nohow C2 Topic:Register & Style US /ˈnoʊˌhaʊ/ UK /ˈnəʊˌhaʊ/ See IPA manual Freq #58215 Meanings 1 adv dated or dialectal: in no way; not at all The bent coin would nohow fit through the narrow slot. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · dated or dialectal: in no... nowisenot at allin no way ↔ Opposites somehowanyhow Word family Related forms nowisesomehowanyhow Etymology A transparent compound of no + how, recorded from the eighteenth century. It survives chiefly in regional and literary speech as an emphatic equivalent of 'in no way' or 'not at all.' Topics Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # nohow **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /ˈnoʊˌhaʊ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈnəʊˌhaʊ/ **Frequency rank:** 58215 ## Meanings 1. dated or dialectal: in no way; not at all ## Examples - The bent coin would nohow fit through the narrow slot. ## Synonyms - nowise - not at all - in no way ## Antonyms - somehow - anyhow ## Related Forms - nowise - somehow - anyhow ## Etymology A transparent compound of no + how, recorded from the eighteenth century. It survives chiefly in regional and literary speech as an emphatic equivalent of 'in no way' or 'not at all.' ## Topics - Register & Style markdown