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Nor
/nɔː/
And not (introducing a negative statement, without necessarily following one).
📖 Definitions of "Nor"
- 1
And not (introducing a negative statement, without necessarily following one).
"Nor did I stop to think, but ran."
- 2
A function word introducing each except the first term or series, indicating none of them is true.
"I am neither hungry nor thirsty nor tired."
- 3
Used to introduce a further negative statement.
"The struggle didn't end, nor was it any less diminished."
- 4
Than.
"He's no better nor you."
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Nor"
Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| conjunctionnoun | (grammar) A word used to join other words, phrases, or clauses together into sentences. (The specific conjunction used shows how the two joined parts are related semantically.) |
| agnoun | (US, LGBTQ, Black lesbian slang) An aggressive (a butch woman, especially a Black butch woman); an aggressive girl. |
| either | (conjunctive, after a negative) As well. |
| also | (conjunctive, focus) In addition; besides; as well; further; too. |
| yetverb | In negative or interrogative use, often with an expectation or potential of something happening in the future. |
| any | To even the slightest extent, at all. |
| yearsnoun | (colloquial, hyperbolic) A very long time. |
| andnoun | (music, often informal) In rhythm, the second half of a divided beat. |
| cloudnoun | A visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air. |
| notnoun | Negates the meaning of the modified verb. |
| nothingnoun | Something trifling, or of no consequence or importance. |
| nurnoun | A township in Qira, Hotan prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China. |
| neither | Similarly not. |
| aninoun | Any bird of the genus Crotophaga in the cuckoo family. |
| noornoun | A unisex given name from Arabic. |
| ronnoun | A male given name from Hebrew of Hebrew origin, meaning "Song of Joy". |
| bothnoun | A surname. |
| chnnoun | — |
| does | the second album by indie rock band The Slip. |
| nemnoun | Initialism of net energy/electricity/electrical/electric metering. |
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