Words |
Parts of Speech |
Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
noctiferous |
adjective |
Bringing night. |
noctilionid |
noun |
A South American bat of the genus Noctilio, having cheek pouches and large incisor teeth. |
noctilucine |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to Noctiluca. |
noctilucous |
adjective |
Shining in the night. |
noctivagant |
adjective |
Going about in the night; night-wandering. |
noctivagous |
adjective |
Noctivagant. |
nocturnally |
adverb |
By night; nightly. |
nomenclator |
noun |
One who calls persons or things by their names., One who gives names to things, or who settles and adjusts the nomenclature of any art or science; also, a list or vocabulary of technical names. |
nominatival |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to the nominative case. |
nomopelmous |
adjective |
Having a separate and simple tendon to flex the first toe, or hallux, as do passerine birds. |
nonagesimal |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to the ninetieth degree or to a nonagesimal., The middle or highest point of the part of the ecliptic which is at any given moment above the horizon. It is the ninetieth degree of the ecliptic, reckoned from the points in which it is intersected by the horizon. |
nonchalance |
noun |
Indifference; carelessness; coolness. |
noncohesion |
noun |
Want of cohesion. |
nondelivery |
noun |
A neglect or failure of delivery; omission of delivery. |
nondescript |
adjective |
Not hitherto described; novel; hence, odd; abnormal; unclassifiable., A thing not yet described; that of which no account or explanation has been given; something abnormal, or hardly classifiable. |
nonelection |
noun |
Failure of election. |
nonelectric |
adjective |
Alt. of Nonelectrical, A substance that is not an electric; that which transmits electricity, as a metal. |
nonemphatic |
adjective |
Alt. of Nonemphatical |
nonentities |
plural |
of Nonentity |
nonexistent |
adjective |
Not having existence. |
nonjurorism |
noun |
The doctrines, or action, of the Nonjurors. |
nonmetallic |
adjective |
Not metallic., Resembling, or possessing the properties of, a nonmetal or metalloid; as, sulphur is a nonmetallic element. |
nonplussing |
|
of Nonplus |
nonresident |
adjective |
Not residing in a particular place, on one’s own estate, or in one’s proper place; as, a nonresident clergyman or proprietor of lands., A nonresident person; one who does not reside in the State or jurisdiction. |
nonruminant |
adjective |
Not ruminating; as, a nonruminant animal. |
nonsensical |
adjective |
Without sense; unmeaning; absurb; foolish; irrational; preposterous. |
nonsolution |
noun |
Failure of solution or explanation. |
nonsolvency |
noun |
Inability to pay debts; insolvency. |
nonstriated |
adjective |
Without striations; unstriped; as, nonstriated muscle fibers. |
nonunionist |
noun |
One who does not belong, or refuses to belong, to a trades union. |
nonvascular |
adjective |
Destitute of vessels; extravascular. |
noon-flower |
noun |
The goat’s beard, whose flowers close at midday. |
northeaster |
noun |
A storm, strong wind, or gale, coming from the northeast. |
northwardly |
adjective |
Having a northern direction., In a northern direction. |
northwester |
noun |
A storm or gale from the northwest; a strong northwest wind. |
nosological |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to nosology. |
notableness |
noun |
The quality of being notable. |
nothingness |
noun |
Nihility; nonexistence., The state of being of no value; a thing of no value. |
notionality |
noun |
A notional or groundless opinion. |
notochordal |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to the notochord; having a notochord. |
notodontian |
noun |
Any one of several species of bombycid moths belonging to Notodonta, Nerice, and allied genera. The caterpillar of these moths has a hump, or spine, on its back. |
notopodiums |
plural |
of Notopodium |
nototherium |
noun |
An extinct genus of gigantic herbivorous marsupials, found in the Pliocene formation of Australia. |
nott-headed |
adjective |
Having the hair cut close. |
nourishable |
adjective |
Capable of being nourished; as, the nourishable parts of the body., Capable of giving nourishment. |
nourishment |
noun |
The act of nourishing, or the state of being nourished; nutrition., That which serves to nourish; nutriment; food. |
novatianism |
noun |
The doctrines or principles of the Novatians. |