no

determiner

1. Not any.

   “There is no water left.”

   “No hot dogs were sold yesterday.”

2. Hardly any.

   “We'll be finished in no time at all.”

   “Fifty pounds for this is no money, really.”

3. Not any possibility or allowance of (doing something).

   “There's no stopping her once she gets going.”

4. Not (a); not properly, not really; not fully.

   “My mother's no fool.”

   “Working nine to five every day is no life.”

adverb

1. with following adjectiveNot, not at all

2. Used before different, before comparatives with more and less, and idiomatically before other comparatives.

   “It is a less physical kind of torture, but no less gruesome.”

   “You’re no better than a common thief.”

3. informalUsed idiomatically before certain other adjectives.

   “This thing is no good.”

   “The teacher’s decision was no fair.”

4. without adjectivenow scotlandinformalNot

   “I just want to find out whether she's coming or no.”

5. Referring to the degree to which a certain quality is present

   “he was no heavier than a child”

   Similar: no more

6. Not in any degree or manner; not at all

   “he is no better today”

7. Used to express refusal or denial or disagreement etc. or especially to emphasize a negative statement

   “no, you are wrong”

Alternative form of No.

preposition

1. Without

2. Like

3. colloquialusually humorousNot, does not, do not, etc.

noun

1. A negating expression; an answer that shows disagreement, denial, refusal, or disapproval

2. A vote not in favor, or opposing a proposition

   “The workers voted on whether to strike, and there were thirty "yeses" and two "nos".”

3. A radioactive transuranic element synthesized by bombarding curium with carbon ions; 7 isotopes are known

   Similar: nobelium, atomic number 102

4. A negative

   “his no was loud and clear”

Alternative form of No.

adjective

1. (quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns for indicating a complete or almost complete lack or zero quantity of

   “we have no bananas”

   “no eggs left and no money to buy any”

   “have you no decency?”