Either-or
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Either-or is an adjective meaning Describing a situation in which there are only two choices.
Meaning
Describing a situation in which there are only two choices.
More Meanings
- Describing a situation in which there is a choice between two different plans of action, but both together are not possible.
- A situation in which there is a choice between two different plans of action, but both together are not possible.
Example Sentences
Using existing housing better and building new homes are not either/ors but complementary. Doing both will mean a faster (and greener) solution.
“There’s a misperception out there that if some women are succeeding, that if many women are succeeding, it’s at the detriment of men,” he said. “When we support women, as men, it’s a good thing. The more women that succeed, there’s benefits to families, benefits to the economy, and benefits to our country. It’s not an either/or.”
Word Forms
- either-ors
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include binary, alternative, dichotomic, opposite, fifty-fifty, on-off.
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