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Definition of nor - Reverso English Dictionary
Conjunction
grammarintroduces each term in a series of negatives
- He neither smiled nor laughed nor spoke.
- She could neither see nor hear nor feel.
- They found no evidence nor witnesses nor suspects.
Expressions with nor
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fail to understand or make sense of something at all
I can't make head nor tail of this confusing report!
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.
connects two negative options, showing both are untrue
Neither the cat nor the dog is outside.
not different in any way
The box is neither more nor less than 10 inches.
connects another negative point after a previous negative statement
He was late, nor was this all; he forgot his notes.
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.
phrase adding another negative statement that applies to the speaker
"I haven't seen the film." "Nor have I."
fail completely to understand something and feel totally confused by it
I make neither head nor tail of these instructions.
trace or evidence of something missing
We found hide nor hair of the missing cat.
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.
warn not to delay because time moves on without pause
Remember, tide nor time tarrieth no man, start now.
Origin of nor
Latin, nōn (not) + or (either)
Terms with nor included in their meaning
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mediocre
neither very good nor very bad
choice
not one nor the other of two
linguistics
not one nor the other of two people or things
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
measurement
neither high nor low in quality or intensity
grammatical gender
gender that is neither masculine nor feminine
chemistry
neither acidic nor alkaline
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
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
science
research method where neither participants nor experimenters know key details
science
research method where neither participants nor experimenters know the treatment
linguistics
voice neither active nor passive
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- French:ni, ...
- German:noch, ...
- Italian:né, ...
- Spanish:ni, ...
- Portuguese:nem, ...
- Chinese:也没有, ...
- Japanese:も, ...
- Arabic:ولا, ...
- Hebrew:וְלֹא, ...
- Russian:ни, ...
- Ukrainian:ні, ...
- Hindi:न, ...
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