| nonoptimality | (noun) The state of not being best, most favourable or desirable. | - |
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| nonpareil | (noun) colored beads of sugar used as a topping on e.g. candies and cookies | - |
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| (noun) a flat disk of chocolate covered with beads of colored sugar | - |
| (noun) model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal | Synonyms: apotheosis, ideal, nonesuch, nonsuch, paragon, saint |
| nonpareille | (noun) a 6-point printing type: a size smaller than minion. | - |
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| nonparticipant | (noun) a person who does not participate | - |
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| nonparticipation | (noun) withdrawing from the activities of a group | Synonyms: non-engagement, non-involvement |
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| nonpartisan | (noun) a person who is nonpartisan | Synonyms: nonpartizan |
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| nonpartisanship | (noun) an inclination to weigh both views or opinions equally | Synonyms: impartiality |
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| nonpartizan | (noun) a person who is nonpartisan | Synonyms: nonpartisan |
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| nonpayment | (noun) the deliberate act of failing to pay money | Synonyms: evasion |
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| (noun) loss resulting from failure of a debt to be paid | Synonyms: default, nonremittal |
| (noun) act of failing to meet a financial obligation | Synonyms: default, nonremittal |
| nonperformance | (noun) failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances | Synonyms: carelessness, neglect, negligence |
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| nonperson | (noun) a person regarded as nonexistent and having no rights; a person whose existence is systematically ignored (especially for ideological or political reasons) | Synonyms: unperson |
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| nonprofit | (noun) an organization chartered for other than profit-making activities | Synonyms: nonprofit organization, not-for-profit |
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| nonproliferation | (noun) the prevention of something increasing or spreading (especially the prevention of an increase in the number of countries possessing nuclear weapons) | Synonyms: non-proliferation |
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| nonreader | (noun) a student who is very slow in learning to read | - |
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| (noun) a person unable to read | Synonyms: illiterate, illiterate person |
| nonremittal | (noun) loss resulting from failure of a debt to be paid | Synonyms: default, nonpayment |
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| (noun) act of failing to meet a financial obligation | Synonyms: default, nonpayment |
| nonresident | (noun) someone who does not live in a particular place | - |
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| nonresistance | (noun) group refusal to resort to violence even in defense against violence | - |
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| nonsense | (noun) ornamental objects of no great value | Synonyms: falderol, folderal, frill, gimcrack, gimcrackery, trumpery |
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| (noun) a message that seems to convey no meaning | Synonyms: bunk, hokum, meaninglessness, nonsensicality |
| nonsensicality | (noun) a message that seems to convey no meaning | Synonyms: bunk, hokum, meaninglessness, nonsense |
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| nonsmoker | (noun) a passenger car for passengers who want to avoid tobacco smoke | Synonyms: nonsmoking car |
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| (noun) a person who does not smoke tobacco | - |
| nonstandardness | (noun) The state or condition of not being standard. | - |
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| nonstarter | (noun) a horse that fails to run in a race for which it has been entered | - |
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| (noun) a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently | Synonyms: failure, loser, unsuccessful person |
| nonsteroid | (noun) an organic compound that does no contain a steroid | Synonyms: nonsteroidal |
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| nonsteroidal | (noun) an organic compound that does no contain a steroid | Synonyms: nonsteroid |
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| nonstop | (noun) a flight made without intermediate stops between source and destination | Synonyms: nonstop flight |
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| nonsuch | (noun) model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal | Synonyms: apotheosis, ideal, nonesuch, nonpareil, paragon, saint |
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| nontoxicity | (noun) The state or condition of not being toxic or poisonous. | - |
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| nontricyclic | (noun) a class of antidepressant drugs that are not tricyclic drugs and do not act by inhibiting MAO | Synonyms: nontricyclic antidepressant, nontricyclic antidepressant drug, nontricyclic drug |
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| nonuniformity | (noun) the quality of being diverse and interesting | - |
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| nonviolence | (noun) peaceful resistance to a government by fasting or refusing to cooperate | Synonyms: nonviolent resistance, passive resistance |
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| nonworker | (noun) a person who does nothing | - |
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| noodle | (noun) informal terms for a human head | Synonyms: attic, bean, bonce, dome, noggin |
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| (noun) a ribbonlike strip of pasta | - |
| nook | (noun) an interior angle formed by two meeting walls | Synonyms: corner |
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| (noun) a sheltered and secluded place | - |
| nookie | (noun) slang for sexual intercourse | Synonyms: ass, fuck, fucking, nooky, piece of ass, piece of tail, roll in the hay, screw, screwing, shag, shtup |
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| nooky | (noun) slang for sexual intercourse | Synonyms: ass, fuck, fucking, nookie, piece of ass, piece of tail, roll in the hay, screw, screwing, shag, shtup |
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| noon | (noun) the middle of the day | Synonyms: high noon, midday, noonday, noontide, twelve noon |
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| noona | (noun) used by males to address an older female | Synonyms: nuna |
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| noonday | (noun) the middle of the day | Synonyms: high noon, midday, noon, noontide, twelve noon |
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| noontide | (noun) the middle of the day | Synonyms: high noon, midday, noon, noonday, twelve noon |
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| noose | (noun) a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose | Synonyms: gin, snare |
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| (noun) a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled | Synonyms: running noose, slip noose |
| nopal | (noun) any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea resembling prickly pears | - |
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| (noun) cactus having yellow flowers and purple fruits | Synonyms: Opuntia lindheimeri |
| noradrenaline | (noun) a catecholamine precursor of epinephrine that is secreted by the adrenal medulla and also released at synapses | Synonyms: norepinephrine |
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| noreaster | (noun) a storm blowing from the northeast | Synonyms: northeaster |
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| norepinephrine | (noun) a catecholamine precursor of epinephrine that is secreted by the adrenal medulla and also released at synapses | Synonyms: noradrenaline |
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| norethandrolone | (noun) a synthetic progestational hormone (trade name Norlutin) used in oral contraceptives and to treat endometriosis | Synonyms: norethindrone, norethindrone acetate, Norlutin |
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| norethindrone | (noun) a synthetic progestational hormone (trade name Norlutin) used in oral contraceptives and to treat endometriosis | Synonyms: norethandrolone, norethindrone acetate, Norlutin |
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| norethynodrel | (noun) a progesterone derivative used in oral contraceptives and in the control of menstruation and the treatment of abnormal uterine bleeding | - |
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| norgestrel | (noun) synthetic progestin used in oral contraceptives | - |
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| noria | (noun) a water wheel with buckets attached to the rim; used to raise water for transfer to an irrigation channel | - |
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| norm | (noun) a statistic describing the location of a distribution | Synonyms: average |
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| (noun) a standard or model or pattern regarded as typical | - |
| normal | (noun) something regarded as a normative example | Synonyms: convention, formula, pattern, rule |
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| normalcy | (noun) expectedness as a consequence of being usual or regular or common | Synonyms: normality |
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| (noun) being within certain limits that define the range of normal functioning | Synonyms: normality |
| normalisation | (noun) the imposition of standards or regulations | Synonyms: normalization, standardisation, standardization |
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| normaliser | (noun) a person who normalizes | Synonyms: normalizer |
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| normality | (noun) expectedness as a consequence of being usual or regular or common | Synonyms: normalcy |
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| (noun) conformity with the norm | - |
| (noun) (of a solution) concentration expressed in gram equivalents of solute per liter | Synonyms: N |
| (noun) being within certain limits that define the range of normal functioning | Synonyms: normalcy |
| normalization | (noun) the imposition of standards or regulations | Synonyms: normalisation, standardisation, standardization |
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| normalizer | (noun) a person who normalizes | Synonyms: normaliser |
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| normothermia | (noun) normal body temperature | - |
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| north | (noun) a location in the northern part of a country, region, or city | - |
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| (noun) the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees | Synonyms: due north, N, northward |
| (noun) the direction in which a compass needle points | Synonyms: compass north, magnetic north |
| (noun) the direction corresponding to the northward cardinal compass point | - |
| northeast | (noun) a location in the northeastern part of a country, region, or city | - |
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| (noun) the compass point midway between north and east; at 45 degrees | Synonyms: NE, nor'-east, northeastward |
| (noun) the direction corresponding to the northeastward compass point | - |
| northeaster | (noun) a storm blowing from the northeast | Synonyms: noreaster |
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| northeastward | (noun) the compass point midway between north and east; at 45 degrees | Synonyms: NE, nor'-east, northeast |
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| norther | (noun) a wind that blows from the north | Synonyms: boreas, north wind, northerly |
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| northerly | (noun) a wind that blows from the north | Synonyms: boreas, north wind, norther |
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| northernness | (noun) the property of being to the north | - |
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| northland | (noun) any region lying in or toward the north | - |
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| northward | (noun) the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees | Synonyms: due north, N, north |
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| northwest | (noun) a location in the northwestern part of a country, region, or city | - |
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| (noun) the compass point midway between north and west; at 315 degrees | Synonyms: nor'-west, northwestward, NW |
| (noun) the direction corresponding to the northwestward compass point | - |
| northwester | (noun) a wind from the northwest | Synonyms: northwest wind |
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| northwestward | (noun) the compass point midway between north and west; at 315 degrees | Synonyms: nor'-west, northwest, NW |
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| nortriptyline | (noun) a tricyclic antidepressant drug (trade name Pamelor) used along with psychotherapy to treat dysthymic depression; may interact dangerously if taken with other drugs | Synonyms: Pamelor |
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| nose | (noun) a front that resembles a human nose (especially the front of an aircraft) | - |
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| (noun) a projecting spout from which a fluid is discharged | Synonyms: nozzle |
| (noun) the front or forward projection of a tool or weapon | - |
| (noun) the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals | Synonyms: olfactory organ |
| (noun) the sense of smell (especially in animals) | - |
| (noun) a natural skill | - |
| (noun) a symbol of inquisitiveness | - |
| (noun) a small distance | - |
| nosebag | (noun) a canvas bag that is used to feed an animal (such as a horse); covers the muzzle and fastens at the top of the head | Synonyms: feedbag |
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| noseband | (noun) a strap that is the part of a bridle that goes over the animal's nose | Synonyms: nosepiece |
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| nosebleed | (noun) bleeding from the nose | Synonyms: epistaxis |
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| nosecount | (noun) a periodic count of the population | Synonyms: census, nose count |
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| nosedive | (noun) a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft | Synonyms: dive, nose dive |
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| (noun) a sudden sharp drop or rapid decline | - |
| nosegay | (noun) an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present | Synonyms: bouquet, corsage, posy |
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| nosepiece | (noun) the link between two lenses; rests on the nose | Synonyms: bridge |
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| (noun) armor plate that protects the nose | - |
| (noun) a strap that is the part of a bridle that goes over the animal's nose | Synonyms: noseband |
| nosewheel | (noun) a wheel located under the nose of an airplane that is part of the plane's landing gear | - |
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| nosh | (noun) (Yiddish) a snack or light meal | - |
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| nosher | (noun) someone who eats lightly or eats snacks between meals | Synonyms: snacker |
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| nosiness | (noun) offensive inquisitiveness | Synonyms: prying, snoopiness |
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| nosology | (noun) the branch of medical science dealing with the classification of disease | Synonyms: diagnostics |
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| nostalgia | (noun) longing for something past | - |
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| nostoc | (noun) found in moist places as rounded jellylike colonies | - |
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| nostril | (noun) either one of the two external openings to the nasal cavity in the nose | Synonyms: anterior naris |
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| nostrum | (noun) patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable | - |
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| (noun) hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists | Synonyms: catholicon, cure-all, panacea |
| notability | (noun) a celebrity who is an inspiration to others | Synonyms: guiding light, leading light, luminary, notable |
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| notable | (noun) a celebrity who is an inspiration to others | Synonyms: guiding light, leading light, luminary, notability |
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| notary | (noun) someone legally empowered to witness signatures and certify a document's validity and to take depositions | Synonyms: notary public |
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| notation | (noun) the activity of representing something by a special system of marks or characters | - |
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| (noun) a technical system of symbols used to represent special things | Synonyms: notational system |
| (noun) a comment or instruction (usually added) | Synonyms: annotation, note |
| notch | (noun) a small cut | Synonyms: nick, snick |
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| (noun) a V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surface | - |
| (noun) the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks | Synonyms: mountain pass, pass |
| (noun) a V-shaped indentation | - |
| note | (noun) a characteristic emotional quality | - |
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| (noun) a brief written record | - |
| (noun) a comment or instruction (usually added) | Synonyms: annotation, notation |
| (noun) a short personal letter | Synonyms: billet, line, short letter |
| (noun) a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound | Synonyms: musical note, tone |
| (noun) a tone of voice that shows what the speaker is feeling | - |
| (noun) a promise to pay a specified amount on demand or at a certain time | Synonyms: note of hand, promissory note |
| (noun) a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank) | Synonyms: bank bill, bank note, banker's bill, banknote, bill, Federal Reserve note, government note, greenback |
| (noun) high status importance owing to marked superiority | Synonyms: distinction, eminence, preeminence |
| notebook | (noun) a small compact portable computer | Synonyms: notebook computer |
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| (noun) a book with blank pages for recording notes or memoranda | - |
| notecase | (noun) a pocket-size case for holding papers and paper money | Synonyms: billfold, pocketbook, wallet |
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| notepad | (noun) a pad of paper for keeping notes | - |
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| notepaper | (noun) writing paper intended for writing short notes or letters | - |
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| nothing | (noun) a quantity of no importance; thing (object:), singular, negative pronoun; pronoun, thing, singular; quantifier: negative existential | Synonyms: aught, cipher, cypher, goose egg, nada, naught, nil, nix, null, zero, zilch, zip, zippo |
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| nothingness | (noun) empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk | Synonyms: idle words, jazz, malarkey, malarky, wind |
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| (noun) the state of nonexistence | Synonyms: nihility, nullity, void |