neither

Meanings

1. 1
   det

   Not one of two; not either; not one or the other.

   Neither definition seems correct.

2. 2
   conj

   Not either (used with nor).

   Neither you nor I likes it.

3. 3
   pron

   Not either one of two.

   I’ve tried on both shirts, but neither fits properly.

4. 4
   adv

   Similarly not.

   Just as you would not correct it, neither would I.

5. 5
   conj

   Nor.

   But here thou canst not handle aught, neither make the folk ware of thee, not though thou shout thy throat hoarse.

6. 6
   adj

   not either

Etymology

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.