No vs. Brainer

Published: 15 Jul, 2019

Nodeterminer

Not any.

‘no one’; ‘There is no water left.’; ‘No hot dogs were sold yesterday.’; ‘No phones were at the store.’; ‘No customer personal data will be retained unless it is rendered anonymous.’; ‘There was no score at the end of the first period. (The score was 0-0.)’;

Brainernoun

someone with a certain type of brain

Nodeterminer

Hardly any.

‘We'll be finished in no time at all.’;

Nodeterminer

Not any possibility or allowance of (doing something).

‘No smoking’; ‘There's no stopping her once she gets going.’;

Nodeterminer

Not (a); not properly, not really; not fully.

‘My mother's no fool.’; ‘Working nine to five every day is no life.’;

Noadverb

, with comparatives more and less, and informally with certain other adjectives such as good, fun, and fair, except in|_|Scotland}} Not, not at all.

‘It is a less physical kind of torture, but no less gruesome. (General)’; ‘This is no different from what we've been doing all along. (General)’; ‘The teacher’s ruling was no fair. (Informal)’; ‘That game is no fun. (Informal)’; ‘I just want to find out whether she's coming or no. (Scotland)’;

Noadverb

(archaic) nodot=a

Nonoun

a negating expression; an answer that shows disagreement or disapproval

Nonoun

a vote not in favor, or opposing a proposition

‘The workers voted on whether to strike, and there were thirty "yeses" and one "no".’;

Noadjective

Not any; not one; none; as, yes, we have no bananas; - often used as a quantifier.

‘Let there be no strife . . . between me and thee.’; ‘That goodness is no name, and happiness no dream.’;

Noadverb

Nay; not; not at all; not in any respect or degree; - a word expressing negation, denial, or refusal. Before or after another negative, no is emphatic.

‘We do no otherwise than we are willed.’; ‘I am perplx'd and doubtful whether or noI dare accept this your congratulation.’; ‘There is none righteous, no, not one.’; ‘No! Nay, Heaven forbid.’;

Nonoun

A refusal by use of the word no; a denial.

Nonoun

A negative vote; one who votes in the negative; as, to call for the ayes and noes; the noes have it.

Nonoun

a negative;

‘his no was loud and clear’;

Nonoun

a radioactive transuranic element synthesized by bombarding curium with carbon ions; 7 isotopes are known

Noadjective

quantifier; used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns for indicating a complete or almost complete lack or zero quantity of;

‘we have no bananas’; ‘no eggs left and no money to buy any’; ‘have you no decency?’; ‘did it with no help’; ‘I'll get you there in no time’; ‘have some milk’; ‘some roses were still blooming’; ‘having some friends over’; ‘some apples’; ‘some paper’;

Noadverb

referring to the degree to which a certain quality is present;

‘he was no heavier than a child’;

Noadverb

not in any degree or manner; not at all;

‘he is no better today’;

Noadverb

used to express refusal or denial or disagreement etc or especially to emphasize a negative statement;

‘no, you are wrong’;

Nodeterminer

not any

‘there is no excuse’; ‘no two plants are alike’;