Definitions for Neither
ˈni ðər, ˈnaɪ-Nei·ther

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

1. neither(adj)

   not either; not one or the other

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1. neither(Adverb)

   similarly not

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

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

2. neither(Pronoun)

   not either one

   ... because neither is correct.

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

3. neither(Conjunction)

   not either (used with nor)

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

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1. Neither(adj)

   not either; not the one or the other

   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.]

2. 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.]

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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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1. neither

   Song lyrics by neither -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by neither on the Lyrics.com website.

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

How to pronounce Neither?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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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. Kyle Kashuv:

   First, they began berating my tweet, although neither of them had read it; then they began aggressively asking questions about who I went to the range with, whose gun we used, about my father, etc. They were incredibly condescending and rude.

2. Machiavelli:

   Men are of three different capacities: one understands intuitively; another understands so far as it is explained; and a third understands neither of himself nor by explanation. The first is excellent, the second, commendable, and the third, altogether useless.

3. Ehsan Sehgal:

   Sunrise and sunset and such other subjects carry such power that neither acknowledges nor recognizes the resistance, which can resist that.

4. Anuj Somany:

   If an academic qualification had ever importance or value in people’s life, then we would have neither seen so much cases of pitiable financial position or plight of teachers & writers nor so many cases of school or college drop-outs reaching to the topmost height as the owner or head of the organization

5. Metin Feyzioglu:

   We don't want a Gulenist structure within the judiciary but neither do we want an Erdoganist structure.

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