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nay

/neɪ/noun, adverb1 syllable

Nay means: used to express negation.

Opposites of nay

yea

What does nay mean?2

noun

1

used to express negation“the nays have it”

adverb

1

not this merely but also; not only so but“each of us is peculiar, nay, in a sense unique”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with nay?60

three syllables

usadna
Show 40 near rhymes
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All 60 rhymes for nay, grouped by syllable

Nay in a sentence

  • Rural electrification was finally coming, even though for years nay-sayers had said it was economically infeasible.Cangarejo
  • Nay, then, I will try it.unknown

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Forms of nay

as a noun

plural
nays