Definition of NO

no

Meanings

Plural: noes, nos

Noun

  • a negative
    • "his no was loud and clear"
  • a radioactive transuranic element synthesized by bombarding curium with carbon ions; 7 isotopes are known
  • A negating expression; an answer that shows disagreement, denial, refusal, or disapproval.
  • A vote not in favor, or opposing a proposition.
  • Alternative form of 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"

Adverb

  • referring to the degree to which a certain quality is present
    • "he was no heavier than a child"
  • not in any degree or manner; not at all
    • "he is no better today"
  • used to express refusal or denial or disagreement etc or especially to emphasize a negative statement
    • "no, you are wrong"

Det

  • Not any.
  • Hardly any.
  • Not any possibility or allowance of (doing something).
  • Not (a); not properly, not really; not fully.

Adv

  • Not, not at all.
  • Used before different, before comparatives with more and less, and idiomatically before other comparatives.
  • Not, not at all.
  • Used idiomatically before certain other adjectives.
  • Not.
  • Alternative form of No..

Particle

  • Used to show disagreement, negation, denial, refusal, or prohibition.
  • Used to show agreement with a negative question.
  • Used together with an affirmative word or phrase to show agreement.

Prep

  • Without.
  • Like.
  • Not, does not, do not, etc.

Verb

  • To say “no”.
  • To answer with “no”; to decline, reject.

Origin / Etymology

Inherited 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 Proto-West Germanic *nain, from Proto-Germanic *nainaz (“not any”, literally “not one”), equivalent to ne (“not”) + a.
Cognate with Scots nae (“no, not any, none”), Old Frisian nān, nēn ("no, not any, none"), Saterland Frisian naan, neen (“no, not any, none”), North Frisian nian (“no, not any, none”), Old Dutch nēn ("no, not any, none"; > Dutch neen (“no”)), Old Norse neinn (“no, not any, none”). Compare also Old Saxon nigēn ("not any"; > Low German nen), Old Dutch nehēn (Middle Dutch negheen/negeen, Dutch geen), West Frisian gjin, Old High German nihein (> German kein). More at no, one.

Synonyms

atomic number 102, I'm good, ixnay, nah, naw, nay, negatory, no, no more, nobelium, nope, not even one, not one, See Thesaurus:bullshit, See Thesaurus:tut tut, See Thesaurus:yuck, zero

Antonyms

;, a couple of, a few, a handful of, all, any, aye, countless, every single, many, maybe, multiple, no, numerous, one, quite, some, various, yea, yes

Scrabble Score: 2

no is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
no is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
no is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 3

no is a valid Words With Friends word