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nay
nayrefusal; denial; negative vote
Not to be confused with:neigh – high-pitched sound made by a horsenay N0002800 (nā)adv.1. No: All but four Democrats voted nay.2. And moreover: He was ill-favored, nay, hideous.n.1. A denial or refusal.2. A negative vote or voter.
[Middle English, from Old Norse nei : ne, not; see ne in Indo-European roots + ei, ever; see aiw- in Indo-European roots.]nay (neɪ) sentence substitutechiefly archaic or dialect an archaic or dialect (except in voting by voice) word for no1na. a person who votes in the negativeb. a negative voteadv (sentence modifier) archaic an emphatic form of no1[C12: from Old Norse nei, from ne not + ei ever, ay1]nay (neɪ)
adv. 1. and not only so but; not only that but also; indeed: many good, nay, noble qualities. 2. Archaic. no (used in dissent, denial, or refusal). n. 3. a denial or refusal. 4. a negative vote or voter. [1125–75; Middle English nai, nei < Old Norse nei no] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | nay - a negative; "the nays have it"negative - a reply of denial; "he answered in the negative"yea - an affirmative; "The yeas have it" | | Adv. | 1. | nay - not this merely but also; not only so but; "each of us is peculiar, nay, in a sense unique" |
nayadverb indeed, actually, in fact, and even, or rather, in truth Long essays, nay, whole books have been written on this.nayadverbNot so:no, nix.Informal: nope.Idiom: nothing doing.noun1. A negative response:no, refusal, rejection.2. A negative vote or voter:no.Translationsnononou plutôtnorifiutomesmoounay
nay1. formal No. Used to indicate a negative vote or to emphasize a point. It was an unethical, nay, downright abhorrent thing to do.2. A negative vote. I plan to vote nay on this proposal.3. One who has cast a negative vote. The nays overwhelmed the handful of yeas on this vote.nay mod. ugly; unfavorable. (From nasty.) What a nay thing to say. NAY
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nay
Synonyms for nayadv indeedSynonyms- indeed
- actually
- in fact
- and even
- or rather
- in truth
Synonyms for nayadv not soSynonymsnoun a negative responseSynonymsnoun a negative vote or voterSynonymsAntonyms for naynoun a negativeRelated WordsAntonyms |