Synonyms for neither
| Grammar : Adj, pron |
| Spell : nee-th er, nahy- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈni ðər, ˈnaɪ- |
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Définition of neither
Origin :- Old English nawþer, contraction of nahwæþer, literally "not of two," from na "no" (see no) + hwæþer "which of two" (see whether). Spelling altered c.1200 by association with either. Paired with nor from c.1300; earlier with ne. Also used in Old English as a pronoun. As an adjective, mid-14c.
- adj nor yet
- pron not one or the other
- Without knowing why, they understood perfectly now that neither had been ingenuous.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- “Moors be not all black, neither be they all worshippers of Mahound,” replied Ambrose.
- Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge
- That, however, is neither here nor there: but it got within two blocks of there at 11.25.
- Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1. No. 20, August 13, 1870 » by Various
- Not expecting to be absent more than a few days, we had neither rations nor rugs.
- Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
- The Constitution is neither a legislative crazy-quilt nor a receptacle of fads.
- Extract from : « 'Tis Sixty Years Since » by Charles Francis Adams
- The captain had assured him that neither his wife nor son knew aught of his savings.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- Neither will it satisfy me to have her exist merely in idea.
- Extract from : « The Hall of Fantasy (From "Mosses From An Old Manse") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Neither made any reference to the little scene of the night before.
- Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
- Although my heart was ready to burst, yet could I neither weep nor speak.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- After what she had done for Prissie, if she had a dying wish—But neither of them had thought of her.
- Extract from : « Life and Death of Harriett Frean » by May Sinclair
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