nay

Meaning

Adv

1. No.
2. Introducing a statement, without direct negation.
3. Or rather, or should I say; moreover (introducing a stronger and more appropriate expression than the preceding one).

Intj

No.

Noun

1. A vote against.
2. A person who voted against.
3. A denial; a refusal.

Verb

To refuse.

Adj

Nary.

Synonyms

no

🙅

nope

not

🚫

more

most

neither

objection

quite

rather

really

refusal

sooner

well

uh-uh

actually

negative vote

further

in truth

Pronounced as (IPA)

/neɪ/

Etymology

From Middle English nai, nei, from Old Norse nei (“no”), contraction of ne (“not”) + ei (“ever”), itself from Proto-Germanic *nai (“never”), *nē (“not”). More at no.