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Nay Very Common

Nay has 9 different meanings across 4 categories:

Noun · Adverb · Intj · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a negative

"the nays have it"

nay
2

A vote against.

"After debating the proposal, three council members cast their nay to reject the new budget."

Verb
1

To refuse.

"When asked to lend her money, she firmly said nay and turned away."

Adjective
1

Nary.

"Nay, I shall not attend the meeting today."

Adverb
1

not this merely but also; not only so but

"each of us is peculiar, nay, in a sense unique"

nay
2

No.

"When asked if he would attend the meeting, he replied nay and stayed home."

Intj
1

No.

"Nay, I will not attend the meeting today."

Proper Noun
1

Abbreviation of Nayarit, a state of Mexico.

"Captain Nay led his crew through the stormy night."

2

A surname​.

See Also
refusal even should mexico nays no or denial
Related Terms
Antonyms
yea
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
negative

Origin

Nay comes from Old Norse nei, which originally meant "no" by combining words for "not" and "ever." This form traveled into Middle English as an interjection before also giving rise to the verb nayen, meaning to refuse or deny something.

Rhyming Words
xnay ixnay panay denay renay senay sunay pinay vinay hannay surnay mornay bernay varnay karnay darnay tournay saguenay kostanay hogmanay
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