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PRONUNCIATION OF NAYSAY

naysay  [ˈneɪˌseɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NAYSAY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Naysay is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES NAYSAY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of naysay in the English dictionary

The definition of naysay in the dictionary is a refusal or denial.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NAYSAY


assay
əˈseɪ
assez
ˈæseɪ
bioassay
ˌbaɪəʊəˈseɪ
essay
ˈɛseɪ
hearsay
ˈhɪəˌseɪ
immunoassay
ˌɪmjʊnəʊˈæseɪ
madrasah
məˈdrɛseɪ
Mengzi
ˈmɛŋˈtseɪ
Nisei
ˈniːseɪ
Ourense
əʊˈrɛnseɪ
paise
ˈpaɪseɪ
pase
ˈpɑːseɪ
passee
pæˈseɪ
prese
ˈprɛseɪ
say
seɪ
sei
seɪ
sensei
ˈsɛnseɪ
sensi
ˈsɛnseɪ
soothsay
ˈsuːθˌseɪ
unsay
ʌnˈseɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NAYSAY

navy
navy bean
navy blue
navy cut
Navy List
Navy Register
navy yard
navy-blue
nawab
Naxalite
Naxos
Naxuana
nay
Nay Pyi Taw
Nayarit
naysayer
naysayings
nayward
nayword

WORDS THAT END LIKE NAYSAY

Colonsay
daresay
enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
foresay
forsay
I dare say
I daresay
Lindsay
Lyndsay
misassay
not to say
Pasay
Quai d´Orsay
radioimmunoassay
Ramsay
resay
Rothesay
strange to say
that is to say
undersay

Synonyms and antonyms of naysay in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «naysay» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NAYSAY

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The translations of naysay from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «naysay» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

naysay
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

naysay
570 millions of speakers

English

naysay
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

naysay
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

naysay
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

naysay
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

naysay
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

naysay
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Rejeter
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Naysay
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

naysay
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

naysay
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

naysay
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Naysay
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

naysay
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

naysay
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Naysay
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

naysay
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

naysay
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

naysay
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

naysay
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

naysay
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

naysay
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

naysay
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

naysay
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

naysay
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of naysay

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NAYSAY»

The term «naysay» is used very little and occupies the 165.108 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NAYSAY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «naysay» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «naysay» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about naysay

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NAYSAY»

Discover the use of naysay in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to naysay and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Rush of Wings: (1968-1977)
A. Prelude. To. Naysay. Born in the drop the realm of my days spent before autumn knew only my presence, and I relied alone on delight. But the will of an alien interest emerged. It unduly claimed its right to do and perfunctorily asked for my ...
Axel Soestmeyer, 1982
2
A Dictionary of the Scottish Language: In which the Words ...
NAIPRIE, i. Table-linen, S. Knot.— Fr. nappe. NAYSAY, NA-SAY, «. A refusal, S. Ramt. To NAYSAY, t>. n. To refuse, S. NAYSAYER, ». One who denies or refuses , S. "A sturdy beggar should have a stout nayiayer." S. Prov. Kelly. NAIT, *. Need.
John Jamieson, John Johnstone (of Edinburgh.), 1846
3
The Nymph King
And he had. “Honor them,” had been his father's dying words. “Lead them. Protect them. You are ultimately responsible for their fate.” He could take Shaye, and no one could naysay him. Grumble about his lack of honor, yes, even curse him to ...
Gena Showalter, 2012
4
Logic: A History of its Central Concepts: LOGIC: HISTORY OF ...
Symmetricalism is best represented by Ralph Lever when attempting to replace the logician's talk of 'negation' by 'naysay': “every simple shewasay is eyther a yeaysay or a naysay” (Arte of Reason, 1573). (Cf. [Horn, 1989: Chapter 1] for a ...
Dov M. Gabbay, Francis Jeffry Pelletier, John Woods, 2012
5
The Sundering Flood
Naysay it not, my lad, naysay it not.” Now was Osberne's heart thumping against hisribs, what for sudden wonder, what for the hope of renown that flashed upon himas a sudden flame of strange light. But withal he thought inhimself, and thatall  ...
William Morris, 1973
6
The Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe - Illustrated
Edgar Allan Poe. Voice "Is it so strong (more loudly) As for to leave me thus Who hath loved thee so long In wealth and woe among? And is thy heart so strong As for to leave me thus? Say naysay nay!" Bal. 'Tis hushed and all isstill! Pol.
Edgar Allan Poe
7
An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language
Isl. nap-ar, prominet, nauf, promi- nentia. NAYSAY, NA-SAY, s. A refusai, S. To Naysay, v. n. To refuse, S. NAIPRIE, s. Table linen, S. Knox. Ital. napparie, id. NAITHLY, adv. Perh. inciustriously. A. S. nythlice, studiosus. Duuglas, NAKYN, adj.
John Jamieson, 1818
8
Tides of Light
“I see a slowness in you, Cap'n. A reluctance to follow the commandments of My Holy Self.” “Naysay, I—” His Supremacy's eyes flashed. “Naysay?” “Well, I—” “ The God of Sacred Rage does not like this wend naysay. Especially from a Cap'n  ...
Gregory Benford, 2011
9
Collected works
Naysay it not, my lad, naysay it not." Now was Osberne's heart thumping against his ribs, what for sudden wonder, what for the hope of renown that flashed upon him as a sudden flame of strange light. But withal he thought in himself, and that ...
William Morris, 1966
10
The Collected Works of William Morris: The sundering flood. ...
Naysay it not, my lad, naysay it not." Now was Osberne's heart thumping against his ribs, what for sudden wonder, what for the hope of renown that flashed upon him as a sudden flame of strange light. But withal he thought in himself, and that ...
William Morris, May Morris, 1914

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NAYSAY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term naysay is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Shenmue III has raised 6.3 million dollars on Kickstarter. Now...we wait
I'm not trying to naysay this whole Shenmue III deal because I hate the game, or the series, or the fans. My issue is that, even with the ... «Videogamer.com, Jul 15»
2
Fallout Shelter Game: iOS App Earns Bethesda $5.1 Million, All …
Giving gamers no gap between reveal and release to nitpick and naysay, Bethesda announced, during its E3 conference, that Fallout Shelter ... «Tech Times, Jul 15»
3
Going Against the Flow: Lisa Falzone, CEO of Revel Systems
Even people you've hired or partnered with will naysay or discourage you. Regardless of this, you have to make things happen. You have to ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
4
A response to Lawrence Krauss and the climate encyclical
... benefit, and viewing how such use has blocked important policy changes here in the United States, it is hard to naysay the pope on this. «Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Jun 15»
5
Living in the shadow of the 99ers: Why this USWNT will never …
And there are plenty of people hanging around from that iconic '99 team to naysay and tell the current squad exactly what they're doing wrong. «Washington Post, Jun 15»
6
Irish festival fixer Fergus Linehan's first crack at Edinburgh
“People naysay with such passion,” he says of making such changes. “Sometimes they're right and sometimes they're wrong.” We will wait and ... «Irish Times, Jun 15»
7
Survey: Alcohol, deli items and sweets wanted in downtown Decatur
For the complainrs waiting to naysay, calm down. Again, these effortsd are not new and been a work in process for many years. The one major ... «The Decatur Daily, Jun 15»
8
The curious case of Ricky van Wolfswinkel
He scored a fine goal on his debut at home to Everton, which was enough to naysay the concern that he only touched the ball on six further ... «Soccerlens, Jun 15»
9
Why 'Rosemary's Baby' Still Matters 47 Years Later
... pregnancy - even dispatching Dr. Abe Sapirstein (Ralph Bellamy), a respected ob-gyn who's secretly a coven member - to naysay her instinct ... «WordandFilm.com, Jun 15»
10
Pieces of Madness with Kasey Pierce
However, I knew that writing/journalism had been a shelved passion of mine that I'd been naysay'd out of pursuing. However, I was able to take ... «The Outhouse, May 15»

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