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[ ney ] / neɪ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR nay ON THESAURUS.COM
adverband not only so but; not only that but also; indeed: many good, nay, noble qualities. Archaic. no (used in dissent, denial, or refusal). nouna denial or refusal. a negative vote or voter. Origin of nay1125–75; Middle English nai, nei<Old Norse nei no, contraction of ne not + ei ever; see na, ay 1Words nearby naynavy yard, nawab, Naxalite, Naxçivan, Naxos, nay, naya paisa, Nayarit, Nay Pyi Taw, naysay, naysayer Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for nayThe vote in the Senate was 81-18, with 27 Republicans voting aye and 18 nay. No Country for Old Moderates|Michael Tomasky|October 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST Of course, the Democratic majority holds the votes to confirm Hagel even if Republicans unanimously vote "nay." Make Democrats Own Their Hagel-Flop|David Frum|February 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST I would bet today, though, that they don't even have 40 at the end of the day; more like 15 to 25 nay votes would be my guess. The Hagel Nomination|Michael Tomasky|January 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST It is seriously - nay, spectacularly - flawed in its most fundamental aspects. David's Bookclub: Eisenhower in War and Peace|David Frum|December 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST
And this tale involved the writing of a biography—which would just so happen to involve hours, nay years, of travel for them. Paula Broadwell, Eminem, & More Spurned Lovers Who Went Ballistic|Paula Froelich|November 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST He is rich enough to buy it, nay he has Plenty of it, tho' he hardly ever touches it, when he is by himself. A Letter to Dion|Bernard Mandeville Nay”—as the youth looked up in astonishment—“nay, answer me not, for I know what thou wouldst have. Hero Tales and Legends of the Rhine|Lewis Spence "Nay, she will be under a different and a harsher master," said the Roman. The Last of the Legions and Other Tales of Long Ago|Arthur Conan Doyle Nay,” as Kenyon attempted to speak again, “I cannot hear you further. Zero the Slaver|Lawrence Fletcher Sire, I have been guilty of a great fault; nay, more than a great fault, a great crime. Ten Years Later|Alexandre Dumas, Pere
British Dictionary definitions for nay
sentence substitutemainly archaic, or dialect an archaic or dialect (except in voting by voice) word for no 1 noun- a person who votes in the negative
- a negative vote
adverb(sentence modifier) archaic an emphatic form of no 1 Word Origin for nayC12: from Old Norse nei, from ne not + ei ever, ay 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to naydenial, negative, against |