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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations'no', 'No': /nəʊ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/noʊ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(nō)

Inflections of 'no' (n):

noes: npl

nos: npl

no¹ /noʊ/USA pronunciation adv., n., pl. noes, nos.
adv.

(used to express dissent, disagreement, denial, or refusal, as in response to a question or request, or in giving a command):"Can we leave now?''—"No, stay here.''
(used to emphasize or introduce a negative statement):No, not one of them came.
not in any degree or manner;
not at all:[before an adjective or adverb that is comparative, or ending in -er]She's no better today than she was yesterday.
not:whether or no.

n. [countable]

an instance of saying the word "no.''
a denial or refusal:a definite no to our request.
a negative vote or voter:Five noes against two yeses.

no² /noʊ/USA pronunciation adj.

not any: [before a uncountable noun]He had no money.[before a plural noun]I had no books.[before a countable noun]:I had no way of knowing who would be there.
(used before a noun to suggest the opposite of that noun) not at all;
far from being:[before a noun]He is no genius.

no. or No., an abbreviation of:

Geographynorth.
northern.
number.

no¹ (nō),USA pronunciation adv., adj., n., pl. noes, nos, v.
adv.

(a negative used to express dissent, denial, or refusal, as in response to a question or request)
(used to emphasize or introduce a negative statement):Not a single person came to the party, no, not a one.
not in any degree or manner;
not at all (used with a comparative):He is no better.
not a (used before an adjective to convey the opposite of the adjective's meaning):His recovery was no small miracle.

adj.

not a (used before a noun to convey the opposite of the noun's meaning):She's no beginner on the ski slopes.

an utterance of the word "no.''
a denial or refusal:He responded with a definite no.
a negative vote or voter:The noes have it.
Informal Terms, Idioms no can do, it can't be done.

v.t.

to reject, refuse approval, or express disapproval of.

v.i.

to express disapproval.

bef. 900; Middle English; Old English nā, equivalent. to ne not + ā ever (see ay¹)

no² (nō),USA pronunciation adj.

not any:no money.
not at all;
far from being:He is no genius.
very little;
negligible:We got her to the hospital in no time.

1150–1200; Middle English; variant of none¹

No, [Symbol, Chem.]

Show Business, Literature, Chemistrynobelium.

Nō (nō),USA pronunciation n.

classic drama of Japan, developed chiefly in the 14th century, employing verse, prose, choral song, and dance in highly conventionalized formal and thematic patterns derived from religious sources and folk myths.

Also, No, Noh. Also called Nogaku. Cf. kabuki.

Middle Chinese, equivalent. to Chinese néng ability
Japanese, earlier noũ
1870–75

N/O, [Banking.]

Businessregistered.

no.,

Geographynorth.
northern.
number.

Also, No.

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no /nəʊ/ sentence substitute

used to express denial, disagreement, refusal, disapproval, disbelief, or acknowledgment of negative statements

n ( pl noes, nos)

an answer or vote of no
(often plural) a person who votes in the negative
the noes have it ⇒ there is a majority of votes in the negative
not take no for an answer ⇒ to continue in a course of action despite refusals

Compare yesEtymology: Old English nā, from ne not, no + ā ever; see ay¹

no /nəʊ/ determiner

not any, not a, or not one: there's no money left, no card in the file
not by a long way; not at all: she's no youngster
(followed by comparative adjectives and adverbs) not: no fewer than forty men, no more quickly than before
no go ⇒ See go¹

Etymology: Old English nā, changed from nān none¹

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No, Noh /nəʊ/ n ( pl No, Noh)

the stylized classic drama of Japan, developed in the 15th century or earlier, using music, dancing, chanting, elaborate costumes, and themes from religious stories or myths

Etymology: from Japanese nō talent, from Chinese neng

No /nəʊ/ n