noun

A county of South Sudan.

A lake in South Sudan.

A negating expression; an answer that shows disagreement, denial, refusal, or disapproval.

A vote not in favor, or opposing a proposition.

(Roman Catholicism) Initialism of Novus Ordo. [(Roman Catholicism) The version of the Roman Rite of the Mass established in 1969, the Mass of Paul VI, usually celebrated in a vernacular language.]

Alternative form of No..

Alternative form of Noh: a form of classical Japanese drama. [(uncountable) A kind of classical Japanese musical drama.]

verb

(intransitive, colloquial) To say “no”.

(transitive, colloquial) To answer with “no”; to decline, reject.

adjective

(electronics, plumbing, of switches, relays, and valves) Initialism of normally open.

adverb

(with following adjective) Not, not at all.

(colloquial, usually humorous) Not, does not, do not, etc.

Used before different, before comparatives with more and less, and idiomatically before other comparatives.

(informal) Used idiomatically before certain other adjectives.

(without adjective, now Scotland, informal) Not.

(archaic) Alternative form of No..

Synonyms for no

nonen notadv nayadv yesn nonadv

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