no more

[noh mawr]

adjective

1. not any more.

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

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of no more¹

First recorded before 1000

Idioms and Phrases

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.”

Example Sentences

“Even if I wanted to go home, I don’t know the way no more,” Robbie croaks.

From Salon

Sir Mel Stride is expected to say in his speech to the party's conference in Manchester that there is "no more pretending we can keep spending money we simply do not have".

From BBC

So no more talking bad about far-right ideas, folks.

From Los Angeles Times

After the final play, Neuheisel was hoisted into the air by his grateful players, winless no more.

From Los Angeles Times

Now, the tight-knit family unit that entered the Avignon tribunal last September is no more.

From BBC

Related Words

• buried 
• deceased 
• late 
• lifeless 
• unalive