Definition of noy
1. no [ d ] determiner, zero in number or amount
Synonyms no2. no [ a ] quantifier; used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns for indicating a complete or almost complete lack or zero quantity of
Examples:
"we have no bananas"
"no eggs left and no money to buy any"
"have you no decency?"
"I'll get you there in no time"
(Philip Reaves, "Who Rules the Marriage Bed?"...)
Beyond a certain point , of_course , no woman can be dominant - nature has seen to that .
Naturally no woman can ever completely monopolize the sexual initiative .
There is no evidence that these Milquetoasts became suddenly emboldened when they crossed the threshhold of the master_bedroom .
(John Harnsberger and Robert P. Wilkins,...)
Accordingly , though the practice violated the no trading provision of the Selkirk charter which reserved all such activity in merchandise and furs to the Hudson's_Bay_Company , some settlers went into trade .
(Barry Goldwater, "A Foreign Policy for America"...)
Mexico , Panama , and Venezuela are displaying open sympathy for Castroism , and there is no country - save the Dominican_Republic whose funeral services we recently arranged - where Castroism and anti Americanism does not prevent the government from unqualifiedly espousing the American cause .
Synonyms no Related Terms all some zero none nary3. no [ r ] referring to the degree to which a certain quality is present
Examples:
"he was no heavier than a child"
(The Atlanta Constitution...)
When the crowd was asked whether it wanted to wait one more term to make the race , it voted no - and there were no dissents .
(Chicago Daily Tribune...)
The stained-glass_windows may have developed unpremeditated patinas , the paneling may be no more durable than the planks in a political_platform .
(The Christian Science Monitor,...)
The remainder of the cast fulfilled its assignments no more_than satisfactorily just as the old production and limited stage_direction proved only serviceable .
(Organic Gardening and Farming,...)
It is no harder to raise big , healthy , blooming plants than weak , sickly little things ; in_fact it is easier .
(High Fidelity, 11:10...)
Recently I was struck anew by the divergent approaches , when in the course of one afternoon and evening I listened to no fewer than ten different performances .
Synonyms no no_more4. no [ n ] a negative
Examples:
"his no was loud and clear"
(Breni James, Nights of the Kill....)
`` No , sir '' .
(Edwin Booth, Outlaw Town....)
`` No .
(Ralph J. Salisbury, "On the Old Santa Fe Trail...)
`` No , I do n't '' , Johnson said .
The way his red rubber lips were stretched across his pearly little teeth I though he was only having a little joke , but , no , he wanted me to bend down from the roar of wind so he could roar something into my ear .
Synonyms no Related Terms yes negative5. no [ r ] not in any degree or manner; not at all
Examples:
"he is no better today"
(Arthur Miller, "The Prophecy," in The Best...)
And she was made to fall_in_love with him again there in the rutted dirt driveway standing in the cold fog , mad as she was at his going_away when he really did n't have to , mad at their both got older in a life that seemed to have taken no more than a week to go_by .
Synonyms no6. No [ n ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 25272
Synonyms No7. no [ i ] interjection, expressing disagreement.
Examples: "nae"
is Scottish or Northern English for "not"
8. no [ r ] used to express refusal or denial or disagreement etc or especially to emphasize a negative statement
Examples:
"no, you are wrong"
9. no [ o ] pronoun, none of a set of persons
Synonyms no_one no-one none no nobody neither10. No [ n ] a radioactive transuranic element synthesized by bombarding curium with carbon ions; 7 isotopes are known
Synonyms No atomic_number_102 nobelium Related Terms chemical_elementSimilar Spelling
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