Definition

Adverb 1. To a degree that is not greater: Used to indicate an equal or lesser amount, extent, or degree. It emphasizes that something is not exceeding a certain point or level. 2. Not now; no longer alive or in existence: Used to state that a previous state or condition has ended, often referring to someone being deceased or something that has ceased to be.

Examples of Usage

• Adverb (Degree):
  • The instructions were no more complicated than following a recipe. (They were equally or less complicated.)
  • He is no more a scientist than I am an astronaut. (He is not a scientist to any greater degree than I am an astronaut.)
• Adverb (Cessation/State):
  • The ancient city is no more, lost to the desert sands. (The city no longer exists.)
  • After the accident, her carefree life was no more. (Her carefree life ended.)

Advanced Usage

• "no more... than" / "not... any more than": A construction used to make a comparison that denies two things equally. It emphasizes that if one statement is untrue or illogical, the other is equally so.
  • A whale is no more a fish than a horse is. (A whale is not a fish, just as a horse is not a fish.)
  • You cannot change the past any more than you can stop the sun from setting.

Variants and Related Words

• No longer: A more common and direct synonym for the "not now" sense.
  • He no longer lives here.
• Not any more: A phrasal variant with the same meaning as "no longer."
  • I don't work there any more.

Synonyms

• For "degree": not any more than, equally (un)likely, just as little.
• For "cessation": no longer, not any more, gone, finished, ended, deceased, departed.

Related Phrases

• "Say no more": An idiom meaning that no further explanation is needed; the speaker understands completely.
  • You need a favor? Say no more, I'll help you.
• "No more, no less": An idiom used to indicate an exact amount or a precise description, with nothing added or subtracted.
  • The cost is fifty dollars, no more, no less.

Related Idioms

• "Be no more:" A formal or literary way to say that someone has died.
  • The great leader is no more.

Adverb

1. referring to the degree to which a certain quality is present
   • he was no heavier than a child
2. not now
   • she is no more