Naysay
noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Alternative spelling of nay-say. US, alt-of, alternative
"And her bare feet fell to telling her clad sides of the sweet coolness of the water, and waited for no naysay, ..."
Verb
- 1 Alternative spelling of nay-say (“say no to; deny, disagree, or oppose”) US, alt-of, alternative
"I shall nowise naysay thee this, for I love thee, and now and ever shalt thou be unto me as a brother, ..."
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"And her bare feet fell to telling her clad sides of the sweet coolness of the water, and waited for no naysay, ..."
Etymology
From nay + say.