What does Neither mean?
Definitions for Neither
ˈni ðər, ˈnaɪ-nei·ther
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word Neither.
Princeton's WordNet
neitheradjective
not either; not one or the other
Wiktionary
neitheradverb
similarly not
Just as you would not correct it, neither would I.
neitherpronoun
not either one
... because neither is correct.
neitherconjunction
not either (used with nor)
Etymology: Alteration (after either) of nauther, from nawþer, contraction of nahwæþer, corresponding to no + whether.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
NEITHERconjunct.
Etymology: nawðer , Saxon, ne either.
Fight neither with small nor great, save only with the king. 1 Kings xxii. 31.
Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it. Gen. iii. 3.
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.
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
Neitheradjective
not either; not the one or the other
Neither
not either; generally used to introduce the first of two or more coordinate clauses of which those that follow begin with nor
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.]
Freebase
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.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Neither' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1892
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Neither' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3195
Adverbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Neither' in Adverbs Frequency: #163
Anagrams for Neither »
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etherin
enherit
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Neither in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Neither in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of Neither in a Sentence
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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- لا... ولا..., ولا, لا أحد, لا هذا ولا ذاكArabic
- нито, нито един, никойBulgarian
- ivezBreton
- žádný, ani X ani YCzech
- hverkenDanish
- keine, weder, keiner, keinesGerman
- κανενα απο τα δυοGreek
- nekEsperanto
- ni, tampoco, ningunoSpanish
- هیچ یکPersian
- -kaan, eikä, ei kumpikaanFinnish
- [[aucun]] [[des]] [[deux]], non plus, aucunFrench
- dara cuid, cha mhò, aon chuidScottish Gaelic
- भी नहीं, नHindi
- egyik semHungarian
- ոչArmenian
- juga tidakIndonesian
- hvorki X né YIcelandic
- né, manco, nessuno, neanche, neppure, nemmenoItalian
- לא זה ולא זהHebrew
- [[どちら]][[も]]…[[ない]], どちらもJapanese
- არც, არცერთიGeorgian
- nec X nec YLatin
- ne, neviensLatvian
- evenmin, geen van beide, ook niet, [[geen]] [[van]] [[beide]]Dutch
- korkjeNorwegian Nynorsk
- verken, hverken, ingen avNorwegian
- ani X, ani Y, też nie, żaden, aniPolish
- [[nenhum]] ([[dos]] [[dois]]), nem, tampoucoPortuguese
- niciRomanian
- ни один, ни тот, ни другой, никто, ничто, также неRussian
- niti, niSerbo-Croatian
- asnjëAlbanian
- ingen av, inte heller, ingendera, ingen av demSwedish
- hiç biriTurkish
- жоденUkrainian
- cũng khôngVietnamese
- ניטYiddish
- 兩者都不Chinese
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