no

adv.

1. Used to express refusal, denial, disbelief, emphasis, or disagreement: No, I'm not going. No, you're wrong.
2. Not at all; not by any degree. Often used with the comparative: no better; no more.
3. Not: whether or no.

n., pl., noes (nōz).

1. A negative response; a denial or refusal: The proposal produced only noes.
2. A negative vote or voter.

interj.
Used to express strong refusal, doubt, or disbelief.

[Middle English, from Old English nā : ne, not + ā, ever.]

no² (nō)
adj.

1. Not any; not one; not a: No cookies are left.
2. Not at all; not close to being: He is no child.
3. Hardly any: got there in no time flat. See Usage Note at nor¹.

[Middle English, variant of non, from Old English nān, none : ne, not + ān, one; see one.]

adverb

Not so: nay, nix. Informal nope. Idioms: nothing doing. See affirm/deny/argue.

noun

1. A negative response: nay, refusal, rejection. See affirm/deny/argue.
2. A negative vote or voter: nay. See affirm/deny/argue.

Idioms beginning with no:
not about to
none of the above
not all that
not all there
not at all
not a bad sort
not bat an eye
note
not by any means
not able
not be caught dead
not know whether one is coming or going
no use crying over spilt milk
not let the grass grow under one's feet
notice
not the half of it
not have anything on
nothing to do with
not have one's heart in it
nor
no time at all
not a living soul
not by a long shot
not move a muscle
nobody
nobody's fool
no call for
no can do
nod
nodding acquaintance
no soap
nod off
no flies on one
no good
no great shakes
no hard feelings
no holds barred
no ifs or buts
no joke
no kidding
no longer
no love lost
no man is an island
no matter how you slice it
none
none of one's business
none other than
none too
no news is good news
nook and cranny, every
no pain, no gain
nose
nose about
nose into
nose in a book, have one's
nose in the air, have one's
nose to the grindstone, keep one's
no shit
no sir
no sooner said than done
no stomach for, have
not
not a bit
not a Chinaman's chance
not all it's cracked up to be
nowhere near
not half bad
not breathe a word
not built that way
not cricket
not done
not enough room to swing a cat
not for all the tea in China
not for a moment
not for love or money
not give a damn
not give someone the time of day
not have a bean
not have a clue
not have an earthly chance
not have the heart to
nothing
nothing but
nothing doing
nothing if not
nothing new under the sun
nothing short of
nothing to it, there's
nothing to speak of
nothing to write home about
not hurt a fly
not if one can help it
not if you paid me
no time for, have
not know beans
not know someone from Adam
not know where to turn
not lift a finger
not miss a trick
not one iota
not one's day, this is
not oneself
not put something past someone
not think much of
not touch with a ten-foot pole
now
now and again
no way
nowhere
now or never, it's
now that
now you're talking

See also all talk (and no action); all work and no play; by no means; close but no cigar; come to an end (to no good); cut no ice; do any (no) good; feel no pain; hell has no fury; hold no brief for; in no case; in no time; in no uncertain terms; leave no stone unturned; less than (no time); long time no see; lose (no) time; make no bones about; make no difference; make no mistake; money is no object; none of one's (have no) business; point of no return; pull no punches; rolling stone gathers no moss; shadow of a doubt, no; take no for an answer; there's no telling; to little (no) purpose; to no avail; under any (no) circumstances; up to no good; yes and no.

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On drawings, abbr. for “number.”

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IN BRIEF: To express the negative.

No, the sky is not falling.

Tutor's tip: The police sketch is of "no" (negative) face that I "know" (familiar with; understand).

Dansk (Danish)
1.
adv. - nej, ikke
n. - nej

2.
adj. - intet, ingen, ikke en, overhovedet ikke, næppe nogen

idioms:

• no go    dur ikke, kan ikke lade sig gøre
• no go area    afspærret område
• no longer    ikke længere
• no more    ikke mere, ikke længere
• no one    ingen

1.
symb. - Nobelium

2.
n. - anden stavemåde for Noh

Nederlands (Dutch)
nee, neen, nee toch!, geen, (toch) niet, haast geen, tegenstemmen, nr., niet uit (cricket), noord (en)

Français (French)
1.
adv. - ne...pas, non
n. - non, rien à faire, voix contre, votant contre

2.
adj. - rien, ne pas, pas, sans, aucun(e), inutile, impossible de, pas la peine de, interdit, défense de, certes pas

idioms:

• no go    ça ne sert à rien
• no longer    plus jamais, ne ... plus
• no more    jamais plus
• no one    pas un, personne

1.
symb. - (Chim) Nobélium

2.
n. - Noh (tragédie classique au Japon)

Deutsch (German)
1.
adv. - nein, nicht
n. - Nein, Neinstimme

2.
adj. - kein

idioms:

• no go    Sperr-
• no longer    nicht mehr
• no more    nicht mehr
• no one    niemand

1.
symb. - (chem.) Nobelium

2.
n. - klassische japanische Drama

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - καθόλου, κανένας, τίποτα, μη
adv. - διόλου, καθόλου
n. - άρνηση, αρνητική απάντηση ή ψήφος
symb. - (χημ.) νομπέλιο
abbr. - αριθμός
int. - όχι! μη!

idioms:

• no go    αδύνατο, απαγορευμένο
• no go area    απαγορευμένος χώρος
• no longer    όχι πια
• no more    όχι πια, ποτέ πια
• no one    κανείς, κανένας
• no-man's land    (στρατ.) ουδέτερη ζώνη
• no-win situation    κατάσταση χωρίς ελπίδες επιτυχίας, υπόθεση χαμένη από χέρι

Italiano (Italian)
no, nessun, zero, Nord, nobelio

idioms:

• no go    inutile
• no go area    zona pericolosa
• no longer    non più
• no more    non più
• no one    nessuno
• no-man's land    terra di nessuno
• no-win situation    situazione senza via d'uscita

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - nenhum
adv. - não, de modo algum
n. - não (m), recusa (f)
symb. - nobélio (m) (Quím.)
abbr. - norte (m), setentrional (m), número (m)
int. - não!

idioms:

• no go    inoperante, cancelado, não preparado, não funcionando corretamente
• no go area    área de acesso restrito
• no longer    não mais
• no more    não mais
• no one    nenhum
• no-man's land    terra de ninguém
• no-win situation    situação que não pode ser vencida

Русский (Russian)
нет, ничуть, север, северный, номер

idioms:

• no go    не работает, бесполезный
• no go area    район, куда боится заходить полиция
• no longer    больше не
• no more    хватит, больше нет
• no one    никто
• no-man's land    нейтральная полоса, ничейная территория
• no-win situation    патовая ситуация

Español (Spanish)
1.
adv. - no, ningún, ninguno
n. - no, número, norte

2.
adj. - ningún, ninguno, ni un

idioms:

• no go    de acceso prohibido
• no longer    ya no, no ... más
• no more    ya no
• no one    ninguno, nadie

1.
symb. - nobelio

2.
n. - drama clásico del Japón

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - ingen, inte precis någon (ängel)
adv. - nej, jaså, inte det, inte, faktiskt
n. - nej, nejröst
symb. - nobelium (kem.)
abbr. - born, nephew, neuter, number, north(ern), normal, noun, noon, new, nominative
int. - nej!

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 不, 没有, 不是, 并非, 并无, 一点也不, 不对, 不许, 不会, 否定, 拒绝

idioms:

• no go    不方便的, 闲人免进的, 不能使用的
• no go area    禁区, 不可进入的地区
• no longer    不再
• no more    不再
• no one    没有人
• no-man's land    荒地, 无主土地, 国境的无人地带
• no-win situation    无获胜希望的局面

2. 没有, 不许, 很少, 很小, 不要

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
adj. - 沒有, 不許, 很少, 很小, 不要

2.
adv. - 不, 沒有, 不是, 並非, 並無, 一點也不, 不對, 不許, 不會
n. - 不, 否定, 沒有, 拒絕

idioms:

• no go    不方便的, 閒人免進的, 不能使用的
• no go area    禁區, 不可進入的地區
• no longer    不再
• no more    不再
• no one    沒有人
• no-man's land    荒地, 無主土地, 國境的無人地帶
• no-win situation    無獲勝希望的局面

한국어 (Korean)
1.
adv. - 아니, 결코 ~이 아닌, ~이든 아니든
n. - 아니오, 반대투표자

2.
adj. - 하나[한 사람]의 ~도 없는, ~이 있어서는 안 된다

1.
symb. - 노벨륨

2.
n. - 일본의 전통극

日本語 (Japanese)
adv. - 否, いいえ, なんてことを, …でない, 少しも…ない
adj. - ない, 少しもない, ほとんど…ない, …があってはならない, なにもない, 決して…でない
n. - 能, 否定

idioms:

• No fear!    いえいえ, 心配ご無用
• no go    むだで
• no one    だれも…ない
• No soap!    失敗, わからない

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) لا, كلا (ظرف) اطلاقا (الاسم) رفض, صوت سلبي (علامه) رمز عنصر النوبليوم (اختصار) اختصار كلمه رقم)number( (نداء) كلا ...‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮לא, אין, כלל לא‬
n. - ‮תשובה שלילית, סירוב, הכחשה, הצבעה שלילית‬
adj. - ‮לא, אין, כלל לא‬
symb. - ‮נובליום (יסוד)‬
n. - ‮נו - התיאטרון הקלסי של יפן‬

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