neither

determiner
nei·ther
nī′''th''ə

Not one of two; not either; not one or the other.

Example

“Neither definition seems correct.”

Example sentences

“Unfortunately, neither of them are alive anymore.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0
“Neither of us has been there before.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“Neither joy nor sorrow lasts forever.”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Word history

From Old English "nāwþer".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “neither” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.