Associations to the word «Nay»

Wiktionary

NAY, adverb. (archaic) no
NAY, conjunction. Or even, or more like, or should I say. Introduces a stronger and more appropriate expression than the preceding one.
NAY, noun. A vote against.
NAY, noun. A person who voted against.
NAY, verb. (obsolete) To refuse.
NAY, adjective. Nary
NAY, abbreviation. Nayarit, a state of Mexico.
NAY PYI TAW, proper noun. An alternative spelling for Naypyidaw, the new (since 2005) administrative capital of Myanmar (formerly Burma).

Dictionary definition

NAY, noun. A negative; "the nays have it".
NAY, adverb. Not this merely but also; not only so but; "each of us is peculiar, nay, in a sense unique".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley