neither
adj.adj. not the first one and not the second one. You use it when you are talking about two things and you want to say that none of them are true or chosen.
adj. not one nor the other of two people or things. Functions as a distributive word that refers to two entities individually and negates both.
Neither dress fits me properly.
Neither candidate impressed the interview panel enough to be offered the position immediately.
Neither approach proved entirely successful, as the first lacked sufficient funding while the second failed to account for local environmental regulations.
Alteration (after either) of nauther, from Middle English neiþer, from Old English nāwþer, contraction of nāhwæþer, corresponding to no + whether. Compare Latin neuter (“neither”). By surface analysis, not + either.
Typically precedes a singular countable noun; when followed by 'of', the noun must be plural.
Neither of the boys are here.Neither of the boys is here.In formal writing, the verb should be singular because the word refers to each person individually.
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neither fish nor fowl
Not easily categorized; not rightly belonging or fitting well in a given group or situation; also, not having the advantages of the various options.
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neither fish, flesh, nor good red herring
Synonym of neither fish nor fowl (“not easily categorized; not rightly belonging or fitting well in a given group or situation; also, not having the advantages of the various options”).
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neither here nor there
Having no influence or significance on the issue at hand.