No

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -əʊ
• Homophones: know

From Middle English no, noo, na, a reduced form of none, noon, nan ("none, not any") used before consonants (compare a to an), from Old English nān ("none, not any"), from ne ("not") + ān ("one"), equivalent to ne("not") + a. Compare Old Saxon nigēn ("not any") (Low German nen), Dutch geen, Old High German nihein (German kein). More at no, one.

Full definition of no

Determiner

1. Not any.no oneThere is no water left.No hot dogs were sold yesterday.No customer personal data will be retained unless it is rendered anonymous.
2. Not any possibility or allowance of (doing something).No smokingThere's no stopping her once she gets going.
3. Not (a); not properly, not really; not fully.My mother's no fool.Working nine to five every day is no life.

Antonyms

• any
• some

Derived terms

From Middle English no, na, from Old English nā, nō ("never"), from Proto-Germanic *nai ("never"), *nē ("not"), from Proto-Indo-European *ne, *nē, *nēy, equivalent to Old English ne ("not") + ā, ō ("ever, always"). Cognate with West Frisian né ("no"), West Frisian nea ("never"), Dutch nee ("no"), Low German nee ("no"), German nie ("never"), Icelandic nei ("no"). More at nay.

Adverb

1. (largely obsolete except in Scotland) Not.I just want to find out whether she's coming or no.
2. (used with comparatives) Not any, not at all.

Particle

1. Used to show disagreement or negation.No, you are mistaken.No, you may not watch television now.
2. Used to show agreement with a negative question."Don’t you like milk?" "No" (i.e., "No, I don’t like milk.")

Synonyms

• nay, nope

Antonyms

• yes
• yea
• aye
• maybe

Noun

1. A negating expression; an answer that shows disagreement or disapproval.
2. A vote not in favor, or opposing a proposition.The workers voted on whether to strike, and there were thirty "yeses" and one "no".

Synonyms

• nay

Antonyms

• yes
• yea
• aye
• maybe

Anagrams

• on, ON