NO

no

(adjective) (quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns for indicating a complete or almost complete lack or zero quantity of; “we have no bananas”; “no eggs left and no money to buy any”; “have you no decency?”; “did it with no help”; “I’ll get you there in no time”

no

(adverb) used to express refusal or denial or disagreement etc or especially to emphasize a negative statement; “no, you are wrong”

no

(adverb) not in any degree or manner; not at all; “he is no better today”

no, no more

(adverb) referring to the degree to which a certain quality is present; “he was no heavier than a child”

no

(noun) a negative; “his no was loud and clear”

nobelium, No, atomic number

(noun) a radioactive transuranic element synthesized by bombarding curium with carbon ions; 7 isotopes are known

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Adverb

No (not comparable)

(archaic) Alternative form of No.

Noun

No (plural Nos)

Alternative form of No.

Etymology 2

Noun

No (countable and uncountable, plural No)

Alternative form of Noh: a form of classical Japanese drama.

Etymology 3

Proper noun

No

A lake in South Sudan

A county of South Sudan

Anagrams

• -on, ON, ON., on, on-

Etymology 1

Determiner

no

Not any.

Antonyms: any, some

Hardly any.

Antonyms: quite, some

Not any possibility or allowance of (doing something).

Not (a); not properly, not really; not fully.

Etymology 2

Adverb

no (not comparable)

(Except in Scotland, now only used with different, with comparatives more and less, and informally with certain other adjectives such as good and fun) Not, not at all.

Particle

no

Used to show disagreement or negation.

Synonyms: nay, nope

Antonyms: yes, yea, aye, maybe

Used to show agreement with a negative question.

Synonyms: nah, nay, nope

(colloquial) Used together with an affirmative word or phrase to show agreement.

Preposition

no

without

like

Synonyms

• See also no

Coordinate terms

• (expression of negation): way

Noun

no (plural noes or nos)

a negating expression; an answer that shows disagreement or disapproval

a vote not in favor, or opposing a proposition

Synonyms

• nope

• nay

Antonyms

• yes

• yea

• aye

Etymology 3

Adverb

no (not comparable)

(archaic) Alternative form of No.

Noun

no (plural nos)

Alternative form of No.

Anagrams

• -on, ON, ON., on, on-

Adjective

NO

(electronics, of a relay) Initialism of normally open.

Proper noun

NO

(Roman Catholicism) Initialism of Novus Ordo.

Anagrams

• -on, ON, ON., on, on-

Source: Wiktionary



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