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neither

 
 
/ˈnaɪðər/, /ˈniːðər/ conjunction

Definition

neither ... nor used when a negative fact is true of two people or things or when someone or something does not have either of two qualities: Neither he nor his mother would talk to the police. Their performance was neither entertaining nor educational.
(Definition of neither conjunction from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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