Translation meaning & definition of the word "nay" into French language

noun

1. A negative

• "The nays have it"

synonym:
• nay

1. Un négatif

• "Les non l'ont"

synonyme:
• non

adverb

1. Not this merely but also

• Not only so but

• "Each of us is peculiar, nay, in a sense unique"

synonym:
• nay

1. Non pas simplement mais aussi

• Non seulement mais

• "Chacun de nous est particulier, non, dans un sens unique"

synonyme:
• non

Examples of using

The chief object of education is not to learn things; nay, the chief object of education is to unlearn things.

Le principal but de l'éducation n'est pas d'apprendre des choses ; non, le but principal de l'éducation est de désapprendre des choses.