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Definition of neither - Reverso English Dictionary
Determiner
choicenot one nor the other of two
- Neither option is suitable for the project.
Adverb
additional negationused to introduce another negative statement
- He didn't call, and neither did she.
Adjective
between twonot one or the other of two
- Neither option is suitable for us.
Expressions with neither
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not important or relevant to the situation
His opinion is neither here nor there.
express not belonging to either of two options or categories
The answer was neither one thing nor the other in the test.
not clearly belonging to any one category or type
The new policy is neither fish, flesh, nor fowl in its approach.
something that is neither useful nor decorative
The broken clock is neither use nor ornament.
used to agree with a negative statement
I don't like it. Me neither.
not one nor the other of two people or things
Neither of them wanted to go to the party.
not one of the mentioned options
Neither of these books is interesting to me.
not one of the mentioned options
Neither of those options is suitable for our project.
expresses shared inaction or lack of experience
They didn't go to the party, and neither did we.
expresses agreement with a negative statement about oneself
I don't like math. Neither do I.
connects two negative statements about people
She doesn't like coffee, and neither does he.
shows agreement with a previous negative statement
She hasn't finished her homework, and neither has John.
none between two people
Neither of us could solve the puzzle.
not one of the two people
Neither of you is correct about the answer.
expression showing you also lack the same ability or possibility
"I can’t understand this puzzle." "Neither can I."
connects two negative options, showing both are untrue
Neither the cat nor the dog is outside.
referring to two things previously mentioned
I saw two movies, neither of which I liked.
not different in any way
The box is neither more nor less than 10 inches.
fail completely to understand something, feeling very confused by it
I make neither head nor tail of these instructions.
refers to none of two mentioned options when both are rejected
Neither one nor the other was right for this project.
fail completely to understand something and feel totally confused by it
I make neither head nor tail of these instructions.
something not fitting any category or group
The new gadget is neither fish nor fowl.
no trace or sign of something
After the storm, there was neither hide nor hair of the missing boat.
Origin of neither
Old English, ne (not) + either (each of two)
Terms with neither included in their meaning
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mediocre
neither very good nor very bad
average size
size that is neither large nor small
family
child who is neither oldest nor youngest in a family
observation
area neither near nor far away
clothing
standard cut or size that is neither tight nor loose
precision
precise, neither more nor less
mediocre
neither good nor bad in quality
confrontation
standoff where neither side is willing to back down
measurement
neither high nor low in quality or intensity
grammatical gender
gender that is neither masculine nor feminine
chemistry
neither acidic nor alkaline
psychology
internal sense of being male, female, or neither
mathematics
neither perpendicular nor parallel to another line
medical
muscle neither parallel nor perpendicular to the long axis of a body
mediocre
neither good nor bad
appearance
state of appearing neither feminine nor masculine
awkward choice
stuck between two options, matching neither one well
standoff
situation where neither side wants to back down
cultural level
neither highbrow nor lowbrow, but in between
neutral manner
in a way that is neither positive nor negative
in transactions
country that is neither the origin nor the destination in a transaction
music
neither sharp nor flat in music
biology
reproduction that involves neither meiosis nor gamete fusion
strategy
risky confrontation where neither side wants to yield
Examples of neither in a sentence
Neither answer was correct. I don't like spinach, and neither does my brother. The movie wasn't interesting, and neither was the book. Neither solution works for this problem.
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- French:aucun des deux, non plus, ...
- German:keine, auch nicht, ...
- Italian:nessuno, neanche, ...
- Spanish:ninguna, tampoco, ...
- Portuguese:nenhum, também não, ...
- Chinese:两个都不, 也不, ...
- Japanese:どちらも～ない, しなかった, ...
- Arabic:لا هٰذا وَلا ذاك, وَلا, ...
- Hebrew:אַף אַחַת מִ, גַּם לֹא, ...
- Russian:ни один, тоже, ...
- Ukrainian:жоден, теж ні, ...
- Hindi:दोनों में से कोई नहीं, भी नहीं, ...
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