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i'n't

i'n't is the pronunciation spelling of isn't.

i'n't is the pronunciation spelling of didn't.

Meaning of isn't

Noun

isn't (plural isn'ts)

  1. (colloquial, nonstandard) Something or someone that is defined by the lack of the characteristic being discussed.
    • The most obvious recommendations for Joe Biden are a succession of “isn’ts.” He isn’t Donald Trump. He isn’t Bernie Sanders. He isn’t angry, bigoted, cruel, demagogic, erratic, frightening or gross. He isn’t going to drive Americans to distraction or the country into a ditch.2020 August 17, Bret Stephens, “On Being a Biden Conservative”, in The New York Times

Meaning of didn't

Verb

didn't

  1. did not (negative auxiliary)

Questions about i'n't

What is i'n't the pronunciation spelling of?
I'n't is the pronunciation spelling of isn't.

Words near i'n't in the dictionary

  1. I'm-a
  2. i'ma
  3. I'mma
  4. I'mn't
  5. i'n
  6. i'n't
  7. I'nesia
  8. i's
  9. I'se
  10. I'sia
  11. i'th'

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Adapted from Wiktionary: i'n't (page history and authors); isn't (page history and authors); didn't (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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