neither

Meanings

1. 1
   det

   Not the one and not the other of two things or people.

   Neither answer was correct.

2. 2
   pron

   Not either one of two things or people.

   I tried on both shirts, but neither fit properly.

3. 3
   conj

   Used with "nor" to join two negative ideas.

   Neither you nor I want to go.

4. 4
   adv

   Used to say that something is also not true.

   She doesn't like coffee, and neither do I.

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.

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