nay

nay is a 3-letter English word with 7 senses as adverb, noun, and transitive/intransitive verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: No; -- a negative answer to a question asked, or a request made, now superseded by no. See Yes. Face value is 6 in Scrabble and 6 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

3 letters · Scrabble 6 · Words With Friends 6 · 7 senses

Definitions

1. adverb. No; -- a negative answer to a question asked, or a request made, now superseded by no. See Yes.
2. adverb. Not this merely, but also; not only so, but; -- used to mark the addition or substitution of a more explicit or more emphatic phrase.
3. noun. Denial; refusal.
4. noun. a negative vote; one who votes in the negative.
5. transitive/intransitive verb. To refuse.
6. noun. a negative

   "the nays have it"

7. adverb. not this merely but also; not only so but

   "each of us is peculiar, nay, in a sense unique"

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in nay:

any, yan

Common word forms

nays

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