NO
adverb
Definition
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. Shak. I am perplx'd and doubtful whether or no I dare accept this your congratulation. Coleridge. There is none righteous, no, not one. Rom. iii. 10. No! Nay, Heaven forbid. Coleridge.
Other Definitions
This word also has 2 other definitions:
NO
(adjective)
Not any; not one; none. Let there be no strife ... between me and thee. Gen. xiii. 8. That goodness is no name, and happiness no dream. Byron.
NO
(noun)
1. A refusal by use of the wordd no; a denial.
2. A negative vote; one who votes in the negative; as, to call for the ayes and noes; the noes have it...
Added: October 09, 2025
Updated: October 09, 2025