no
Definition:
1. A negative.
2. Referring to the degree to which a certain quality is present.
3. Not in any degree or manner; not at all.
Use 'no' in a sentence:
- 1. There was no fatherly affection, no display of sentiment.
- 2. 'No, don't!' she screeched.
- 3. There's no time for delay.
- 4. Hygiene was nonexistent: no running water, no bathroom.
- 5. He needed no prodding.
- 6. There is nothing left inside – no words, no anger, no tears.
- 7. There's no need for you to go.
- 8. He's no mug.
- 9. He's no gentleman!
- 10. She had no money coming in and no funds.
- 11. These conditions no longer obtain.
- 12. 'No!' he snarled savagely.
- 13. With no lands of his own, he was no great matrimonial prize.
- 14. "No, no, no," Morris said crossly.
- 15. Have you no heart?
- 16. She's no raving beauty.
- 17. There is no viable alternative.
- 18. Have you no shame?
- 19. Goodness me, no!
- 20. There are no absolute rules.
- 21. There is no difference between the two in quantitative terms.
- 22. Sorry, the answer's no.
- 23. No one could have foreseen things would turn out this way.
- 24. I make no claim to understand modern art.
- 25. There's no bread left.
- 26. Private property ─ no right of way.
- 27. There is no easy answer.
- 28. Amazingly, no one noticed.
- 29. There is no vehicular access.
- 30. She showed no fear.
- 31. There are no hard and fast rules about this.
- 32. "We thought you'd emigrated."—"No, no."
- 33. We had no say in the decision to sell the company.
- 34. No one pushed you to take the job, did they?
- 35. There is no room for error in this job.
- 36. This book is no good to me: I need the new edition.
- 37. Call me when you get there, no matter what the time is.
- 38. The sign read 'No admittance'.
- 39. There's no difference in the results.
- 40. No payments were made last week because of a computer error.
- 41. There's no simple solution to this problem.
- 42. No one can get the better of her in an argument.
- 43. It's no use shouting.
- 44. There's no obvious solution to the problem.
- 45. You've no reason to reproach yourself, no reason to feel shame.
- 46. The new law makes no distinction between adults and children.
- 47. No unaccompanied children allowed.
- 48. There are no significant differences between the two groups of students.
- 49. There are no fewer than 100 different species in the area.
- 50. No relief drivers were available.
- 51. The plan makes no allowance for people working at different rates.
- 52. Getting hold of this information was no easy task.
- 53. The plans are still no further forward than they were last month.
- 54. No new SARS cases have been reported in the region.
- 55. There are no significant differences between the education systems of the two countries.
- 56. The body was cold and showed no signs of life.
- 57. There's no need to get personal!
- 58. It was no easy matter getting him to change his mind.
- 59. The theory seems to have no basis in fact.
- 60. That was by no means the end of the matter.