neither
déterminantconjonctionpronomadverbeconjonctioncourant dans les dialogues
- Royaume-Uni//ˈnaɪ.ðə//
- Royaume-Uni//ˈniː.ðə//
- États-Unis//ˈnaɪ.ðɚ//
Not one of two; not either; not one or the other.
déterminant
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Not one of two; not either; not one or the other.
Neither definition seems correct.
She was neither learned nor intelligent, but she contrived to dress both herself and her daughter out of a meagre jointure, supplying with her clever fingers what her purse could not buy;[…].
Étymologie
Alteration (after either) of nauther, from Middle English neiþer, from Old English nāwþer, contraction of nāhwæþer, corresponding to no + whether. Compare Latin neuter (“neither”). By surface analysis, not + either.
conjonction
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Not either (used with nor).
Neither you nor I likes it.
For most people, this sacrifice is made easily and instinctively. Not so for otroverts, who are neither willing nor able to passively adopt the social scripts that others do. To the otrovert, who is constantly engaged with the choices and consequences of their individual life, social norms follow a circular logic: […]
pronom
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Not either one of two.
I’ve tried on both shirts, but neither fits properly.
Her words of advice will help neither of us.
adverbe
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Similarly not.
Just as you would not correct it, neither would I.
Neither can she stop him, nor can he stop her.
Neither now, nor ever will he forsake his mother.
conjonction
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archaïqueNor.
But here thou canst not handle aught, neither make the folk ware of thee, not though thou shout thy throat hoarse.
neither · Not one of two; not either; not one or the other.
Nell · A diminutive of the female given names Eleanor, Ellen, or…Nellie · A diminutive of the female given names Eleanor, Ellen, Helen,…nelly · A person's life.