No vs. Nay
No and Nay Definitions
No
Variant of Noh.
Nay
No
All but four Democrats voted nay.
No
A negative response; a denial or refusal
The proposal produced only noes.
Nay
And moreover
He was ill-favored, nay, hideous.
No
A negative vote or voter.
Nay
A denial or refusal.
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No
Used to express refusal, denial, disbelief, emphasis, or disagreement
No, I'm not going. No, you're wrong.
Nay
A negative vote or voter.
No
Not at all; not by any degree. Often used with the comparative
No better.
No more.
Nay
No.
No
Not
Whether or no.
Nay
Introducing a statement, without direct negation.
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No
(Informal) Used to indicate agreement with a preceding statement, especially when followed by a stronger judgment supporting that statement
"The car is getting old." "No, I know. It must be 10 years old by now.".
Nay
Or rather, or should I say; moreover (introducing a stronger and more appropriate expression than the preceding one).
His face was dirty, nay, filthy.
No
Used to express strong refusal, doubt, or disbelief.
Nay
(archaic) No.
No
Not any; not one; not a
No cookies are left.
Nay
A vote against.
I vote nay, even though the motion is popular, because I would rather be right than popular.
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No
Not at all; not close to being
He is no child.
Nay
A person who voted against.
The vote is 4 in favor and 20 opposed; the nays have it.
No
Hardly any
Got there in no time flat. See Usage Note at nor1.
Nay
(archaic) A denial; a refusal.
No
Not any.
No one
There is no water left.
No hot dogs were sold yesterday.
No phones were at the store.
No two people are the same..
There was no score at the end of the first period. (The score was 0-0.)
Nay
(obsolete) To refuse.
No
Hardly any.
We'll be finished in no time at all.
Fifty pounds for this is no money, really.
Nay
(obsolete) Nary. en
No
Not any possibility or allowance of (doing something).
No smoking
There's no stopping her once she gets going.
Nay
No; - a negative answer to a question asked, or a request made, now superseded by no. Opposed to aye or yea. See also Yes.
And eke when I say "ye," ne say not "nay."
I tell you nay; but except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
And now do they thrust us out privily? nay, verily; but let them come themselves and fetch us out.
He that will not when he may,When he would he shall have nay.
No
Not (a); not properly, not really; not fully.
My mother's no fool.
Working nine to five every day is no life.
Nay
Not this merely, but also; not only so, but; - used to mark the addition or substitution of a more explicit or more emphatic phrase.
No
(with following adjective) not, not at all
Nay
Denial; refusal.
No
More and less, and idiomatically before other comparatives.}}
It is a less physical kind of torture, but no less gruesome.
You’re no better than a common thief.
Look no further than one's nose
This is no different from what we've been doing all along.
Nay
A negative vote; one who votes in the negative.
No
(informal) Used idiomatically before certain other adjectives.
This thing is no good.
The teacher’s decision was no fair.
Nay
To refuse.
No
Not
I just want to find out whether she's coming or no.
Nay
A negative;
The nays have it
No
(archaic) nodot=a
Nay
Not this merely but also; not only so but;
Each of us is peculiar, nay, in a sense unique
No
Without
No
Like
No
Not, does not, do not, etc.
No
A negating expression; an answer that shows disagreement, denial, refusal, or disapproval
No
A vote not in favor, or opposing a proposition
The workers voted on whether to strike, and there were thirty "yeses" and two "nos".
No
Not any; not one; none; as, yes, we have no bananas; - often used as a quantifier.
Let there be no strife . . . between me and thee.
That goodness is no name, and happiness no dream.
No
Nay; not; not at all; not in any respect or degree; - a word expressing negation, denial, or refusal. Before or after another negative, no is emphatic.
We do no otherwise than we are willed.
I am perplx'd and doubtful whether or noI dare accept this your congratulation.
There is none righteous, no, not one.
No! Nay, Heaven forbid.
No
A refusal by use of the word no; a denial.
No
A negative vote; one who votes in the negative; as, to call for the ayes and noes; the noes have it.
No
A negative;
His no was loud and clear
No
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No
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
Have some milk
Some roses were still blooming
Having some friends over
Some apples
Some paper
No
Referring to the degree to which a certain quality is present;
He was no heavier than a child
No
Not in any degree or manner; not at all;
He is no better today
No
Used to express refusal or denial or disagreement etc or especially to emphasize a negative statement;
No, you are wrong
