"isn't" meaning in English

See isn't in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɪzənt/ [US], /ˈɪzənt/ [UK], /ˈɪn(t)/ [UK] Audio: en-us-isn't.ogg [US] Forms: isn'ts [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪzənt, -ɪn, -ɪnt Etymology: is + -n't Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|is|n't}} is + -n't Head templates: {{en-noun}} isn't (plural isn'ts)
  1. (colloquial, nonstandard) Something or someone that is defined by the lack of the characteristic being discussed. Tags: colloquial, nonstandard
    Sense id: en-isn't-en-noun-csT2Tlh9 Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -n't, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 71 29 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -n't: 80 20 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 63 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: idn't [pronunciation-spelling], in't [Northern-England, informal], i'n [West-Country, slang], isnae [Scotland]

Verb

IPA: /ˈɪzənt/ [US], /ˈɪzənt/ [UK], /ˈɪn(t)/ [UK] Audio: en-us-isn't.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -ɪzənt, -ɪn, -ɪnt Etymology: is + -n't Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|is|n't}} is + -n't Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} isn't
  1. Contraction of is not. (negative auxiliary) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction Alternative form of: is not (extra: negative auxiliary) Derived forms: innit Translations (is not): 不是 (bùshì) (Chinese Mandarin), není (Czech), er ikke (Danish), ei ole (Estonian), pole (Estonian), ei ole (Finnish), non é (Galician), 𐌽𐌹𐍃𐍄 (nist) (Gothic), er ekki (Icelandic), níl (Irish), (Irish), nav (Latvian), (Old Irish), نیست (nist) (Persian), nie jest (Polish), nie ma (Polish), não é (Portuguese), na-i (Romani), isna (Scots), isnae (Scots), no es (Spanish), är inte (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-isn't-en-verb-3uz1MT2T
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: idn't [pronunciation-spelling], in't [Northern-England, informal], i'n [West-Country, slang], isnae [Scotland]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/77/En-us-isn%27t.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "pronunciation-spelling"
      ],
      "word": "idn't"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Northern-England",
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "in't"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "West-Country",
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "i'n"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Scotland"
      ],
      "word": "isnae"
    }
  ],
  "word": "isn't"
}

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