4 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :
No \No\, n.; pl. Noes.
1. A refusal by use of the wordd no; a denial.
2. A negative vote; one who votes in the negative; as, to
call for the ayes and noes; the noes have it.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :
No \No\, a. [OE. no, non, the same word as E. none; cf. E. a,
an. See None.]
Not any; not one; none.
Let there be no strife . . . between me and thee.
--Gen. xiii.
8.
That goodness is no name, and happiness no dream.
--Byron.
Note: In Old England before a vowel the form non or noon was
used. ``No man.'' ``Noon apothercary.'' --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :
No \No\, adv. [OE. no, na, AS. n[=a]; ne not + [=a] ever. AS. ne
is akin to OHG. ni, Goth. ni, Russ. ne, Ir., Gael. & W. ni,
L. ne, gr. nh (in comp.), Skr. na, and also to E. prefix un-.
[root] 193. See Aye, and cf. Nay, Not, Nice,
Nefarious.]
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.
We do no otherwise than we are willed. --Shak.
I am perplx'd and doubtful whether or no I dare accept
this your congratulation. --Coleridge.
There is none righteous, no, not one. --Rom. iii.
10.
No! Nay, Heaven forbid. --Coleridge.
From WordNet (r) 1.6 :
no
adj : quantifier; used with either mass nouns or plural count
nouns for indicating a complete or almost complete lack
or zero quantity of; "we have no bananas"; "no eggs
left and no money to buy any"; "have you no decency?";
"did it with no help"; "I'll get you there in no time"
[syn: no(a)] [ant: all(a), some(a)]
n 1: a negative; "his no was loud and clear" [ant: yes]
2: a radioactive transuranic element synthesized by bombarding
curium with carbon ions; 7 isotopes are known [syn: nobelium,
No, atomic number 102]
adv 1: referring to the degree to which a certain quality is
present; "he was no heavier than a child" [syn: no
more]
2: not in any degree or manner; not at all; "he is no better
today"
3: used to express refusal or denial or disagreement etc or
especially to emphasize a negative statement; "no, you are
wrong"