no more

American  

[noh mawr] / ˈnoʊ ˈmɔr /

adjective

1. not any more.

   When she had no more clean clothes, she finally decided to do the laundry.

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noun

1. not any more (of something).

   We went back to buy another copy, but they had no more.

   I’ll have no more of your backtalk!

2. nothing else; nothing additional.

   He said no more, but it was clear that he understood.

   These allegations are mere malicious rumor and no more.

adverb

1. not to any greater extent or degree.

   It’s no more expensive to buy it ready-made than to make it yourself.

   The author of this paper is no more a scientist than I am a Martian!

2. no longer.

   Cry no more, my friend, for we will see justice done.

   You’re here at last, and I am lonely no more.

3. never again.

   With these words he galloped away and was seen no more.

4. neither.

   I never took to the fellow, I’m afraid—and no more did my wife.

idioms

1. be no more, to be dead or gone; be no longer existing.

   Let us drink to the memory of the ships and sailors that are no more.

2. no more than, less than or equal to; a maximum of.

   The assessment should take no more than 5–10 minutes of your time.

   The pub is on your left, no more than half a mile down the road.

3. say no more, (an exclamation expressing full agreement or understanding based on very little said).

   “We’re on a budget.” “Say no more, ma’am, I know just the car for you.”

Etymology

Origin of no more

First recorded before 1000

Example Sentences

“People have done so much stuff to me, record labels and a lot of things like that, that it don’t faze me no more,” JOP said.

From Los Angeles Times

They say that no amount of added sugars is recommended and one meal should contain no more than 10 grams of added sugars.

From The Wall Street Journal

The new pyramid says that one meal should contain no more than 10 grams of added sugars, or about 2 teaspoons.

From MarketWatch

From the central belt southwards forecasters predict an area of "mainly light snow" with most places likely to see no more than 1-2cm.

From BBC

To get a top-tier result for English, a student with a perfect score on the listening section could miss no more than three of the test’s 28 reading-comprehension problems.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• buried
• deceased
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• lifeless
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