·noun Denial; refusal.
II. Nay ·noun a negative vote; one who votes in the negative.
III. Nay ·vt & ·vi To Refuse.
IV. Nay ·adv No;
— a negative answer to a question asked, or a request made, now superseded by no. ·see Yes.
V. Nay ·adv Not this merely, but also; not only so, but;
— used to mark the addition or substitution of a more explicit or more emphatic phrase.