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- [noh]
- /noʊ/
- /nəʊz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [noh]
- /noʊ/
Definitions of noes word
- adverb noes (a negative used to express dissent, denial, or refusal, as in response to a question or request) 1
- adverb noes (used to emphasize or introduce a negative statement): Not a single person came to the party, no, not a one. 1
- adverb noes not in any degree or manner; not at all (used with a comparative): He is no better. 1
- adverb noes not a (used before an adjective to convey the opposite of the adjective's meaning): His recovery was no small miracle. 1
- adjective noes not a (used before a noun to convey the opposite of the noun's meaning): She's no beginner on the ski slopes. 1
- noun plural noes an utterance of the word “no.”. 1
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Origin of noes
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English nā, equivalent to ne not + ā ever (see ay1)
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Noes
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
noes popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% 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".