Standard Lemma guide

nowise

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈnoʊwaɪz/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈnəʊwaɪz/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -əʊwaɪz
  • rhymes with -oʊwaɪz

1

adv

Meaning 1

(In) no way, (in) no manner; not at all.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic, dialectal, not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: nohow, noway

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

in no manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • they are nowise different

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: to no degree

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English nowyse, no-wyse, no wyse, equivalent to no (“none, not any”) + wise (“way, manner”).

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: ոչ մի դեպքում (očʻ mi depkʻum) — in no manner
  • Armenian: ոչ մի կերպ (očʻ mi kerp) — in no manner
  • Bulgarian: по никакъв начин (po nikakǎv način) — in no manner
  • Dutch: in geen geval — in no manner
  • Dutch: absoluut niet — in no manner
  • Finnish: ei millään tavalla — in no manner
  • Finnish: ei mitenkään — in no manner
  • French: d'aucune façon — in no manner
  • Georgian: არავითარ შემთხვევაში (aravitar šemtxvevaši) — in no manner
  • German: auf gar keinen Fall — in no manner
  • Ido: nule — in no manner
  • Ido: nulamaniere — in no manner
  • Polish: bynajmniej — in no manner
  • Polish: żadną miarą — in no manner
  • Polish: w żaden sposób — in no manner
  • Portuguese: de forma alguma — in no manner
  • Romanian: nicidecum — in no manner
  • Russian: ни при каки́х обстоя́тельствах (ni pri kakíx obstojátelʹstvax) — in no manner
  • Russian: никак (nikak) — in no manner
  • Spanish: de ninguna manera — in no manner
  • Spanish: de ningún modo — in no manner
  • Spanish: en absoluto — in no manner
  • Turkish: hiçbir biçimde — in no manner