What does neither mean?
Definitions for neither
ˈni ðər, ˈnaɪ-nei·ther
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Princeton's WordNet
neither(adj)
not either; not one or the other
Wiktionary
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.
neither(Pronoun)
not either one
... because neither is correct.
Etymology: Alteration (after either) of nauther, from nawþer, contraction of nahwæþer, corresponding to no + whether.
neither(Conjunction)
not either (used with nor)
Etymology: Alteration (after either) of nauther, from nawþer, contraction of nahwæþer, corresponding to no + whether.
Webster Dictionary
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.]
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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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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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
Never expect two things from others’ lives- Their Appreciation and Time. Probability stands tall and high to find someone who -Neither understands “Appreciation of Time” nor knows “Time to Appreciate
Bear in mind that neither wearing white clothes makes anyone a clean soul nor does putting on a black dress make anybody a bad heart.
What else can we do? water is life here. Fish and animals can't live without it, and neither can we.
The tears have neither language nor religion; however, transform a potent sign of the soul that, links directly with God.
I have no answer for that. Neither does my surgeon or my physio, i also had to reset the clock each and every day and 'OK, here we go, this is a new day and this is taken for what it is.'.
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Translations for neither
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- لا أحد, ولا, لا... ولا..., لا هذا ولا ذاكArabic
- никой, нито, нито единBulgarian
- ivezBreton
- žádný, ani X ani YCzech
- hverkenDanish
- keines, keiner, keine, wederGerman
- κανενα απο τα δυοGreek
- nekEsperanto
- ni, ninguno, tampocoSpanish
- هیچ یکPersian
- ei kumpikaan, -kaan, eikäFinnish
- [[aucun]] [[des]] [[deux]], non plus, aucunFrench
- aon chuid, cha mhò, dara cuidScottish Gaelic
- भी नहीं, नHindi
- egyik semHungarian
- ոչArmenian
- juga tidakIndonesian
- hvorki X né YIcelandic
- neanche, manco, nessuno, né, nemmeno, neppureItalian
- לא זה ולא זהHebrew
- [[どちら]][[も]]…[[ない]], どちらもJapanese
- არც, არცერთიGeorgian
- nec X nec YLatin
- neviens, neLatvian
- evenmin, [[geen]] [[van]] [[beide]], ook niet, geen van beideDutch
- korkjeNorwegian Nynorsk
- hverken, verken, ingen avNorwegian
- ani X, ani Y, też nie, żaden, aniPolish
- nem, tampouco, [[nenhum]] ([[dos]] [[dois]])Portuguese
- niciRomanian
- также не, ничто, ни один, никто, ни тот, ни другойRussian
- ni, nitiSerbo-Croatian
- asnjëAlbanian
- ingen av, ingendera, inte heller, ingen av demSwedish
- жоденUkrainian
- ניטYiddish
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