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nother

UK/ˈnʌðə/US/ˈnʌðəɹ/

nother pronoun: neither.

Pronoun (1)

nother

  1. (obsolete outside UK and Caribbean dialects) Neither.

Adjective (1)

nother (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete outside UK and Caribbean dialects) Neither.

Pronoun (2)

nother

  1. (obsolete) Another.

Adjective (2)

nother (not comparable)

  1. (US, informal) Different, other.
    • Executing it all well, with the feel, look and operation of a real luxury car, is a whole nother ball of wax.2009 October 1, Don Chaikin, “Long-Term Test Cars: Azera, Sedon M35, Highlander Hybrid, Liberty Sport CRD, Cobalt SS”, in Jim Meigs, editor, Popular Mechanics, New York, N.Y.: The Hearst Corporation...
    • He has said elfsheen four nother ways — elfsheen, elfshine, elfshone, elfshyne.2015, L. T. Wolf, The World King, →ISBN

Origin of nother

From Old English nōhwæþer. Compare neither, nauther.

Variant of an other, another, rebracketed as a nother. Compare Middle English a noþer.

Words that rhyme with nother

Questions about nother

What does nother mean?
Nother means neither.
What part of speech is nother?
Nother can be a pronoun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce nother?
Nother is pronounced /ˈnʌðə/ (UK).

Words near nother in the dictionary

  1. nothagge
  2. notharctid
  3. notharctids
  4. notharctine
  5. notharctines
  6. nother
  7. nothin
  8. nothin'
  9. nothing
  10. nothing about us without us
  11. nothing ball

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