yes-no question

[ yes-noh ]

noun

, Grammar.

1. a question calling for an answer of yes or no, as Are you ready?

yes/no question

noun

1. grammar a question inviting the answer "yes" or "no" Compare WH question

Word History and Origins

Origin of yes-no question¹

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

Mr. Berman took another stab at it, asking whether vaccines were necessary for teachers and insisting that “it really is a yes-no question.”

From Washington Times

Museum officials, chagrined that some 60 percent of visitors voted in favor of torture, dropped the survey, after deciding the topic was too complex for a yes-no question.

From New York Times

It took him 12 seconds to muster an answer to the yes-no question, punctuated with nervous laughter and stuttering.

From Washington Post

You are allowed to ask one yes-no question to establish his identity.

From The Guardian

This is a problem of information, that is the idea that every particle and every force in the universe contains information, an implicit answer to a yes-no question.

From BBC