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renunciation, antithesis, repudiation, rejection, exclusion, veto, reversal, defiance, ban, noncompliance, proscription, nullity, blank, nonexistence, inverse, no, vacuity, nullification, converse, opposite

Nearby words

nmsqt, nmss, nne, nnp, nnw, no, no accounting for tastes, there's, no ball, no bill, no buts, no call for

Idioms

    no can do, Informal. it can't be done.

Origin of no

1
before 900; Middle English; Old English nā, equivalent to ne not + ā ever (see ay1)

Definition for nos (2 of 7)

No

[ noh ]
/ noʊ /

noun

Lake, a lake in the Sudd region of S central Sudan, formed by the floodwaters of the White Nile. About 40 sq. mi. (100 sq. km).

Definition for nos (3 of 7)

Nō

or No, Noh

[ noh ]
/ noʊ /

noun

classic drama of Japan, developed chiefly in the 14th century, employing verse, prose, choral song, and dance in highly conventionalized formal and thematic patterns derived from religious sources and folk myths.
Compare kabuki.

Origin of Nō

1870–75; < Japanese, earlier noũ < Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese néng ability
Also called Nogaku.

Definition for nos (4 of 7)

nos-

variant of noso- before a vowel.

Definition for nos (5 of 7)

nos.

or Nos.

numbers.

Definition for nos (6 of 7)

n.o.s.

not otherwise specified.

Definition for nos (7 of 7)

inter nos

[ in-ter nohs; English in-ter nohs ]
/ ˈɪn tɛr ˈnoʊs; English ˈɪn tər ˈnoʊs /

adverb, adjective Latin.

between ourselves; among ourselves.
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British Dictionary definitions for nos (1 of 7)

Nos.

nos.

abbreviation for

numbers

British Dictionary definitions for nos (2 of 7)

No

1

Noh

/ (nəʊ) /

noun plural No or Noh

the stylized classic drama of Japan, developed in the 15th century or earlier, using music, dancing, chanting, elaborate costumes, and themes from religious stories or myths

Word Origin for No

from Japanese nō talent, from Chinese neng

British Dictionary definitions for nos (3 of 7)

No

2
/ (nəʊ) /

noun

Lake No a lake in South Sudan, where the Bahr el Jebel (White Nile) is joined by the Bahr el Ghazal. Area: about 103 sq km (40 sq miles)

British Dictionary definitions for nos (4 of 7)

No

3

the chemical symbol for

nobelium

British Dictionary definitions for nos (5 of 7)

no

1
/ (nəʊ) /

sentence substitute

used to express denial, disagreement, refusal, disapproval, disbelief, or acknowledgment of negative statements
used with question intonation to query a previous negative statement, as in disbeliefAlfred isn't dead yet. No?

noun plural noes or nos

an answer or vote of no
(often plural) a person who votes in the negative
the noes have it there is a majority of votes in the negative
not take no for an answer to continue in a course of action despite refusals
Compare yes, aye 2

Word Origin for no

Old English nā, from ne not, no + ā ever; see ay 1

British Dictionary definitions for nos (6 of 7)

no

2
/ (nəʊ) /

determiner

not any, not a, or not onethere's no money left; no card in the file
not by a long way; not at allshe's no youngster
(followed by comparative adjectives and adverbs) notno fewer than forty men; no more quickly than before
no go See go 1 (def. 74)

Word Origin for no

Old English nā, changed from nān none 1

British Dictionary definitions for nos (7 of 7)

no

3

the internet domain name for

Norway
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Word Origin and History for nos

no

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

Medicine definitions for nos

No

The symbol for the elementnobelium
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Science definitions for nos

No

The symbol for nobelium.
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Idioms and Phrases with nos

no

In addition to the idioms beginning with no

  • no accounting for tastes, there's
  • no buts
  • no call for
  • no can do
  • nodding acquaintance
  • no dice
  • nod off
  • no doubt
  • no end
  • no flies on one
  • no fool like an old fool, there's
  • no go
  • 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
  • no matter how you slice it
  • none of one's business
  • none of the above
  • none other than
  • none the wiser
  • none the worse for
  • none too
  • no news is good news
  • no offense
  • no pain, no gain
  • no picnic
  • no problem
  • nose about
  • nose in
  • nose in a book, have one's
  • nose in the air, have one's
  • nose into
  • nose out
  • nose out of joint, have one's
  • nose to the grindstone, keep one's
  • no shit
  • no sir
  • no skin off one's nose
  • no smoke without fire, there's
  • no soap
  • no sooner said than done
  • no spring chicken
  • no stomach for, have
  • no strings attached
  • no such thing
  • no sweat
  • no telling
  • no thanks to
  • no time at all
  • no time for, have
  • no time like the present, there's
  • no two ways about it
  • no use crying over spilt milk
  • no use, it's
  • no way
  • no wonder

also see:

  • 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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