Nay

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • ad. No: All but four Democrats voted nay.
  • ad. And moreover: He was ill-favored, nay, hideous.
  • n. A denial or refusal.
  • n. A negative vote or voter.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • ad. no
  • conjunction. or even, or more like, or should I say. Introduces a stronger and more appropriate expression than the preceding one.
  • n. A vote against.
  • n. A person who voted against.
  • v. To refuse.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • ad. No; -- a negative answer to a question asked, or a request made, now superseded by no. Opposed to aye or yea. See also yes.
  • ad. Not this merely, but also; not only so, but; -- used to mark the addition or substitution of a more explicit or more emphatic phrase.
  • n. Denial; refusal.
  • n. A negative vote; one who votes in the negative.
  • v. To refuse.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • No: an expression of negation or refusal.
  • Not only so, but; and not only (that which has just been mentioned), but also; indeed; in point of fact: as, the Lord is willing, nay, he desires, that all should repent.
  • to deny; refuse.
  • n. A denial; refusal.
  • n. A negative vote; hence, one who votes in the negative: as, the yeas and nays.
  • To say nay; refuse.
  • To refuse; deny.
  • n. A native Egyptian transverse flute, usually with six holes.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • ad. not this merely but also; not only so but
  • n. a negative
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    negative   
    Cross Reference
    Variant
    no    yes   
    Form
    naysayer    nay-say   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    no    denial    refusal    refuse   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    A    A.    Bay    Bombay    Bua    Ca    Cabernet    Calais    Cathay    Chevrolet