Dictionary [N]

Word	Definition
nacarat	bright orange-red
nacelle	structure on wing of airplane containing engine
nacket	snack; light lunch
nacre	mother-of-pearl
nacreous	of or resembling mother-of-pearl
naevus	birthmark
naiant	swimming horizontally
nail	old measure of two and a quarter inches
nainsook	fine cotton fabric
naissant	nascent, rising or coming forth
nanism	the condition of being dwarfed or being a dwarf
nanization	artificial dwarfing
nankeen	buff-coloured; durable buff-coloured cotton
nanocephalous	having an extremely small head
naology	study of church or temple architecture
naos	temple; inner cell of a temple
napaea	nymph that inhabits wooded dells
napiform	shaped like a turnip
nappe	sheet of water flowing over a weir
napper	one who naps cloth after it is fulled
narcohypnia	numbness experienced upon awakening
narcolepsy	pathological drowsiness
narcomancy	divination using sleep
narcomania	uncontrollable craving for narcotics
narcose	experiencing a hallucinogenic stupor
nares	the nostrils
narial	of, like or pertaining to the nostrils
naricorn	horny termination of a bird's nostril
nariform	shaped like the nostrils
narquois	mocking; malicious
narthex	small entrance or porch to a church
nary	not a one; not at all
nasard	organ mutation stop
nascent	immature; in process of birth
nasicornous	having a horn on the nose
nasology	study of the nose
nasute	keen-scented; critically discriminating; having a big nose
nasutiform	shaped like a nose
natable	able to float; able to be sailed
natalitial	of, like or pertaining to a birthday
natation	swimming
natatorium	swimming-pool
nates	the buttocks
natheless	nevertheless; notwithstanding
natiform	shaped like buttocks
nativism	belief that the mind possesses inborn thoughts
natricine	of, like or pertaining to water-snakes
natron	sodium bicarbonate
natuary	hospital maternity ward
naturalism	belief that the world can be explained in terms of natural forces
naturism	communal nudism
naumachy	mock sea-battle
naupathia	sea sickness
nauseant	producing nausea
nautics	art of navigation
navalism	cult of naval supremacy or seapower
navarchy	rulership over the seas
nave	largest part of church where congregation sits
navette	pointed oval shape; jewel cut in this shape
navicular	boat-shaped
naviform	boat-shaped
naze	headland or cape
neanic	of, like or pertaining to the adolescent period; young
neap	tidal period of least difference between high and low tides
neatherd	cowherd
nebbich	colourless; inconsequential person
nebulaphobia	fear of fog
nebulize	to reduce to spray
necessarianism	theory that actions are determined by prior history; fatalism
necrogenic	deriving from dead animals
necrographer	obituary writer
necrolatry	worship of the dead
necrologue	obituary
necrology	obituary list
necromania	sexual obsession with dead bodies; necrophilia
necrophagous	feeding on the dead
necrophobia	fear of corpses
necropsy	post-mortem examination
necrotic	undergoing death of part of the body
nectareal	of or like nectar
nectariferous	producing nectar
nectarivorous	feeding on nectar
nectopod	limb used for swimming
necyomancy	divination by summoning Satan
needlecord	thinly ribbed cotton
needledom	the world of sewing
needs	of necessity; necessarily
nef	ornamental stand in shape of ship for holding salt or cutlery
nefandous	abominable; despicable
negrophile	one who is sympathetic towards black people
negrophobia	fear of blacks
nekton	assemblage of swimming organisms in a body of water
nemaline	of or like a thread
nematology	the study of nematodes
nembutsu	Buddhist invocation chanted to achieve enlightenment
nemophilist	one who loves the woods
nemoral	of a wood or grove
nemoricolous	living in forests or groves
nemorous	wooded
neoblastic	of, like or pertaining to new growth
neocracy	government by new or inexperienced rulers
neogenesis	producing regeneration of tissue
neolagnium	puberty
neolatry	worship of novelty
neomenia	period of the new moon
neomorphic	developed suddenly and not inherited
neonate	newly born child
neonaticide	killing or killer of a newborn infant
neonatology	study of newborn babies
neonomianism	theory that the gospel abrogates earlier moral codes
neophile	one who loves novelty and trends
neophobe	one who fears change or novelty
neophobia	fear of novelty
neophrastic	of, like or pertaining to neologisms
neorama	view of interior of building
neossology	study of nestling birds
neoteric	of recent origin; modern
neoterism	introduction of new things, especially words
neovitalism	theory that total material explanation is impossible
nepenthe	something, such as a drink, capable of making one forget suffering
neper	unit for expressing ratio of two currents or voltages
nephalism	total abstinence from alcoholic drinks
nepheligenous	discharging smoke in clouds
nephelognosy	observation of clouds
nepheloid	cloudy
nephelometer	instrument for measuring cloudiness
nephelometry	measurement of cloudiness of liquids
nephogram	photograph of clouds
nephograph	instrument for photographing clouds
nephology	study of clouds
nephoscope	instrument for observing direction and velocity of clouds
nephric	of, like or pertaining to the kidneys
nephroid	kidney-shaped
nephrolith	kidney stone
nephrology	study of the kidneys
nepionic	of, like or pertaining to the embryonic period of development
nepotal	of, like or pertaining to one's nephew
nepotation	riotous behaviour; profligacy
neritic	belonging to the shallow waters near land
nervine	quieting; soothing nervous excitement
nervure	vein of a leaf
nescience	lack of knowledge; ignorance
nesh	soft; delicate; tender
nesiote	living on an island
nestitherapy	medical treatment by reducing food intake
neuralgiform	like or shaped like a nerve
neurergic	of, like or pertaining to the function or action of the nerves
neurism	"nerve-force" acting on evolution
neurobiology	study of anatomy of the nervous system
neurogenesis	production or generation of nerves
neuroid	like a nerve
neuropath	one who believes in nervous origin of most diseases
neuropsychology	study of relation between brain and behaviour
neurypnology	study of hypnotism
neuston	minute organisms floating or swimming on water's surface
neutrosophy	study of the origin and nature of philosophical neutralities
névé	granular snow; field of granular snow
nevus	birthmark
newel	upright column in middle of circular staircase; post at end of stairs
nexus	a bond; a linked group
niaiserie	simplicity; foolishness
niccolic	made of, like or pertaining to nickel
nickeliferous	bearing nickel
nicotian	of, like or pertaining to tobacco
nictate	to wink or blink
nidamental	nest-forming
nidatory	of, like or pertaining to nests
niddering	one who shows shameful fear or timidity
nidicolous	reared in a nest; sharing a nest
nidificate	to construct a nest
nidifugous	leaving the nest soon after hatching
nidify	to build a nest
nidology	study of nests
nidor	strong smell or fume of animal cooking
nidulation	nest-building
nidus	place where something originates or develops; nest
niello	ornamenting metal by placing black compound in engravings
nieve	hand or fist
niff	an unpleasant smell
nigh	nearly; almost
nightpiece	work of art describing a night scene
nigrescence	blackness; dark colouring or pigmentation
nigricant	of a blackish colour
nigrine	black
nigrities	exceptionally dark coloration
nigroglobulate	to blackball
nigrosine	blackish coal-tar colour dye
nihilism	denial of all reality; extreme scepticism
nihility	nothingness; a mere nothing
nill	to refuse; to be unwilling
nim	to steal; to pilfer
nimbose	cloudy
nimiety	excess
nimonic	of alloys used in high-temperature work
ninon	silk voile or other thin fabric
nippitatum	exceptionally good and strong ale
nipter	ecclesiastical ceremony of washing the feet
niramiai	period of stamping and glaring to cow sumo opponent
nisus	effort; striving; impulse
nitency	brightness; lustrousness
nitency	effort; impulse; tendency
nithing	infamous person; abject coward; traitor
nitid	bright; shining; merry
nitriary	artificial bed of animal matter used to produce nitre
nitrometer	instrument for measuring nitrogen and its compounds
nitrophilous	flourishing in or preferring locations with abundant nitrogen
nivellate	to level or plane
niveous	snowy; white
nivial	growing among snow
nobiliary	of, like or pertaining to nobility
nobilitate	to ennoble
nocent	hurtful; guilty; harmful
nociceptive	sensitive to pain; causing pain
noctambulation	sleep-walking
noctidiurnal	comprising one day and one night
noctiflorous	flowering at night
noctilucent	phosphorescent; glowing in the dark
noctivagant	wandering in the night
noctuary	record of one night's thoughts
nocuous	hurtful; noxious
nodality	knottedness; state of being nodal
nodated	knotted
noddy	plain two-wheeled horse-drawn cart
noddypeak	fool; imbecile
nodose	having knots or nodules; knotty
nodosity	knottiness; a knotty swelling
nodus	a knotty point; difficulty; complication
noegenesis	production of knowledge
noesis	intellectual activity; purely intellectual perception
noetics	laws or rules of logic
noils	short pieces of fibre separated from longer ones by combing
noisette	small piece of lamb cut off the bone and rolled
nolition	adverse action of will; unwillingness
nomancy	divination by examining letters of name
nomenclator	lexicon; word-list; one who assigns names
nomiatrist	lawyer specializing in medical cases
nomic	customary; conventional
nominalism	doctrine that naming of things defines reality
nominative	indicating subject of a verb
nomism	view that moral conduct consists in observance of laws
nomistic	based on law or a sacred book
nomocracy	government based on legal system; rule of law
nomogeny	origin of life according to natural law
nomographer	a writer of laws
nomology	the science of the laws; especially of the mind
nomothetical	giving laws; legislative
nonage	legal infancy; minority; time of immaturity
nones	prayer service held at 3 p.m.
nonpareil	thing of unequalled excellence; paragon
nonparous	not having given birth
nonpathogenic	not causing disease
noogenesis	evolution of the mind
noology	science of the intellect
noometry	mind-measurement
noosphere	sum of human intellectual activities
nootropics	cognitive enhancers; mind drugs
normalism	state of being normal
norsel	short piece of line for fastening fishing nets and hooks
nosebag	food bag hung over a horse's head
nosegay	bouquet of fragrant flowers
nosism	use of royal "we"; assumption of role of group mouthpiece
nosocomial	of, like or pertaining to a hospital
nosocomium	hospital
nosography	description of diseases
nosology	study of diseases
nosomania	delusion of suffering from a disease
nosophobia	fear of disease
nostology	study of senility
nostomania	abnormal desire to go back to familiar places
nostopathy	fear of returning to familiar places
nostrification	acceptance of foreign university degrees on par with native
nostrum	secret or quack medicine
notabilia	notable sayings; things worthy of notice
notalgia	back pain
notandum	something to be specially noted or observed
notaphily	collecting of bank-notes and cheques
notarikon	making words from letters taken from throughout a sentence
nothingarian	person who has no particular belief
nothous	spurious; bastard
notitia	roll, list or register
notonectal	swimming on the back
noumenalism	belief in existence of noumena
noumenon	object whose reality defined by reason rather than perception
nous	pure intellect or reason
novalia	lands newly brought under cultivation
novantique	both new and old through repair or imitation
novation	substitution of a new obligation for an existing one
novena	series of Catholic church services held on nine successive days
novenary	of, like or pertaining to the number nine
novendial	festival lasting nine days
novercal	of, like or pertaining to a stepmother
novercaphobia	fear of one's stepmother
novity	innovation; newness
nowise	not at all
noxal	of, like or pertaining to wrongful injury by object or animal of another
noyade	execution by drowning
nubecula	a cloudiness
nubiferous	cloud-bringing
nubiform	cloudlike
nubigenous	cloud-born
nubilate	to obscure
nubilous	cloudy
nucal	of, like or pertaining to nuts
nucha	the nape of the neck
nuchal	of, like or pertaining to the nape of the neck
nuciferous	nut-bearing
nuciform	shaped like a nut
nucivorous	nut-eating
nucule	a nutlet
nudation	the act of making bare
nugacious	unimportant; trifling; trivial
nugatory	inconsequential; inoperative; futile; trifling
nullibicity	state of being nowhere
nullibilism	denial that the soul exists in space
nullifidian	having no faith; one who is faithless
nulliparous	having not borne children
nullity	the state of being null or void
nulliverse	universe devoid of any plan or organizing principle
numen	presiding deity
numenism	belief in local deities or spirits
numinous	of, like or pertaining to a deity; suffused with religious awe
numismatics	study of coins
nummamorous	money-loving
nummary	of, like or pertaining to coins or money
nummet	light meal or luncheon
nummiform	shaped like a coin
numquid	an inquisitive person
nunciative	bearing messages
nuncio	one who brings tidings; high-ranking papal legate
nuncius	messenger
nuncupate	to utter as a vow; to declare verbally
nuncupative	oral; designative
nundinal	of, like or pertaining to a fair or market
nundination	trading; mercantile commerce
nunnation	addition of a final n in the declension of nouns
nupson	simpleton; fool
nuptiality	marriage-rate
nuque	nape of the neck
nutant	nodding; drooping
nutarian	person who believes that nuts are the best kind of food
nutation	fluctuation or nodding in movement of earth's pole
nutrication	nourishment
nutrice	nurse
nutricial	of, like or pertaining to nurses
nychthemeral	of, like or pertaining to a nychthemeron or 24-hour period
nychthemeron	a full night and a day; 24 hours
nyctalopia	night-blindness
nyctanthous	flowering at night
nyctograph	device for recording ideas at night or when not fully awake
nyctophobia	fear of the night or darkness
nymphean	of, like or pertaining to a nymph
nympholepsy	emotional frenzy, as that inspired in men by nymphs
nymphology	study of nymphs

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