no

Meaning

Det

1. Not any.
2. Hardly any.
3. Not any possibility or allowance of (doing something).
4. Not (a); not properly, not really; not fully.

Adv

1. not, not at all
2. (informal) not, not at all
3. (informal) not

Particle

1. Used to show disagreement, negation, denial, refusal, or prohibition.
2. Used to show agreement with a negative question.
3. (colloquial) Used together with an affirmative word or phrase to show agreement.

Prep

1. without
2. like
3. (colloquial) not, does not, do not, etc.

Noun

1. a negating expression; an answer that shows disagreement, denial, refusal, or disapproval
2. a vote not in favor, or opposing a proposition

Adv

Alternative form of No.

Noun

Alternative form of No.

Synonyms

not

🚫

none

negative

nay

nope

negative answer

nothing

don’t

never

not one

oh

nah

refuse

thanks

yes

non

absolutely not

do not

𐑌𐐬

no more

on the contrary

never mind

neither

no thanks

forbidden

not present

not so

uh-uh

no way

non-

nor

prohibited

not any

in no way

not at all

zero

nix

no kind of

like a hole in the head

like a hole in one’s head

there is not

absolutely

actually

altogether

assuredly

by no means

denial

far from it

God

if not

impossibility

leave behind

nae

ne

nobody

noes

number

🔢

prohibitive

scarcely

there is no

absent

ugh

un

unhappy

☹️

well

whatever

whatsoever

certainly not

hardly any

I am not

I will not

not a

not available

negative prefix

na

there is none

not want

naw

Pronounced as (IPA)

/nəʉ/

Etymology

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.

Sentences

No , no thanks , just looking .

This was reported to be because there was no specific mention of Russia .

He landed the plane with a damaged gear , but no major damage .

He has no records of previous anarchist activity .

There is no definite interpretation of the origin of the name .

It's no good trying to satisfy me with promises .

It is important to note that no testing was done on actual flooring .

It's no use closing the stable door , after the horse has bolted .