| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| nobilitate | verb t. | To make noble; to ennoble; to exalt. |
| noblewomen | plural | of Noblewoman |
| noblewoman | noun | A female of noble rank; a peeress. |
| noctambulo | noun | A noctambulist. |
| noctilucae | plural | of Noctiluca |
| noctilucin | noun | A fatlike substance in certain marine animals, to which they owe their phosphorescent properties. |
| noctograph | noun | A kind of writing frame for the blind., An instrument or register which records the presence of watchmen on their beats. |
| nodosarine | adjective | Resembling in form or structure a foraminiferous shell of the genus Nodosaria., A foraminifer of the genus Nodosaria or of an allied genus. |
| noematical | adjective | Of or pertaining to the understanding. |
| nol. pros. | An abbrev. of Nolle prosequi. | |
| nomadizing | present participle & vb. noun | of Nomadize |
| nomarchies | plural | of Nomarchy |
| nominalism | noun | The principles or philosophy of the Nominalists. |
| nominalist | noun | One of a sect of philosophers in the Middle Ages, who adopted the opinion of Roscelin, that general conceptions, or universals, exist in name only. |
| nominalize | verb t. | To convert into a noun. |
| nominating | present participle & vb. noun | of Nominate |
| nominately | adverb | By name; particularly; namely. |
| nomination | noun | The act of naming or nominating; designation of a person as a candidate for office; the power of nominating; the state of being nominated., The denomination, or name. |
| nominative | adjective | Giving a name; naming; designating; — said of that case or form of a noun which stands as the subject of a finite verb., The nominative case. |
| nomography | noun | A treatise on laws; an exposition of the form proper for laws. |
| nomothetic | adjective | Alt. of Nomothetical |
| nonability | noun | Want of ability., An exception taken against a plaintiff in a cause, when he is unable legally to commence a suit. |
| nonarrival | noun | Failure to arrive. |
| nonchalant | adjective | Indifferent; careless; cool. |
| non compos | Alt. of Non compos mentis | |
| nonconstat | noun | It does not appear; it is not plain or clear; it does not follow. |
| noncontent | noun | One who gives a negative vote; — sometimes abridged into noncon. or non con. |
| nonelastic | adjective | Not having elasticity. |
| nonjoinder | noun | The omission of some person who ought to have been made a plaintiff or defendant in a suit, or of some cause of action which ought to be joined. |
| non liquet | It is not clear; — a verdict given by a jury when a matter is to be deferred to another day of trial. | |
| nonnatural | adjective | Not natural; unnatural. |
| nonpayment | noun | Neglect or failure to pay. |
| nonplussed | of Nonplus | |
| nonplusing | present participle & vb. noun | of Nonplus |
| nonprossed | imp. & past participle | of Non-pros |
| nonsolvent | adjective | Not solvent; insolvent., An insolvent. |
| nonsparing | adjective | Sparing none. |
| nonsuiting | present participle & vb. noun | of Nonsuit |
| nontronite | noun | A greenish yellow or green mineral, consisting chiefly of the hydrous silicate of iron. |
| noological | adjective | Of or pertaining to noology. |
| norbertine | noun | See Premonstrant. |
| noropianic | adjective | Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid of the aromatic series obtained from opianic acid. |
| northerner | noun | One born or living in the north., A native or inhabitant of the Northern States; — contradistinguished from Southerner. |
| northernly | adverb | Northerly. |
| northwards | adverb | Toward the north, or toward a point nearer to the north than to the east or west point. |
| nosocomial | adjective | Of or pertaining to a hospital; as, nosocomial atmosphere. |
| nosography | noun | A description or classification of diseases. |
| nosologist | noun | One versed in nosology. |
| nosopoetic | adjective | Producing diseases. |
| notability | noun | Quality of being notable., A notable, or remarkable, person or thing; a person of note., A notable saying. |
| notarially | adverb | In a notarial manner. |
| notchboard | noun | The board which receives the ends of the steps in a staircase. |
| note paper | Writing paper, not exceeding in size, when folded once, five by eight inches. | |
| noteworthy | adjective | Worthy of observation or notice; remarkable. |
| nothingism | noun | Nihility; nothingness. |
| noticeable | adjective | Capable of being observed; worthy of notice; likely to attract observation; conspicous. |
| noticeably | adverb | In a noticeable manner. |
| notidanian | noun | Any one of several species of sharks of the family Notidanidae, or Hexanchidae. Called also cow sharks. See Shark. |
| notionally | adverb | In mental apprehension; in conception; not in reality. |
| notopodium | noun | The dorsal lobe or branch of a parapodium. See Parapodium. |
| notorhizal | adjective | Having the radicle of the embryo lying against the back of one of the cotyledons; incumbent. |
| nott-pated | adjective | Same as Nott-headed. |
| nourishing | present participle & vb. noun | of Nourish, Promoting growth; nutritious, |
| novaculite | noun | A variety of siliceous slate, of which hones are made; razor stone; Turkey stone; hone stone; whet slate. |
| novelizing | present participle & vb. noun | of Novelize |
| noviceship | noun | The state of being a novice; novitiate. |