neither

[Nei·ther]

Not either; generally used to introduce the first of two or more coordinate clauses of which those that follow begin with nor.

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Not either; not the one or the other.

Adverb
after a negative statement used to indicate that the next statement is similarly negative; "I was not happy and neither were they"; "just as you would not complain, neither should he"

a.
Not either; not the one or the other.

conj.
not either; generally used to introduce the first of two or more coordinate clauses of which those that follow begin with nor.

Neither

Nei"ther (? ∨ ?; 277), a. [OE. neiter, nother, nouther, AS. n'bewer, n'behw'91er; n'be never, not + hw'91er whether. The word has followed the form of either. See No, and Whether, and cf. Neuter, Nor.] Not either; not the one or the other.

Which of them shall I take? Both? one? or neither? Neither can be enjoyed, If both remain alive.

He neither loves, Nor either cares for him.

Neither

Nei"ther, conj. not either; generally used to introduce the first of two or more co'94rdinate clauses of which those that follow begin with nor.

Fight neither with small nor great, save only with the king.

Hadst thou been firm and fixed in thy dissent, Neither had I transgressed, nor thou with me.

When she put it on, she made me vow That I should neither sell, nor give, nor lose it.

&hand; Neither was formerly often used where we now use nor. "For neither circumcision, neither uncircumcision is anything at all." Tyndale. "Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it." Gen. iii. 3. Neither is sometimes used colloquially at the end of a clause to enforce a foregoing negative (nor, not, no). "He is very tall, but not too tall neither." Addison. " 'bfI care not for his thrust' 'bfNo, nor I neither.'" Shak. Not so neither, by no means. [Obs.] Shak.

Not either; not the one or the other.

not either; generally used to introduce the first of two or more co'94rdinate clauses of which those that follow begin with nor.

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Usage Examples

Art requires neither complaisance nor politeness nothing but faith, faith and freedom.

Both class and race survive education, and neither should. What is education then? If it doesn't help a human being to recognize that humanity is humanity, what is it for? So you can make a bigger salary than other people?

But while success and failure depend on conditions, the mind neither waxes nor wanes.

Democrats can neither control nor predict whether our GOP counterparts are really ready to play chicken with the U.S. economy. But we can assure the American people that our party takes the nation's faith and credit seriously.

Amin knew that neither West nor East would criticize him for fear that he would support the other side. He felt he was untouchable and he said so openly.

And though my Lord hath lost his estate and been banished out of his country, yet neither despised poverty nor pinching necessity could make him break the bonds of friendship or weaken his loyal duty.

Children have neither a past nor a future. Thus they enjoy the present, which seldom happens to us.

Children enjoy the present because they have neither a past nor a future.

Misspelled Form

neither, bneither, hneither, jneither, mneither, neither, beither, heither, jeither, meither, either, nbeither, nheither, njeither, nmeither, n either, nweither, n3either, n4either, nreither, nseither, ndeither, nwither, n3ither, n4ither, nrither, nsither, ndither, newither, ne3ither, ne4ither, nerither, nesither, nedither, neuither, ne8ither, ne9ither, neoither, nejither, nekither, neuther, ne8ther, ne9ther, neother, nejther, nekther, neiuther, nei8ther, nei9ther, neiother, neijther, neikther, neirther, nei5ther, nei6ther, neiyther, neigther, neirher, nei5her, nei6her, neiyher, neigher, neitrher, neit5her, neit6her, neityher, neitgher, neitgher, neityher, neituher, neitjher, neitnher, neitger, neityer, neituer, neitjer, neitner, neithger, neithyer, neithuer, neithjer, neithner, neithwer, neith3er, neith4er, neithrer, neithser, neithder, neithwr, neith3r, neith4r, neithrr, neithsr, neithdr, neithewr, neithe3r, neithe4r, neitherr, neithesr, neithedr, neitheer, neithe4r, neithe5r, neithetr, neithefr, neithee, neithe4, neithe5, neithet, neithef, neithere, neither4, neither5, neithert, neitherf.

Other Usage Examples

Blowing up buses will not induce the Israelis to move forward, and neither will the killing of Palestinians or the demolition of their homes and their future. All this needs to stop. And we pledge that Jordan will do its utmost to help achieve it.

As far as Saddam Hussein being a great military strategist, he is neither a strategist, nor is he schooled in the operational arts, nor is he a tactician, nor is he a general, nor is he a soldier. Other than that, he's a great military man, I want you to know that.

America's health care system is neither healthy, caring, nor a system.

A happy home is one in which each spouse grants the possibility that the other may be right, though neither believes it.

A peace is of the nature of a conquest for then both parties nobly are subdued, and neither party loser.

A true king is neither husband nor father he considers his throne and nothing else.

Aim at heaven and you will get earth thrown in. Aim at earth and you get neither.

Discussion in class, which means letting twenty young blockheads and two cocky neurotics discuss something that neither their teacher nor they know.