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Definitions for neither
ˈni ðər, ˈnaɪ-nei·ther
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage 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.
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neither
Neither refers to not one thing nor the other; it is used to indicate two things that are both not applicable or relevant in a given situation. It implies the absence of both options or the rejection of both alternatives.
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.]
Wikidata
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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British National Corpus
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 »
therein
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
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier:
Neither side can benefit when inside the EU one blames the other. In this way we are not moving ahead by even one step in managing the refugee crisis. The rifts that are being formed now must be laboriously healed again.
Neither has consumer-facing businesses, and both have terrible news. AerCap operates in a growing industry with a favorable outlook, we think the market has it wrong.
PayPal and Polaris coming together is a great example of private and non-profit entities joining forces to achieve a positive social impact that neither party could fully realize on their own.
Standard practice is to neither confirm nor deny FBI investigations.
The challenge with existing flow batteries is that they lean heavily on materials like vanadium and zinc bromide which are extremely expensive and toxic, ours is neither of that.
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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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