Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
No pronunciation record was provided for this word.
An answer in reply to a yes-no question, indicating there is no simple "yes" or "no" answer
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Is she happy? — Yes and no, hard to say.
- Have you been to Paris? — Yes and no. I've been to the airport, but didn't get to see the city.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see yes, and, no.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- You can only use yes and no answers.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
25 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
نَعْم وَلَا
(naʕm walā)
— indicating there is no simple "yes" or "no" answer
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Arabic:
بَلَى وَنَعْم
(balā wanaʕm)
— indicating there is no simple "yes" or "no" answer
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Chinese Mandarin:
既肯定又否定
(jì kěndìng yòu fǒudìng)
— indicating there is no simple "yes" or "no" answer
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Dutch:
ja en nee
— indicating there is no simple "yes" or "no" answer
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Esperanto:
jes kaj ne
— indicating there is no simple "yes" or "no" answer
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Finnish:
kyllä ja ei
— indicating there is no simple "yes" or "no" answer
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French:
oui et non
— indicating there is no simple "yes" or "no" answer
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West-Frisian:
ja en nee
— indicating there is no simple "yes" or "no" answer
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Galician:
si e non
— indicating there is no simple "yes" or "no" answer
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German:
jein
— indicating there is no simple "yes" or "no" answer
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German:
ja und nein
— indicating there is no simple "yes" or "no" answer
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Hungarian:
igen is, nem is
— indicating there is no simple "yes" or "no" answer
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Hungarian:
igen is meg nem is
— indicating there is no simple "yes" or "no" answer
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Hungarian:
is-is
— indicating there is no simple "yes" or "no" answer
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Italian:
nì
— indicating there is no simple "yes" or "no" answer
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Japanese:
そうとも言えるし、そうでないとも言える
(sō to mo ieru shi, sō de nai to mo ieru)
— indicating there is no simple "yes" or "no" answer
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Korean:
그렇기도 하고 아니기도 하고
(geureokido hago anigido hago)
— indicating there is no simple "yes" or "no" answer
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Korean:
네니요
(neniyo)
— indicating there is no simple "yes" or "no" answer
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Polish:
i tak, i nie
— indicating there is no simple "yes" or "no" answer
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Polish:
tak i nie
— indicating there is no simple "yes" or "no" answer
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Portuguese:
sim e não
— indicating there is no simple "yes" or "no" answer
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Russian:
и да и нет
(i da i net)
— indicating there is no simple "yes" or "no" answer
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Spanish:
sí y no
— indicating there is no simple "yes" or "no" answer
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Swedish:
både ja och nej
— indicating there is no simple "yes" or "no" answer
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Swedish:
nja
— indicating there is no simple "yes" or "no" answer
