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nay

[ ney ]

adverb

  1. and not only so but; not only that but also; indeed:

    many good, nay, noble qualities.

  2. Archaic. no (used in dissent, denial, or refusal).


noun

  1. a denial or refusal.
  2. a negative vote or voter.

nay

/ neɪ /

sentence substitute

  1. archaic.
    an archaic or dialect (except in voting by voice) word for no 1
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noun

    1. a person who votes in the negative
    2. a negative vote
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adverb

  1. archaic.
    sentence modifier an emphatic form of no 1
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of nay1

1125–75; Middle English nai, nei < Old Norse nei no, contraction of ne not + ei ever; na, ay 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of nay1

C12: from Old Norse nei, from ne not + ei ever, ay 1
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Example Sentences

We are training not isolated men but a living group of men—nay, a group within a group.

The food that has crossed the lips of almost every person familiar with crowdfunding—nay, the Internet—is potato salad.

The vote in the Senate was 81-18, with 27 Republicans voting aye and 18 nay.

Of course, the Democratic majority holds the votes to confirm Hagel even if Republicans unanimously vote "nay."

But Pletka defies logic from the get-go: "First, the nay-sayers, because denying the charge is actually easier than leveling it."

Perhaps their course is wiser than that which hot impatience would prompt—nay, I believe it is.

Nay; I see fresh reasons for my hope that such concession is far nearer than is generally imagined.

Nay, as including these services and others, though as different from each of them, they give its delineation.

There is no question as to the ecstatic, nay frenzied state many of them attained.

Nay, I quarrel not with the lodging; I only complain of the board—and now wouldst thou know my story.

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