Definitions for Neither
ˈni ðər, ˈnaɪ-nei·ther

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. neitheradjective

   not either; not one or the other

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1. neitheradverb

   similarly not

   Just as you would not correct it, neither would I.

2. neitherpronoun

   not either one

   ... because neither is correct.

3. neitherconjunction

   not either (used with nor)

4. Etymology: Alteration (after either) of nauther, from nawþer, contraction of nahwæþer, corresponding to no + whether.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. NEITHERconjunct.

   Etymology: nawðer , Saxon, ne either.

   1. Not either. A particle used in the first branch of a negative sentence, and answered by nor.

   Fight neither with small nor great, save only with the king. 1 Kings xxii. 31.

   2. It is sometimes the second branch of a negative or prohibition to any sentence.

   Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it. Gen. iii. 3.

   3. Sometimes at the end of a sentence it follows as a negative; and often, though not very grammatically, yet emphatically, after another negative.

   If it be thought that it is the greatness of distance, whereby the sound cannot be heard; we see that lightnings and coruscations, near at hand, yield no sound neither. Francis Bacon.

   Men come not to the knowledge of which are thought innate, ’till they come to the use of reason, nor then neither. John Locke.

2. Neitherpronoun.

   Not either; nor one nor other.

   He neither loves,
   Nor either cares for him. William Shakespeare, Ant. and Cleo.

   Which of them shall I take?
   Both, one, or neither? neither can be enjoy’d
   If both remain alive. William Shakespeare, K. Lear.

   Suffice it that he’s dead; all wrongs die with him:
   Thus I absolve myself, and excuse him,
   Who sav’d my life and honour, but praise neither. Dryd.

   Experience makes us sensible of both, though our narrow understandings can comprehend neither. John Locke.

   They lived with the friendship and equality of brethren, neither lord, neither slave to his brother; but independent of each other. John Locke.

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Neitheradjective

   not either; not the one or the other

2. Neither

   not either; generally used to introduce the first of two or more coordinate clauses of which those that follow begin with nor

3. Etymology: [OE. neither, nother, nouther, AS. nwer, nhwaeer; n never, not + hwaeer whether. The word has followed the form of either. See No, and Whether, and cf. Neuter, Nor.]

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1. Neither

   Neither is the only opera by Morton Feldman, dating from 1977. The libretto consists of a 56-line poem by Samuel Beckett. Beckett and Feldman had met in Berlin in 1976, with plans for a collaboration for Rome Opera. Beckett told Feldman that he himself did not like opera, and Feldman had agreed with Beckett's sentiment. The work is for a soprano soloist and chamber orchestra. It could more properly be called a monodrama, but given Feldman's own disdain for opera, it can be described as an anti-opera.

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1. Neither

   nē′thėr, or nī′thėr, adj. and pron. not either.—conj. not either: and not: nor yet.—adv. not at all: in no case. [A.S. náther, náwther, abbrev. of náhwæther—ne, not, áhwæther, áwther, either.]

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Neither' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1892

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Neither' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3195

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Neither' in Adverbs Frequency: #163

Anagrams for Neither »

1. therein

2. etherin

3. enherit

How to pronounce Neither?

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Karen

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Neither in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Neither in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Neither in a Sentence

1. Renad Mansour:

   There is a lack of clarity as to who is in charge, what procedure is the legal procedure. Everyone is doing their own thing. The government institutions meant to monitor this process are neither independent nor powerful.

2. Mark Thursz:

   We were surprised to find neither treatment had a significant effect on survival after the first month, and the mortality rate after one year is alarmingly high.

3. Vinod Kumar:

   Normally this time of the year, we are a happy lot. Our granary is full and we clear all our dues by selling our produce, this year we lost everything. We are left with nothing. Neither food for us nor fodder for animals.

4. Teresa Robinette:

   Our life wasn’t perfect growing up, but, she didn’t live like that, and neither did David. David, I knew his parents, he was raised in a very wealthy home church.

5. John Berger:

   In the modern world, in which thousands of people are dying every hour as a consequence of politics, no writing anywhere can begin to be credible unless it is informed by political awareness and principles. Writers who have neither product utopian trash.

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