and not only so but; not only that but also; indeed: many good, nay, noble qualities.

noun no

  • rejection — the act or process of rejecting.
  • rebuff — a blunt or abrupt rejection, as of a person making advances.
  • refusal — an act or instance of refusing.
  • veto — the power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions, enactments, etc., of another branch, especially the right of a president, governor, or other chief executive to reject bills passed by the legislature.
  • thumbs down — the short, thick, inner digit of the human hand, next to the forefinger.
All 17 Synonyms of no

Antonyms for no

interjection no

  • aye — Aye means yes; used in some dialects of British English.
  • yes — (used to express affirmation or assent or to mark the addition of something emphasizing and amplifying a previous statement): Do you want that? Yes, I do.

adverb no

  • passably — fairly; moderately: a passably good novel.
  • very well — successfully
  • tolerably — capable of being tolerated; endurable: His arrogance is no longer tolerable.
  • without doubt — to be uncertain about; consider questionable or unlikely; hesitate to believe.
  • acceptably — capable or worthy of being accepted.

noun no

All 8 Antonyms of no

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