no more

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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

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