neither Definition

neither
adj, pronoun

1. Not the one nor the other (thing or person).

Example: Neither proposal is acceptable
Example: Neither of the proposals is acceptable

conj

1. (used to introduce the first of two or more alternatives; usually paired with nor) not.

Example: I neither know nor care

adverb

1. Nor; also not.

Example: If you won't, neither will I

Idiom: neither here nor there

Irrelevant; unimportant.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon nawther or nahwæther.

Info:

○ Neither is followed by a singular or plural verb, although a singular verb is usually regarded as more correct:

○ It is sometimes impossible to tell whether the verb is singular or plural because there is no difference in form: