no Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a negative
    • his no was loud and clear
  2. noun a radioactive transuranic element synthesized by bombarding curium with carbon ions; 7 isotopes are known
    atomic number 102; nobelium.
  3. adjective 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
  4. adverb referring to the degree to which a certain quality is present
    no more.
    • he was no heavier than a child
  5. adverb not in any degree or manner; not at all
    • he is no better today
  6. adverb used to express refusal or denial or disagreement etc or especially to emphasize a negative statement
    • no, you are wrong

WordNet

No adjective
Etymology
OE. no, non, the same word as E. none; cf. E. a, an. See None.
Definitions
  1. 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.
    ✍ In Old England before a vowel the form non or noon was used. "No man." "Noon apothercary." Chaucer.
No adverb
Etymology
OE. no, na, AS. na; 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.
Definitions
  1. 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.
No noun
Wordforms
plural Noes
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913