What does denay mean?
Denay means (obsolete) denial; refusal.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(obsolete) denial; refusal.
Forget not yet the gret aſſays the cruell wrong the ſkornfull ways the paynfull pacyence in denays […]
Duke Orsino: My love can give no place, bide no denay.
Preserve this babe, whose mother must denay / To nourish it, preserve this harmless child.
That with great rage he stoutly doth denay.
Use denay when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Denay means (obsolete) denial; refusal.
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Forget not yet the gret aſſays the cruell wrong the ſkornfull ways the paynfull pacyence in denays […]
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