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Not any. examples
Hardly any. examples
Not any possibility or allowance of (doing something). examples
Not (a); not properly, not really; not fully. examples
not comparable
(with following adjective) not, not at all
Used before different, before comparatives with more and less, and idiomatically before other comparatives. examples
(informal) Used idiomatically before certain other adjectives. examples
(without adjective, now Scotland, informal) not quotations examples
AS the Devil is not so Black as he is Painted, so neither does he appear in so many Shapes as we make for him; we Dress him up in more Suits of Cloaths, and more Masquerade Habits, than ever he wore; and I question much, if he was to see the Pictures and Figures which we call Devil, whether he would know himself by some of them or no.
1725, Daniel Defoe, An essay on the history and reality of apparitions
Used to show disagreement, negation, denial, refusal, or prohibition. examples
Used to show agreement with a negative question. examples
(colloquial) Used together with an affirmative word or phrase to show agreement. examples
without examples
like examples
(colloquial, usually humorous) not, does not, do not, etc. examples
plural noes or nos
a negating expression; an answer that shows disagreement, denial, refusal, or disapproval quotations examples
Q: I'll answer any ten questions that call for a yes or a no.
1994, Brannon Braga, Ronald D. Moore, “All Good Things...”, in Star Trek: The Next Generation, season 7, episodes 25-26, John de Lancie (actor)
a vote not in favor, or opposing a proposition examples
(archaic) Alternative form of No.
plural nos
Alternative form of No. examples