| nacreous
|
having a play of lustrous rainbow colors |
iridescent,
pearlescent,
opalescent,
opaline |
| nacreous
|
consisting of or resembling mother-of-pearl |
- |
| nagging
|
continually complaining or faultfinding |
shrewish |
| naiant
|
applied to a fish depicted horizontally |
swimming |
| naif
|
marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience |
naive |
| naive
|
marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience |
naif |
| naive
|
of or created by one without formal training; simple or naive in style |
primitive |
| naive
|
inexperienced |
- |
| naive
|
lacking information or instruction |
unenlightened,
uninstructed |
| naive
|
not initiated; deficient in relevant experience |
uninitiate,
uninitiated |
| naked
|
having no clothes on the body |
nude,
au naturel,
bare |
| naked
|
having no protecting or concealing cover |
defenseless |
| naked
|
(of the eye or ear e.g.) without the aid of an optical or acoustical device or instrument |
- |
| naked
|
devoid of elaboration or diminution or concealment; bare and pure |
raw |
| naked
|
lacking any cover |
- |
| nameless
|
being or having an unknown or unnamed source |
unidentified,
unknown,
unnamed |
| naming
|
inclined to or serving for the giving of names |
appellative |
| nanocephalic
|
having an abnormally small head and underdeveloped brain |
microcephalic,
microcephalous |
| napped
|
(of fabrics) having soft nap produced by brushing |
brushed,
fleecy |
| napping
|
not prepared or vigilant |
off guard,
off her guard,
off his guard,
off one's guard,
off your guard,
off-guard |
| nappy
|
(of hair) in small tight curls |
kinky,
crisp,
frizzly,
frizzy |
| narcissistic
|
characteristic of those having an inflated idea of their own importance |
egotistic,
egotistical,
self-loving |
| narcoleptic
|
of or relating to narcolepsy |
- |
| narcotic
|
inducing stupor or narcosis |
narcotising,
narcotizing |
| narcotic
|
inducing mental lethargy |
soporiferous,
soporific |
| narcotic
|
of or relating to or designating narcotics |
- |
| narcotised
|
under the influence of narcotics |
narcotized,
doped,
drugged |
| narcotising
|
inducing stupor or narcosis |
narcotic,
narcotizing |
| narcotized
|
under the influence of narcotics |
narcotised,
doped,
drugged |
| narcotizing
|
inducing stupor or narcosis |
narcotic,
narcotising |
| narial
|
of or relating to or near the nares |
- |
| narrative
|
consisting of or characterized by the telling of a story |
- |
| narrow
|
not wide |
- |
| narrow
|
lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view |
narrow-minded |
| narrow
|
very limited in degree |
- |
| narrow
|
limited in extent or scope |
- |
| narrow
|
characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination |
minute |
| narrowed
|
reduced in size as by squeezing together |
- |
| narrowed
|
made narrow; limited in breadth |
- |
| narrowing
|
becoming gradually narrower |
tapered,
tapering |
| narrowing
|
(of circumstances) tending to constrict freedom |
constricting,
constrictive |
| nary
|
(used with singular count nouns) colloquial for `not a' or `not one' or `never a' |
- |
| nasal
|
sounding as if the nose were pinched |
pinched,
adenoidal |
| nasal
|
of or in or relating to the nose |
rhinal |
| nascent
|
being born or beginning |
- |
| nasopharyngeal
|
of or relating to or located near the nasopharynx |
- |
| nasty
|
offensive or even (of persons) malicious |
awful |
| nasty
|
exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent |
tight |
| nasty
|
characterized by obscenity |
smutty,
cruddy,
filthy,
foul |
| nasty
|
disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter |
filthy,
foul |
| natal
|
relating to or accompanying birth |
- |
| natal
|
of or relating to the buttocks |
- |
| national
|
of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country |
- |
| national
|
limited to or in the interests of a particular nation |
- |
| national
|
concerned with or applicable to or belonging to an entire nation or country |
- |
| national
|
characteristic of or peculiar to the people of a nation |
- |
| national
|
of or relating to nationality |
- |
| national
|
owned or maintained for the public by the national government |
- |
| national
|
inside the country |
interior,
internal,
home |
| nationalist
|
devotion to the interests or culture of a particular nation including promoting the interests of one country over those of others |
nationalistic |
| nationalistic
|
fanatically patriotic |
jingoistic,
ultranationalistic,
superpatriotic,
chauvinistic,
flag-waving |
| nationalistic
|
devotion to the interests or culture of a particular nation including promoting the interests of one country over those of others |
nationalist |
| nationwide
|
occurring or extending throughout a country or nation |
countrywide |
| native
|
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin |
- |
| native
|
belonging to one by birth |
- |
| native
|
characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning |
aboriginal |
| native
|
as found in nature in the elemental form |
- |
| nativist
|
advocating the perpetuation of native societies |
nativistic |
| nativist
|
of or relating to or advocating nativism |
nativistic |
| nativistic
|
advocating the perpetuation of native societies |
nativist |
| nativistic
|
of or relating to or advocating nativism |
nativist |
| natriuretic
|
of or relating to natriuresis |
- |
| natty
|
marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners |
raffish,
rakish,
jaunty,
dapper,
dashing,
snappy,
spiffy,
spruce |
| natural
|
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature |
- |
| natural
|
existing in or produced by nature; not artificial or imitation |
- |
| natural
|
existing in or in conformity with nature or the observable world; neither supernatural nor magical |
- |
| natural
|
(of a musical note) being neither raised nor lowered by one chromatic semitone |
- |
| natural
|
(of a parent or child) related by blood; genetically related |
biological |
| natural
|
functioning or occurring in a normal way; lacking abnormalities or deficiencies |
- |
| natural
|
unthinking; prompted by (or as if by) instinct |
instinctive |
| natural
|
(used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes |
raw,
rude |
| natural
|
being talented through inherited qualities |
innate,
born |
| natural
|
free from artificiality |
lifelike |
| naturalised
|
planted so as to give an effect of wild growth |
naturalized |
| naturalistic
|
representing what is real; not abstract or ideal |
realistic |
| naturalized
|
introduced from another region and persisting without cultivation |
established |
| naturalized
|
planted so as to give an effect of wild growth |
naturalised |
| naturistic
|
in accord with naturism |
- |
| naughty
|
suggestive of sexual impropriety |
racy,
risque,
juicy,
gamey,
gamy,
spicy,
blue |
| naughty
|
badly behaved |
- |
| nauseated
|
feeling nausea; feeling about to vomit |
nauseous,
queasy,
sick,
sickish |
| nauseating
|
causing or able to cause nausea |
nauseous,
noisome,
queasy,
offensive,
sickening,
vile,
loathsome |
| nauseous
|
causing or able to cause nausea |
nauseating,
noisome,
queasy,
offensive,
sickening,
vile,
loathsome |
| nauseous
|
feeling nausea; feeling about to vomit |
nauseated,
queasy,
sick,
sickish |
| nautical
|
relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen |
marine,
maritime |
| naval
|
connected with or belonging to or used in a navy |
- |
| navicular
|
shaped like a boat |
scaphoid |
| navigable
|
able to be sailed on or through safely |
- |
| navigational
|
of or relating to navigation |
- |
| neandertal
|
ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance |
neanderthal,
oafish,
swinish,
boorish,
loutish |
| neanderthal
|
ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance |
neandertal,
oafish,
swinish,
boorish,
loutish |
| near
|
not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances |
nigh,
close |
| near
|
being on the left side |
nigh |
| near
|
closely resembling the genuine article |
- |
| near
|
giving or spending with reluctance |
penny-pinching,
skinny,
cheeseparing,
close |
| near
|
with or in a close or intimate relationship |
dear,
good |
| near
|
very close in resemblance |
approximate |
| nearby
|
close at hand |
- |
| nearsighted
|
unable to see distant objects clearly |
myopic,
shortsighted |
| neat
|
clean or organized |
orderly |
| neat
|
showing care in execution |
- |
| neat
|
free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed |
clean |
| neat
|
superficially impressive, but lacking depth and attention to the true complexities of a subject |
slick,
facile |
| neat
|
excellent |
nifty,
not bad,
dandy,
peachy,
keen,
old,
great,
groovy,
slap-up,
smashing,
swell,
corking,
cracking,
bang-up,
bully |
| neat
|
(of an alcoholic drink) without water |
straight,
full-strength |
| nebular
|
resembling a cloud |
cloudlike |
| nebular
|
of or relating to or resembling a nebula |
nebulous |
| nebulose
|
lacking definite form or limits |
nebulous,
cloudy |
| nebulous
|
lacking definite form or limits |
nebulose,
cloudy |
| nebulous
|
lacking definition or definite content |
unfixed |
| nebulous
|
of or relating to or resembling a nebula |
nebular |
| necessary
|
absolutely essential |
- |
| necessary
|
unavoidably determined by prior circumstances |
- |
| necessitous
|
poor enough to need help from others |
needy,
impoverished,
indigent,
destitute,
poverty-stricken |
| necked
|
having a neck or having a neck especially as specified |
- |
| neckless
|
lacking or apparently lacking a neck |
- |
| necklike
|
resembling a neck |
- |
| necromantic
|
given to or produced by or used in the art of conjuring up the dead |
- |
| necromantic
|
relating to or associated with necromancy |
necromantical |
| necromantical
|
relating to or associated with necromancy |
necromantic |
| necrotic
|
relating to or affected by necrosis |
- |
| nectariferous
|
possessing nectaries |
- |
| nectarous
|
extremely pleasing to the taste; sweet and fragrant |
ambrosial,
ambrosian |
| nee
|
(meaning literally `born') used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman |
- |
| needed
|
necessary for relief or supply |
required,
requisite,
needful |
| needful
|
necessary for relief or supply |
required,
requisite,
needed |
| needled
|
of trees whose leaves are acerate |
- |
| needlelike
|
ending in a sharp point |
sharp,
acuate,
acute |
| needless
|
unnecessary and unwarranted |
uncalled-for,
gratuitous |
| needy
|
poor enough to need help from others |
necessitous,
impoverished,
indigent,
destitute,
poverty-stricken |
| needy
|
demanding or needing attention, affection, or reassurance to an excessive degree |
- |
| nefarious
|
extremely wicked |
villainous |
| negative
|
characterized by or displaying negation or denial or opposition or resistance; having no positive features |
- |
| negative
|
expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial |
- |
| negative
|
not indicating the presence of microorganisms or disease or a specific condition |
disconfirming |
| negative
|
reckoned in a direction opposite to that regarded as positive |
- |
| negative
|
having the quality of something harmful or unpleasant |
- |
| negative
|
less than zero |
- |
| negative
|
designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions |
damaging |
| negative
|
having a negative charge |
negatively charged,
electronegative |
| negative
|
involving disadvantage or harm |
minus |
| neglected
|
disregarded |
unheeded,
ignored |
| neglected
|
lacking a caretaker |
unattended |
| neglectful
|
not showing due care or attention |
inattentive |
| neglectful
|
failing in what duty requires |
remiss,
delinquent,
derelict |
| negligent
|
characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern |
- |
| negligible
|
so small as to be meaningless; insignificant |
- |
| negligible
|
not worth considering |
paltry,
trifling |
| negotiable
|
capable of being passed or negotiated |
- |
| negotiable
|
able to be negotiated or arranged by compromise |
on the table |
| negotiable
|
legally transferable to the ownership of another |
conveyable,
assignable,
transferable,
transferrable |
| negro
|
having skin rich in melanin pigments; |
colored,
coloured |
| neighboring
|
having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching |
conterminous,
contiguous,
adjacent |
| neighborly
|
exhibiting the qualities expected in a friendly neighbor |
neighbourly |
| neighbourly
|
exhibiting the qualities expected in a friendly neighbor |
neighborly |
| neither
|
not either; not one or the other; entity, dual, negative pronoun; quantifier, dual, negative |
- |
| neo
|
(used as a combining form) recent or new |
- |
| neoclassic
|
characteristic of a revival of an earlier classical style |
neoclassical |
| neoclassical
|
characteristic of a revival of an earlier classical style |
neoclassic |
| neoclassicist
|
relating to or advocating neoclassicism |
neoclassicistic |
| neoclassicistic
|
relating to or advocating neoclassicism |
neoclassicist |
| neocortical
|
of or relating to the neocortex of the cerebrum |
- |
| neoliberal
|
having or showing belief in the need for economic growth in addition to traditional liberalistic values |
- |
| neolithic
|
of or relating to the most recent period of the Stone Age (following the mesolithic) |
- |
| neonatal
|
relating to or affecting the infant during the first month after birth |
- |