nor

Meaning

Conj

1. (literary) And... not (introducing a negative statement, without necessarily following one).
2. (dated, formal) A function word introducing each except the first term of a series, indicating none of them is true.
3. (archaic) Neither.
4. (dated, formal) Used to introduce a further negative statement.
5. (UK, dialectal) Than.

Noun

Alternative form of NOR.

Synonyms

neither

or

neither nor

too

also

as well

no

🙅

not

🚫

not even

and

'' either

and not

else

either

otherwise

Translations

ni

weder noch

noch

ni

ni ni

noch

nem nem

ούτε

né

evenmin

auch nicht

neppure

nè

nem

Pronounced as (IPA)

/nɔː/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: nauther

In summary

From Middle English nauther, from nother. Cognate with neither. By surface analysis, not + or.

Sentences

Nor was this all .

Neither Danny nor Jenni had experience in organising nightclubs .