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Meaning of 'no' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . No [ a.]
- Not any; not one; none.
2 . No [ adv.]
- 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.
3 . No [ n.]
- A refusal by use of the wordd no; a denial.
- A negative vote; one who votes in the negative; as, to call for the ayes and noes; the noes have it.

Meaning of 'no' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . no [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a negative
Example in sentence:
  • his no was loud and clear;
  • the nays have it
2 . no [ a]
Meaning (2):
- (quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns for indicating a complete or almost complete lack or zero quantity of
Example in sentence:
  • did it with no help;
  • have you no decency?;
  • I'll get you there in no time;
  • no eggs left and no money to buy any;
  • we have no bananas
3 . no [ r]
Meaning (3):
- not in any degree or manner; not at all
Example in sentence:
  • he is no better today
Meaning (4):
- referring to the degree to which a certain quality is present
Example in sentence:
  • he was no heavier than a child
Meaning (5):
- used to express refusal or denial or disagreement etc or especially to emphasize a negative statement
Example in sentence:
  • no, you are wrong

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