Nay vs Nee - What's the difference?
nay | nee |
(archaic) no
or even, or more like, or should I say. Introduces a stronger and more appropriate expression than the preceding one.
* His face was dirty, nay filthy.
* 1663 ,
* 1748 . David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. ยง 18.
A vote against.
A person who voted against.
nary
Originally known as.
(Geordie) no, used to express no as a quantity, i.e. not any, like German kein/Dutch geen/French rien. Compare with (na).
As adjectives the difference between nay and nee
is that nay is nary while nee is Used when giving the maiden name of a woman.As an adverb nay
is no.As a conjunction nay
is or even, or more like, or should I say. Introduces a stronger and more appropriate expression than the preceding one.As a noun nay
is a vote against.As a verb nay
is to refuse.As an abbreviation NAY
is nayarit, a state of Mexico.As an interjection nee is
no, used to express no as a quantity, i.e. not any, like German {{term|kein|lang=de}}/Dutch {{term|geen|lang=nl}}/French {{term|rien|lang=fr}}. Compare with {{term|na}}.nay
English
Adverb
(-)Derived terms
* nay-say * naysayerConjunction
(English Conjunctions)- [...] And proved not only horse, but cows, / Nay pigs, were of the elder house: / For beasts, when man was but a piece / Of earth himself, did th' earth possess.
- And even in our wildest and most wandering reveries, nay in our very dreams, we shall find, if we reflect, that the imagination ran not altogether at adventures,
Noun
(en noun)- I vote nay , even though the motion is popular, because I would rather be right than popular.
- The vote is 4 in favor and 20 opposed, the nays have it.
Adjective
Anagrams
* * * *nee
English
Etymology 1
(etyl) , to be born.Alternative forms
*Adjective
(-)- Mrs Smith, nee Jones
- Since the name change, Butch (nee Frances) seems more tough and self-assured.