1. Used to express refusal, denial, disbelief, emphasis, or disagreement: No, I'm not going. No, you're wrong.2. Not at all; not by any degree. Often used with the comparative: no better; no more.3. Not: whether or no.
NOUN:
Inflected forms: pl. noes ( nz) 1. A negative response; a denial or refusal: The proposal produced only noes.2. A negative vote or voter.
INTERJECTION:
Used to express strong refusal, doubt, or disbelief.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Old English n : ne, not; see ne in Appendix I + , ever; see aiw- in Appendix I.