Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nohow

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.43 in modern English

Syllables: no-how
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In no way; not at all; by no available means.

Example Sentences

""We don't see it here nohow," returned the man."
"“Oh, dear, oh dear,” she said, “my stepmother has sent me all this long way to fill this sieve with water from the Well of the World’s End, and I can’t fill it no how at all.”"
"Don't take life so serious, son. It ain't nohow permanent."
""You'd start bidding before you knew what you was doing. I won't permit it nohow.""
"And his face clouded. “I don't know. I got to find out. Looks like I can't get my mind straight nohow.”"

Etymology

From no + how.

Derived Forms

nohowish

Homonyms

know-how

Questions

What does nohow mean?: In no way; not at all; by no available means.
Where does nohow come from?: From no + how.

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