Definitions for nayneɪ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
nayneɪ(adv.)
and not only so but; not only that but also; indeed:
many good, nay, noble qualities.
Archaic. no (used in dissent, denial, or refusal).
(n.)a denial or refusal.
a negative vote or voter.
Origin of nay:
1125–75; ME nai, nei < ON nei no
Princeton's WordNet
nay(adverb)
a negative
"the nays have it"
nay(adverb)
not this merely but also; not only so but
"each of us is peculiar, nay, in a sense unique"
Wiktionary
nay(Noun)
A vote against.
I vote nay, even though the motion is popular, because I would rather be right than popular.
nay(Noun)
A person who voted against.
The vote is 4 in favor and 20 opposed, the nays have it.
nay(Adverb)
no
nay(Conjunction)
or even, or more like, or should I say. Introduces a stronger and more appropriate expression than the preceding one.
Origin: From nai, nei, from nei, contraction of ne + ei. More at no.
Webster Dictionary
Nay(adverb)
no; -- a negative answer to a question asked, or a request made, now superseded by no. See Yes
Nay(adverb)
not this merely, but also; not only so, but; -- used to mark the addition or substitution of a more explicit or more emphatic phrase
Nay(noun)
denial; refusal
Nay(noun)
a negative vote; one who votes in the negative
Nay(u)
to refuse
Translations for nay
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
hey(interjection)
a shout expressing joy, or a question, or used to attract attention
Hey! What are you doing there?
- haai!, hè?Afrikaans
- حرْف نِداء للسؤال او التعبير عن السرور او لَفْت الإنتباهArabic
- ейBulgarian
- ei!Portuguese (BR)
- hej!Czech
- He!German
- hejDanish
- έι! (επιφ.)Greek
- eh; oyeSpanish
- heiEstonian
- آهایFarsi
- heiFinnish
- hé!French
- הֵי!Hebrew
- अरे, एHindi
- hej! ej!Croatian
- hé!Hungarian
- hai!Indonesian
- hæ!, hey!, heyrðu!Icelandic
- ehi!Italian
- おーいJapanese
- 어이, 여봐Korean
- ei!Lithuanian
- hei!Latvian
- heiMalay
- hé!Dutch
- hør her!; hallo!; Oj!; Ikke gjør det!Norwegian
- hej!Polish
- آهایPersian
- آهایPashto
- eh!Portuguese
- hei!Romanian
- эй!Russian
- hej!Slovak
- hej!Slovenian
- hejSerbian
- hej!, hallå [där]!Swedish
- คำอุทานแสดงความประหลาดใจThai
- Hey!, Haydi!, Bana bak!Turkish
- (表示喜悅或提問，或引起注意的喊聲)嘿！Chinese (Trad.)
- овва!, гей!Ukrainian
- توجہ حاصل کرنے یا مخاطب کرنے کا بے تکلف کلمہUrdu
- nàyVietnamese
- （表示喜悦或提问，或引起注意的喊声）嗨！Chinese (Simp.)
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