nor

Negative conjunction

Nor is always used along with another negating word—usually neither—and it also has a negating function: Neither the mayor nor the police chief knew what was happening. My partner doesn’t speak Spanish, nor do I.

conjunction

neither

Not one or other

  • notOpposite of affirmative
  • neverAt no point
  • noneNot a single one

nothing · nobody · nowhere · no one · nary · naught · without · lacking · absent · minus

literary

archaic

Belonging to earlier times

biblical · Shakespearean · classical · verse · prose · rhetoric

Categories
Opposites
negation vs affirmation

norand

Together with also

or · too · also · as well as · plus

additive vs. exclusionary logic

norand

Together with also

as well as · plus · moreover · furthermore · additionally

Phrases
Family

northern, abnormal, northwest, northeast, normality, northerly, normalize, northward, northwards

Familiarity
Top 10,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G