Grammatical note: the particle may be used before or after the verb eg hi is ne Deutsch he is not German, wi ne make atomic arms we are not making/do not make atomic weapons. There is an argument for euphonic omission of the indefinite article in some negative constructions eg shi is ne advocat she is not (an) advocate, though shi is ne ein advocat would also be grammatical.

Note on usage: in most European languages there is some internal irregularity in the words for low (adj), lower (cpv), to make lower, to go lower and semantic relatives such as down etc. In E. there are also numerous prepositions, viz. below, beneath, under, underneath - between which there is no semantic difference (granted there are arbitrary differences in usage). In Europaic this group is structured as follows:-

ned low (adjective absolute); alt = bass
neder lower (cpv); alt = inferior
nedest lowest (spv); alt = none (or at least not in one word), minimal or minimum may work
nedere to make lower; to become lower; alt = abbassa

Related vocabulary is bassopunct low-point, low (n), bassolivell low level, low-level (n. attr) and depression mental or geographic low. Another point is that neder is the normal Europaic adverb for concepts expressed in E. by down, downwards etc. Most transitive and intransitive senses of E. to go down (eg. stairs) are expressed by descende. The specific sense of E. to go down, (become) deflate(d) is served by defla. The transitive sense of E. to lower may be expressed by abbassa (most literally) or reduce (in some cases). The intransitive sense of E. to become lower, to diminish may be expressed by deminue.

The prepositions are much simplified in Europaic: under and infra serve for all cases where in E. below, beneath, under or underneath are used.

One final word on the form - the basic IE. element is ni- and an argument could be made on that basis, and with reference to the pronuncation of Ger. nieder, for a form *nider. In this regard it is also notable that nidar is the basic archaic Teutonic form. However, neder has been selected because: (1) it evades confusion with Latinate words beginning nid- (though in fact from the same IE. root), and; (2) more importantly, the word is part of the name of the Nederlanden (all names and toponyms being treated as non-naturalized foreign words in Europaic).

Nemesis [Gr. Νέμεσις, from Gr. νεμειν = nemein to deal out, distribute] [Nem-] n. Greek Goddess of retribution, NEMESIS; retribution, NEMESIS.

The following words are related to Gr. νεμειν = nemein to deal out, distribute:

nomad, nomarkh, nomic, nomocrat, nomos, nomismatic, numer

[nenuphar] n: see ninufar

neo- [Fr. néo; Ger. Sp. It. neo-; MGr. Gr. νεο- from Gr. νέος new; connex with new] pref. New, NEO-.
neoclassic [Fr. neo-classique; It. neoclassico] adj. NEOCLASSICAL. -ism n. NEOCLASSICISM. -ist n. NEOCLASSICIST. -istic adj.
neoconservativ, neocon [pol] adj. n. NEOCONSERVATIVE, NEOCON.
neodox [cf orthodox; cf Gr. νεοδίδακτος newly taught] adj. Of new teaching. neodoxia n. New teaching, new thinking etc; may also be used in sense of "new orthodoxy".
neofascism [Fr. néo-fascisme; It. neofascismo] n. NEOFASCISM. neofascist [Fr. néo-fasciste; It. neofascista] n. NEOFASCIST. -ic adj. Neofascist.
Neoellenik [MGr. neoellenik-] adj. Of modern Greece. n. Modern Greek (language).
neogen [MGr. νεογέννητος = neogennetos; Gr. νεογενής = neogenes] adj. n. New-born (lit, fig). -ic adj. Describing anything which generates anew, or generates any new thing, "neogenic".
neolatin [It. neolatin-] adj. Romance (ling).
neolithic [It. neolitic-; Fr. neolithique] adj. Of, like or pertinent to the later Stone Age, NEOLITHIC.
neologism [Fr. néologisme; It. neologismo] n. Invention of a new word, or the word itself, NEOLOGISM.
neon [Fr. néon; Ger. It. neon = neut of neo] n. attrib. NEON. neon liht [Ger. neonlicht; cf. Fr. enseigne au néon; It. insegna al neon; MGr. phos me neo] n. NEON LIGHT.
neonat [It. neonato] adj. n. New-born. neonatal adj. NEONATAL.
neonazi [Fr. néo-nazi] adj. n. NEONAZI. neonazism [Fr. néo-nazisme] n. NEONAZISM.
neophyt [Fr. néophyte; LL. neophytus; Gr. νεόφυτος = neophytos new-grown; newly converted] adj. New-grown; newly converted, NEOPHYTE. n. New convert, NEOPHYTE; more generally, any person new to a particular interest or fashion. -ic adj. NEOPHYTIC. -ism n. NEOPHYTISM.
Neoplatonic adj. NEOPLATONIC. Neoplatonism n. NEOPLATONISM. Neoplatonist n. NEOPLATONIST.
neoplut [MGr. Gr. νεόπλουτ- = neoplout-] adj. Newly enriched; nouveau-riche. n. Newly enriched etc person. neoplutocrat n. Nouveau plutocrat.
neorealism [It. neorealismo] n. New realism, NEOREALISM.

[neoteric] adj: use modern
[nephew] n: see nepot

nephralgia [nephr-o + -algia] [i] n. Kidney-pain, NEPHRALGIA. nephralgic adj.
nephrectome [nephr-o + ectome] n. Surgical removal of a kidney, NEPHRECTOMY.
nephric adj. Of, like or pertinent to kidneys, kidney-, renal, NEPHRIC.
nephrit [Ger. nephrit] n. Jade, NEPHRITE (once thought to to cure nephralgia).
nephritic [nephritis] adj. Of or pertinent to kidney-disease, NEPHRITIC.
nephritis [It. nefrite; Fr. nephrite; L. nephritis; Gr. νεφρίτις = nephritis, in origin feminine adj from nephro] [-itis] n. Kidney-disease, NEPHRITIS.
nephro [MGr. νεφρό = nephrο; Gr. νεφρός = nephros] [e] n. pref. Kidney.

nepot [Ger. neffe; Icel. nefi; OE. nefa; OFris. neva; OHGer. nefo; Fr. neveu; It. nipote, nepote grandson; nephew; L. nepot- grandson; nephew; Skt. napat = ne + IE. pot- power giving primary sense of without power, powerless person] n. NEPHEW. -al adj. NEPOTAL. -ism [Fr. népotisme; It. nepotismo] n. Promotion of members of one's family, NEPOTISM. -ist n. NEPOTIST. -istic adj. NEPOTISTIC.
nept [Ger. nichte; Icel. nipt; OHGer. OFris. nift; Fr. nièce; PopL. neptia; L. neptis, connex with nepot] n. NIECE.

Neptun [L. Neptun-; perh same IE root as nebula] [u] n. NEPTUNE (myth, astr). -i [L. Neptuni-] adj. NEPTUNIAN. Neptunium [L. = neut of Neptuni] n. NEPTUNIUM.

nereid [L. Nereid-; Gr. Νηρηίς, Νηρηίδ- one of the fifty daughter of Nereus] [i] n. Sea-nymph, NEREID; mermaid; sea-worm or marine centipede of genus Nereis, NEREID. -ic adj. Nereidian, nereidous.

Neron [It. Nerone; L. Nero, Neron-] [o] n. NERO (name). -ian [L. Neronian-] adj. NERONIAN.

nerv [Fr. nerf; Russ. нерв = nerv; Ger. nerv; It. nerv-o; L. nerv-us; OL. *neuros; Gr. νευρον = neuron sinew, nerve (Galen); Arm. neard sinew; Skt. snavan band, sinew; IE. sneu- sinew hence nerv, neuron and sinew are fundamentally the same word (the semantic specialization of the first two relates to Galenic usage)] [Note: for the reduction of IE. sneu- to neu- in L. Gr., it is interesting that there is not a single word in L. or Gr. which begins sn-] n. NERVE (anat).
nervatura [Fr. nervure; It. nervatura; cf musculatura] [u] n. Nerves, nervous system; veining (of a leaf etc), NERVURE. nervatural adj. Of the nervous system etc.
[nerve] n: anat: see nerv; calm: use calm; courage: use corage; impudence: use impudentia = impudenz adj: anat: use nervos; acting against the nerves eg gas: use neuroplegic
[nerve-centre] n: use nervicentro [nerve-cell] n: use nervicellul or neuron adj: use nervicellular or neuric [nerve-gas] n: use neuroplegic gas [nerve-racking] adj: use enervant
nervos [Fr. nerveux; Ger. nervös; It. L. nervos-] [o] adj. Of, like or pertinent to nerves, nerve-, neural, NERVOUS; sinewy (gen), stringy (eg meat), wiry (eg limb, person); energetic, responsive, vigorous; agitated, highly-strung, irritable, nervy, tense, worried, NERVOUS. -ita [Fr. nervosité; Ger. nervosität; cf It. nervosismo] n. Nervousness.
nervicellul [E. nerve-cell; cf It. cellula nervosa; alt = neuron] n. Nerve-cell. -ar [alt = neuric] adj. Of nerve cells. nervicentro [E. nerve-centre; It. centro nervoso] n. Nerve-centre.
nervos exhaustion/fatig [cp Fr. fatigue nerveux; It. esaurimento nervoso] n. "Nervous exhaustion/fatigue", nervous breakdown. nervos disintegration n. "Nervous disintegration", nervous breakdown.
[nervous] adj: see nervos [nervous breakdown] n: exhaustion/fatigue: use nervos exhaustion/fatig; disintegration: use nervos disintegration [nervous system] n: use nervatura or neurosystem [nervure] n: see nervatura [nervy] adj: nervous; sinewy: use nervos; confident: use confident; impudent: use impudent

nescient [L. nescient- = ne + L. scient-, presp of L. scire to know] adj. Not knowing, having no knowledge, ignorant.

nesh [ME. nesh; Dut. nisch, nesch; OE. hnesce; Goth. hnaskwus] n. Soft, tender, NESH. -lik [OE. hnesc-lîce] adv. -niss [OE. hnesc-ness] n. Softness etc.

nesiot [MGr. Gr. νησιώτης = nesiotes, from Gr. νήσος = nesos island; cf -nesia] [o] n. attr. Islander.

nespera [Sp. Port. nespera; L. mespila; Gr. mespile] n. Sapodilla, NASEBERRY.

ness [Icel. nes; OE. ness, n‘ss, connex with nas] n. Promontory, NAZE, NESS.

[-ness] see -niss

nest [Dut. Ger. OHGer. OE. nest; connex with Wel. nyth; OIr. net; Fr. nid; It. nido; L. nid-us = nid] n. NEST (gen).
neste [OE. OHGer. nistian; 2c] vt. vi. NEST.
nestele [OE. nest[e]l-ian = freq of neste; 2c] vi. vt. NESTLE.
nestling [nest + -ling] n. NESTLING.

[net] adj: nett: see nett (1) n: net quantity or value: see nett (1) or use nettess; fabric: see nett (2) v: reduce to net value, net off: see netta; catch in net: see nette

netel [Dan. nelde; Swed. nässla; Ger. nessel; Dut. OE. netel-; OHGer. nezila] n. Urtica, NETTLE.

[nether] adj: see neder
[Netherlander] n: see Nederlander [Netherlandish] adj: see Nederlandse

nett (1) [Fr. net, nette; Ger. nett; Russ. нетто = netto; Ger. It. netto; L. nitid- shining, from L. nitere to shine] adj. Clean; tidy, NEAT; clear, clear-cut, distinct, sharp; smart, natty, NEAT; clever, nifty, sharp, NEAT; after deductions (eg for tax, packaging etc), NET; without water, NEAT. adv. Cleanly, neatly etc. n. Net quantity or value etc. -ess [It. nettezza; cf Fr. netteté] n. Cleanness etc; net value.
netta [Fr. nettoyer; It. nettare] vt. vi. Clean; clear (up); tidy (up); clean out, empty; clean up (gen, mil); finish off; reduce to net value, net off. nettage [cf Fr. nettoyage, nettoiement] n. Cleaning etc. nettant [cf Fr. nettoyeur] n. Cleaner etc.

nett (2) [Ger. netze; OHGer. nezzi; Icel. Dan. Dut. net; OE. OFris. OS. nett-; Goth. nati] n. NET (gen). -ball [Ger. netzball] n. attrib. NET-BALL.
nette [from n] vt. vi. NET (all senses). netting n. NETTING (gen).
nettwerk [Ger. netzwerk = nett- + werk] n. NETWORK (lit and fig).
nettwerke [from n] vt. vi. NETWORK. nettwerker n. NETWORKER. nettwerking n. NETWORKING.

[nettle] n: see netel or use urtica v: fig: use irrita or vexa
[easily nettled] adj: use irascibil or irritabil
[nettle-rash] n: use urticaria

neur- = neuro-
neura [Gr] npl. Neurons.
[neural] adj: use nervos or neuric [neural network] n: use neurosystem
neuralgia [Fr. névralgie; It. nevralgia; MGr. νευραλγία = neuralgia] n. Nervous pain, NEURALGIA. neuralgic [Fr. névralgique; It. nevralgic-; MGr. νευραλγικ- = neuralgik-] adj. NEURALGIC.
neurasthenia [It. nevrastenia; Fr. neurasthénie = neur- + asthenia; the secondary It. sense of hot-headed-ness is not justified on any basis] n. Nervous debility, NEURASTHENIA; sometimes used as euphemism for depression. neurasthenic [It. nevrastenic; Fr. neurasthénique-] adj. NEURASTHENIC.
[neuration] n: use nervatura [neurectomy] n: see neurectome
neurectome [neur- + ectome] [-ec-] n. Excision of a nerve, NEURECTOMY.
neuric [MGr. νευρικ- = neurik-] adj. Nervous, neural, NEURIC.
neuritis [Fr. névrite] [-it-]n. Inflammation of the nerve, NEURITIS.
neuro- [neuron] pref. NEURO-. -khirurg [Fr. neurochirurge = neuro- + khirurg] n. NEUROSURGEON. -khirurgia [Fr. neurochirugie; It. neurochirurgia] n. NEUROSURGERY. -khirurgic adj. NEUROSURGICAL. -logist [cf Fr. neurologue; It. neurologo] n. NEUROLOGIST. -logia [Fr. neurologie; It. neurologia] n. NEUROLOGY. -logic [It. neurologico] adj. NEUROLOGICAL.
neuron [MGr. νεύρο = neuro (pron nevro); Gr. νευρον, see nerv] n. Nerve(-cell), NEURON. neura npl
neuropathologia [neuro- + pathologia] n. NEUROPATHOLOGY.
neuroplegic [Fr. neuroplégique] adj. Paralysing the nerves. n. Any agent that works against the nervous system eg. nerve-gas. neuroplegic gas n. Gas paralysing the nerves, nerve-gas.
neurosis [Fr. névrose; It. nevrosi, neurosi; Ger. neurose; Gr. νευρωσις] n. NEUROSIS.
neurosystem [neuro- + system; alt = nervatura] n. Nervous system (anat, fig); neural network. -atic adj. Of the nervous system etc.
neurotic [Fr. névrotique; It. nevrotic-; Ger. MGr. neurotik-] adj. n. NEUROTIC.
neurotonic [neuro- + tonic] adj. n. NEUROTONIC.

[neuter] adj.n: see neuter v: castrate: use castra; neutralize: use neutraliza
neuter [Fr. neutre; It. neutro; Ger. neutrum; L. neuter, neutr- = ne + L. uter either] [eu] adj. n. NEUTER.
neutral [Russ. нейтральный = neitral-nai; Fr. Ger. It. neutral-, from neuter] [a] adj. n. NEUTRAL. -ism n. NEUTRALISM. -ist [Fr. neutraliste] n. NEUTRALIST. -istic adj. -ita [Russ. нейтралитéт = neitralitet; Fr. neutralité; It. neutralità; Ger. neutralität; L. neutralitat-] n. NEUTRALITY.
neutraliza [Fr. neutraliser; It. neutralizzare = neutral + -iza] vt. NEUTRALIZE (gen). neutralization [Fr. neutralisation] n. Neutralising, NEUTRALISATION; neutralized quality or state.
neutron [Fr. neutron; It. neutrone] n. NEUTRON. -ic adj. Neutron-.

[never] adv: see never [never-ending] adj: see never-endend or use endlos, infinit or interminabil [never mind] phr: it does not matter: use ne importa vt: forget, omit: use forghete or omitte [never-never] n: credit: use credit

never [OE. næfre = ne + ever] adv. Not ever, NEVER. -endend adj. NEVER-ENDING. -thaless conj. NEVER-THE-LESS.

[new] adj: see new or use nov [new-born] adj.n: see new-born or use neogen or neonat [new-fangled] adj: use extramodern [new-grown] adj: see new-groon or use neophyt [New Year] n: use New Yar or Newyar [New Year's day] n: use Newyaar-dag [newyear's eve] n: use Newyaar-avend [newly] adv: see newlik [newly-enriched] adj: use neoplut, new-rich or nouveau riche [newly-made] adj: use new-makid [newly-wed] adj.n: use new-weddid

new [Icel. nyr; Dut. nieuw; Ger. neu; OE. ne¢we; OFris. nŒe; OE. nŒwe; OHGer. OS. nŒwi; OHGer. niuwi; Goth. niujis; L. nov-; Gr. neo-] adj. n. NEW. adv. A-NEW; NEWly. -ish adj. Somewhat new, NEWISH. -lik [Ger. neuliche; OE. nŒwlŒce] adv. NEWLY (gen); recently. -niss [OE. nŒwness; cf Ger. neuheit] n. NEWNESS.
newe [Chauc. new-e; OE. OS. nŒw-ian; OHGer. nŒw-“n, niuw-“n; Goth. ana-niu-jan] vt. Make new, re-NEW. newing [OE. nŒwung] n. Making new, renewal, act of renewing.
new- cmp. NEW-. -born, adj. n. NEW-BORN. -groon, adj. NEW-GROWN. -kommar [cp Ger. neuank”mmling] n. NEW-COMER. -look [E. adopted in Fr.] adj. NEW-LOOK. -makid adj. Newly made, NEW-MADE; new-fashioned etc. -rich [alt = neoplut or nouveau riche] adj. NEWly-RICH. -weddid adj. n. NEWly-WED. -werth [Ger. neuwert] n. "New-worth", value when new, purchase price etc. -ling [Ger. neuling = new + -ling; alt (pej) = n00b] n. Novice, anybody new (eg at school, work etc), newbie.

[news] npl: see news attrib: use news- or notitial [news-agency] n: see news agentia [news-agent] n: person or shop: see news agent [news-boy] n: see news-boy [news-cast] n: use bulletin or transmission [news-caster] n: on radio: use annuntiator; on TV: use presentator [news-dealer] = [news-agent] [news-editor] n: see news editor [news-flash] n: see news-flash [news-letter] n: use bulletin or circular [news-man] n: journalist: use jornalist [news-monger] n: use rumorist [newspaper] n.adj: use jornal [newspaperman] n: journalist: use jornalist [newspaper-office] n: use jornal offiss [news-print] n: use jornal papyr [news-reel] n: use news-film [news-room] n: gen: use news-room; radio, TV: use studio [news-sheet] n: see news-blad or use bulletin [news-stand] n: see news-stand [news-value] n: use news-werth [news-vendor] n: use news-seller [news-worthiness] n: use news-werth [news-worthy] n: see news-werthig [newsy] adj: informative, full of news: use informativ or news-full

news [E. = pl of new; cf Fr. nouvelles; L. nova] npl. NEWS. hwat ar tha news? phr. What is (are) the news?
news- cpd. NEWS-. -blad n. News-sheet. -boy n. NEWS-BOY. -film n. NEWS-FILM. -flash [cf Fr. flash d'information; It. notizia flash] n. NEWS-FLASH. -full adj. "News-full", full of news, newsy. -mann n. NEWS-MAN. -room n. NEWS-ROOM. -seller n. News-vendor, NEWS-SELLER. -stand n. NEWS-STAND. -werth n. "News-worth", news-value, NEWS-WORTH(iness). -werthig adj. NEWS-WORTHY.

[newt] n: see eft or use triton

newton [Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727)] n. 100,000 dynes, NEWTON (phys). Newtonian [newton + -ian] adj. n. NEWTONIAN.

Newyar [Ger. Neujahr = new + yar] n. NEW YEAR. Newyares [gen] adj. cpd. NEW YEAR'S, new-year. -avend n. NEW YEAR'S EVE. -dag [Ger. Neujahrsdag] n. NEW YEAR'S DAY. Newyares resolution, nphr. NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION.

next [E. next; Ger. nächst; in origin spv. of nah nigh,near] [An interesting case where Eng. and Ger. have developed in the same way in that the two forms sound and mean alike. Both have a reduced (more so in Eng.) semantic connexion with nah near of which it is, in origin, the superlative - eg. Ger. has compound nächstliegend next-lying to express nearest. Compare proxim which also, in origin, means nearest but has developed a sense equivalent to next in eg. Fr. prochain; It. prossimo] adj. adv. n. NEXT. next- pref. NEXT-. -best [Ger. nächstbeste] adj.n. Second-best, NEXT-BEST. -door adj.n. NEXT-DOOR.

nexu, nexus [It. nesso; Sp. nexo; L. nexu-s, from L. nex-us = pp of L. nect-ere to bind as in connecte] [e] n. Connexion, link, NEXUS (formal language). nexual [L. nexual-] adj. nexus npl.

[nib] n: see nebb v: see nebbe

nibbel [from v] [i] n. Single act of nibbling, NIBBLE; something that may be nibbled.
nibbele [Dut. knibbelen; LGer. nibbelen; 2c] [i] vt. vi. NIBBLE.
[nibble] see nibbel

[nice] adj: pleasant: use plesant; kind: use gentil; personable: use sympathetic; delicate, fine, subtle: use delicat, fin (3) or subtil; demanding, fussy: use exigent
[nice-looking] adj: attractive: use attrahent [nicely] adv: neatly, well: use nett (1) or wel (1) [nicety] n: exactness, precision: use exactess or precision; finesse, subtlety: use finess or subtilita; perfection: use perfection; delicate detail/point: use delicat particular/punct [to a nicety] phr: perfectly: use perfecte

Nicen [LL. Nicen-um, from L. Nicaea; Gr. Nikaia] [e]adj. NICENE.

[niche] n: gen: see niche; specialism: use specialism
niche [Fr. niche; It. nicchia] [nish] n. NICHE (archit, gen). niche-mercat n. NICHE-MARKET.

nick [Internetese from E. nickname] n. Nickname, handle.

[nick] n: cut, indentation, notch: use snid or indentation; condition, state: use condition or stat; prison: use carcer or prison v: cut, indent: use snaide or indenta; steal: use stele; arrest: use arresta [in good nick] phr: use in good condition/stat [in the nick of time] phr: use just in taim/tempor

[nickel] n.attrib: see nickel vt: see nickele [nickel-plate] n: use nickeling vt: use nickele
nickel [It. nichel; Fr. Ger. Swed. nickel, from Ger. kupfer-nickel copper-demon, metal not yielding copper] n. NICKEL (metal); NICKEL (coin of US worth 5 cents). attrib. NICKEL-. -berend adj. Nickeliferous, NICKEL-BEARING. -silver n. NICKEL-SILVER. -staal n. NICKEL-STEEL.
nickele [from n; cf Fr. nickeler; 2c] vt. Coat with nickel, nickelize, nickel-plate, NICKEL. nickeling n. Nickel-plating; nickel-plate.

[nickname] n: gen: see nick or use surnomin; humorous, malicious: use sobriquet vt: use surnomina

nicotin [Ger. nikotin; It. nicotina; Fr. nicotine, after Jean Nicot (1530-1600) who introduced tobacco into France] n. attrib. NICOTINE. -ism n. NICOTINISM (path). nicotinoman [nicotin + -man; cf kleptoman] n. Person addicted to nicotine or tobacco. -ia n. Addiction to or craving for nicotine or tobbaco. -iac adj. n. -ic adj. Addicted to nicotine or tobacco; of or pertinent to addiction to nicotine or tobacco.

nict (1) [L. nict-are] vi. Wink, NICTitate, NICTate. Parts: -ùant; -ùat. -atiùon, n. Winking, NICTATION. nict (2) [from v] n. Wink.
[nictate, nictitate] vi: see nict (1)

nid, nidus [Fr. nid; It. nido; L. nidus = * nisud- = IE. ni- down (cf neder) + L. sed- sit; cf nest] n. Nest, NIDUS (gen, bot, physiol, path, biol, fig). nids, nidi npl.
nidament [L. nidamentum] [e] n. Nest (gen); receptacle for ova etc. -al adj. NIDAMENTAL.
nidifica [Fr. nidifier; It. L. nidificare = nid + -fica] vi. (Make a) nest, NIDIFY, NIDIFICATE.
nidus = nid

[niece] n: see nept

nient [Fr. néant; It. niente = ne + ent] n. pron. adv. Nothing.

niff (1) [E. slang] n. Smell (pleasant or unpleasant), NIFF. -ig, adj. NIFFY. niff (2) [from n] vi. Smell (pleasantly or unpleasantly), NIFF. Parts: end; -t. -ung, n. [niffy] adj: see niffig under niff (1) [nifty] adj: neat, smart: use chic or nett (1); ingenious: use ingenios; quick: use quik or rapid

Nigeria [It. Nigeria, from L. niger black] [e] n. NIGERIA. Nigerian [It. nigeriano] [a] adj. n. NIGERIAN.

nigga [AmerE. = variant of negro; considered (very) offensive and politically incorrect] n. American slang for person of colour.

[niggard] n: miser: use avar [niggardly] adj: miserly: use avar or parcimonios
[nigger] n: see nigga
[niggling] adj: insignificant: use insignificant; pedantic: use pedant; persistent: use persistent
[nigh] adj.adv.prep: see nah
[night] n: gen: see naht; evening: use avend attrib: gen: see naht- or use nahtes, nahtlik or nocturn ; of the evening: use avend- or seral [night-bird] n: lit, fig: see naht-fugel [night-blind] adj: see niht-blind or use nyctalopic [night-blindness] n: see nahtblindness or use nyctalopia [night-cap] n: garment: use naht-hatt; drink: use naht-drink [night-club] n: see nightclub or use nahtclub [night-clothes] n: see naht-kleiths or use naht-wer [night-dress] n: use naht-shyrt [night-fall] n: see naht-fall [night-faring] adj: see naht-farend n: see naht-faring [night-flight] n: use naht-flug [night-flowering] adj: use noctiflor [night-gown; nightie] n: use naht-shyrt [nightingale] n: bird: see nahtigala; garment: see nightingale [night-life] n: see naht-laif [night-light] n: use naht-liht [night-long] adj.adv: see naht-lang [nightly] adj: see nahtlik adv: see nahtlik or use nahtes [nightmare] n: use incubus attrib: use incubal [nightmarish] adj: use incubal [night-owl] n: animal: use noctua; fig: use naht-fugel [night-porter] n: use naht-ward [night-school] n: ie. evening school: use seral scol [night-shade] n: gen: use solanum; deadly: use belladonna [night-shift] n: use naht-werk [night-shirt] n: see naht-shyrt [night-time] n: see naht-taim attrib: see naht-taim or use nahtes, nahtlik or nocturn [nightwatch] n: see naht-wak [nightwatchman] n: see nahtwakmann or use naht-ward [night-wear] n: see naht-wer or use naht-kleiths [night-work] n: see naht-werk [at night] phr: use at naht or use nahtes

nightclub [E. adopted in It. etc] [naitklub] n. attrib. NIGHT-CLUB.
nightingale [Florence Nightingale (1820-1910), famous British nurse; see nahtigal for bird] [night-] n. Garment worn by invalids in bed, NIGHTINGALE.

[nightmare etc] see under [night]

nihil [Russ. nil; L. nihil] n. Nothing, NIL, NIHIL. -ism [It. nichilismo; Ger. nihilismus] n. NIHILISM. -ist [Ger. nihilist] n. NIHILIST. -ùistic [cp Ger. nihilistich] adj. NIHILISTIC. -iùtat, n. Nothingness, NIHILITY.

niht [Ger. nicht; OFris. nƒ-wet; OE. n“ht, nƒ-wiht, ni-wiht; OHGer. OS. ne“-wiht; Goth. ni waiht = ne + wiht] n. Not a thing, nothing, NAUGHT, NOUGHT. adv. NOT (more emphatic than ne). -ig [Ger. nichtig] adj. Worth nothing, worthless, NAUGHTY (in the primary sense of "worthless" only); invalid, null, void.

Nil [It. Nilo; Arab. nil blue; Sansk. nil-as blue] n. NILE.

[nimble] adj: gen: use agil; dextrous: use dexter; intelligent, lively eg mind: use intelligent or vivac [nimble-fingered] adj: use dexter [nimble-footed] adj: use agil

nimbi [It. L. = pl of nimbus] [nim-] n. Nimbuses, NIMBI. nimbifer [L. = nimb-us + -fer] adj. Storm-bringing; rain-making (eg chemical, machine etc). n. Rain-making thing or person (lit, fig). nimbos [L. nimbos-um = nimb-us + -os] adj. Stormy, NIMBOSE. nimbus [It. nimbo; L. nimbus] n. Rain-cloud, NIMBUS; halo (of sacred personage etc), NIMBUS. nimbi [It. L.] npl.

nin [OE. nigon; OFris. OS. nigun; Icel. n¡u; Ger. neun; OHGer. Goth. niun; Fr. neuf; It. nove; L. novem; Gr. ennea; Sansk. navam] n. adj. NINE. -th [alt = novesimal] adj. n. NINTH, 9. adv. NINTHLY. nin-said [alt = enneagonic] adj. Having nine sides, enneagonal, NINE-SIDE(D). ninten [Ger. neunzehn; OE. nigontŒne = nin + ten] n. adj. "Nine-ten", NINETEEN, 19. -th adj. n. NINETEENTH.
nintig [Ger. neunzig; OE. nigontig] n. adj. NINETY, 90. -eth adj. n. NINETIETH.

[nincompoop] n: use idiot
[nine] n.adj: see nin [nine-sided] adj: see nin-said or use enneagonic [ninth] adj.n: see ninth or use novesimal [nineteen] n.adj: see ninten [ninety] n.adj: see nintig

ninufar [Fr. nenuphar; Pers. ninufar; Sanks. nilo-tpala blue lotus] n. Water-lily, NUPHAR, NENUPHAR.

[nip] v: pinch: use pincha; bite: use baite; sting: use stinghe n: pinch: use pinch; bite: use bait; sting: see sting; small drink, dram: use dram [nipper] n: eg of crab: use pinch; boy: use boi [nippers] n: forceps: use forcip; eg of crab: use pinches
[nippy] adj: cold: use kald; pungent: use pungent; agile: use agil; quick, rapid: use quik or rapid
[nipper etc] see under [nip]
[nipple] n: use papilla

Nippon [Japanese] n. Japan, NIPPON. -ic [It. nipponico] adj. n. Japanese.

[nippy etc] see under [nip]

nisi [L. = ne + L. si if] conj. If not, unless. attrib. Conditional, not absolute, NISI (law).

-niss [Dut. Ger. OE. -nis; OE. -niss; OHGer. -nissi, -nessi-, -nassi; Goth. -nass-us, -ass-us = pp of wk vbs ending -atjan; adopted in Fr. -esse; It. -ezza = -ess] [Note: though -niss and -ess are the same etymon, both are retained - the former applied to Germanic words, the latter to Romance] suf. -NESS (indicating abstract nouns from Germanic adjectives).

nissen [after inventor] n. NISSEN (mil).

nit [Dut. neet; Icel. nit-r; OE. hnitu; Ger. niss; OHGer. niz] n. Louse or other small parasitic insect, NIT; contemptible person, NIT.

nitid [It. L. nitid-, from L. nitere to shine; cf nett (1)] [nit-] adj. Shining, shiny, NITID; clear, sharp, well-defined. -ess [It. nitidezza] n. Sharpness etc.

[nitpick] v: fig: use cavilla

nitrat [Fr. nitrate; It. nitrato = nitr + -at] adj. n. NITRATE.
nitri- [nitro] cpd. NITRI-.
nitric [Fr. nitrique; It. nitrico] adj. NITRIC.
nitrifer [nitri + -fer] adj. NITRIFEROUS.
nitrifica [nitri + -fica] vt. vi. NITRIFY. nitrification n. NITRIFICATION.
nitrit [It. nitrito = nitr + -it] n. NITRITE.
nitro [Fr. nitre; It. nitro; L. nitrum; Gr. nitron; Egypt. ntr; Heb. nether] n. Potassium nitrate, saltpetre, NITRE.
nitrogen [Fr. nitrogène = nitro + -gen] n. Azote, the basis of nitre, NITROGEN. -ic adj. Nitrogenous, NITROGENIC.
nitroglycerin [Fr. nitroglycérine; It. nitroglicerina = nitro + glycerin] n. attrib. NITROGLYCERINE.
nitros [Fr. nitreux] adj. NITROUS.

[nitwit] n: see nit or use cretin, idiot or imbecill

niv [Fr. neige; It. neve; L. nix, niv-is = snew] n. Snow. -al [L. nival-] adj. Niveous, snowy, NIVAL; of, like or pertinent to snow. -os [Fr. neigeux; It. nevoso; L. nivos-] adj. Niveous, snowy; snow-covered; snow-white.
[niveous] adj: use nival or nivos
nivi- [niv] pref. Snow-. -ball [cp Fr. boule de neige; It. pall di neve] n. Snow-ball. -catt n. Snowcat. -covert [cf It. coperto di neve] adj. Snow-covered; snow-capped. -cumul [cp It. cumulo di neve] n. Snow-drift. -flocc [cp It. fiocco di neve] n. Snow-flake.

[nix] n: naught, nothing: use nient, niht or nothing; water-sprite: see nix
nix [Icel. nykr hippopotamus; OE. nicor hippopotamus; Ger. nixe water-nymph; OHGer. nichus crocodile] n. Water-nymph, water-sprite. NIX.

nizam [Hind. from Arab. nidham order, authority] n. NIZAM.

[no] adj.adv.n: see no [nobody] pron.n: see no-bodig or no-mann [no-claims bonus] n: use no-demand bonus [no-go area] n: use interdict zon [no-good] adj.n: see no-good [no-man's-land] n: see no-man's-land [no-one] pron.n: use no-bodig or no-mann [nothing] n.pron.adv: see no-thing [nowhere] adv: see no-hwar no [OE. n“; It. no, non; Fr. L. non; connex with ne] adj. adv. n. NO. no- [no] cpd. NO-. -bodig pron. n. NOBODY. -demand bonus n. No-claims bonus. -hwar adv. NOWHERE. -good adj. n. NO-GOOD. -mann [Ger. niemand] pron. n. Nobody, no-one. -mannesland [E. no-man's-land, adopted in Fr.; cf Ger. niemandsland] n. NO-MAN'S LAND. -thing n. pron. adv. NOTHING.

[nob] n: socialite: use mundan; aristocrat: use aristocrat

[nobble] vt: drug eg horse: use droga; bribe: use suborna; arrest: use arresta; buttonhole, detain: use use detene; circumvent: use circumvene

Nobel Laurea [Alfred Nobel (1833-1896)] n. Nobel Prize. Nobel Laureat adj. Nobel Prize-winning. n. Nobel Prize-winner.

nobil [Ger. nobel; Fr. noble; It. L. nobil-, from L. gnoscere to know] adj. NOBLE (all senses); noble-minded etc. n. NOBLE; noble-man; noble-woman.
nobilita [It. nobiltà; L. nobilitat-; cf Fr. noblesse] n. Nobleness, NOBILITY; nobles collectively, NOBILITY; noble-mindedness etc.
nobilita (2) [It. L. nobilit-are; cf facilita] vt. Ennoble, NOBILITATE.

[noble] adj.n: see nobil [nobleman] n: use nobil or nobil mann [noble-minded] adj: use nobil [nobel-woman] n: use nobil or nobil dama [nobleness] n: see nobilita (2)
noblesse [Fr] n. Nobility, NOBLESSE. noblesse oblige [Fr] phr. Rank imposes obligations, NOBLESSE OBLIGE.

nobodig [no + bodig] [no- or -bod-] pron. n. NOBODY.

nocent [Fr. nuisant; L. nocent- = presp of L. nocere to harm; cf nociv and innocent] adj. Harmful; criminal, guilty, not innocent (used of people).
nociv [Fr. nocif; It. L. nociv-, irreg form on L. nocere to harm; cf nocent] adj. Harmful, injurious, noxious (used of things). -ita [Fr. nocivité] n. Harmfulness etc.

[nock] n: see nokk

noct [Fr. nuit; It. notte; L. nox, noct-, connex with naht] n. Night. noct-, nocti- [noct] pref. Night-, NOCT-, NOCTI-.
noctambulant [noct- + ambulant; cf Fr. noctambule; It. nottambulo] adj. Night-walking, NOCTAMBULANT. n. Night-walker; night -bird, night-owl (fig).
noctiflor [nocti- + -flor] adj. Night-flowering.
noctua [L] n. Night-owl, owl; (with capital) NOCTUA (ent). noctuae, noctuas npl. nocturn [It. notturn-; Fr. L. nocturn-] [u] adj. Of the night, nightly, night-, NOCTURNAL. n. NOCTURNE (art, mus); NOCTURN (rel); evening fixture.

[nocuous] adj: use nocent or nociv
[nod] see nodd [nod off] vi: use nappe, slaape or slummere
nod [Fr. noeud; It. nodo; OFr. Prov. nous; L. nodus] n. Knot (gen); NODE (gen, astron, bot, path, phys, fig); NOOSE. -al adj. NODAL; NODicAL. -os [Fr. noueux; It. L. nodos-] adj. Gnarled, knotty.
noda [Fr. nouer; L. nodare; cf It. annodare] vt. Knot, tie; do up, fasten, tie up; noose. vi. Knot together.

nodd [from v] n. NOD (gen). nodde [E. nod, nodd-; cf L. nutare; 2c] vi. vt. NOD (gen).

[node] n: see nod attrib: use nodal [nodical] adj: use nodal [nodose] adj: see nodos under nod

nodul [It. nodulo = dim of nod] n. Small node, NODULE (gen). -ar adj. NODULAR.

[Noel] n: see Natal

noesis [MGr. n¢ese; Gr. n¢esis, from Gr. no-ein to perceive] n. Intellect, mind, wit, NOESIS. noetic adj. Intellectual, NOETIC.

nohwar [no + hwar] adv. n. NOWHERE.

[noise] n: sound: use laud or son; of loud voices; din: use clamor vt: publish: use publica
[noiseless] adj: use silent or laudlos
[noisy] adj: loud: use laud

noisette [Fr. from Fr. noix nut] n. attrib. Hazelnut.

[noisome] adj: harmful: use nocent or nociv; offensive, repellent: use offensiv or repellent

nokk [ME. nokke; Dut. LGer. nokk] n. Notched tip, NOCK.

nolens volens [L. unwilling willing] adv. Willingly or unwillingly, willy-nilly, perforce, NOLENS VOLENS.
noli-me-tangere [L. do not touch me] n. Plant of genus Impatiens, NOLI-ME-TANGERE; lupus, NOLI-ME-TANGERE.

[noll] n: head: use hedd (1); crown of the head: see hnol

nom de guerre [Fr. name of war] n. Assumed name (for use in dangerous times), NOM DE GUERRE.

[nom de plume] n: use pseudonym

nomad [Fr. Ger. It. nomade; L. nomad-; Gr. νομάς, νομάδ- looking for pasture, roaming, wandering from one place to another from nomos (2) in sense of pasture] [a] n. NOMAD. -ic [MGr. nomadik-; cp Ger. nomadisch; Fr. It. nomade] adj. NOMADIC.

nomann [Ger. niemand] pron. n. Nobody, no-one. nomannesland n. No-man's-land.
[no-man's-land] see under nomann

nomarkh [MGr. Gr. νομάρχης = nomarkh-es, nom-os (2) + -arkh] [a] n. Ruler of a province, in particular of an Egyptian nome or Greek nomarchy, NOMARCH. -ia [Gr. nomarkhia] n. Prefecture, NOMARCHY. -ic adj.

nombril [Fr] n. Belly-button, navel; NOMBRIL (her).

[nom de plume] n: use pseudonym
[nome] n: province: see nomos (2)

nomenclator [L. = nomin + L. -clator, from L. calare to call] [-tor] n. "Name-caller", type of Roman servant who told his master the names of people, announced guests etc; one who gives names to things, NOMENCLATOR (gen, nat hist etc).
nomenclatura [It. nomenclatura] [u] n. System of names, NOMENCLATURE; any group of big names, collection or organization of powerful people etc. nomenclatural [-al] adj. NOMENCLATURAL.

[nomic] adj: general, ordinary, usual: use general, ordinari or normal
nomic [MGr. Gr. nomik-, from nomos (1)] adj. Of or pertinent to law, legal, NOMistIC; lawful, legitimate. -a [MGr. nomika  (neuter pl)] n. sing. Jurisprudence, legal studies.

nomin [Fr. nom; It. nome; L. nomen, nomin-; connex with nam] [o] n. Name (gen); NOUN.
nomina [Fr. nomm-er; It. L. nominare] vt. Name (gen); cite, mention; appoint, NOMINATE.
nominabil adj. That may be named, cited etc.
nomination [Fr. nomination; cf Ger. nominierung; It. nomina] n. Naming, citing etc; act of appointing or appointment, NOMINATION.
nominativ [Fr. Ger. It. L. nominativ-] [-iv]adj. NOMINATIVe (gen, gramm); registered (comm, fin). n. NOMINATIVE (gramm); registered name (comm, fin).
nominator n. Namer (gen); appointer, NOMINATOR.
nominal [Ger. Fr. nominell-; Russ. nominal-; Ger. It. L. nominal-] adj. NOMINAL (gen); of, like or pertinent to a noun, noun-, NOUNAL; nominee (eg company). -ism n. Doctrine that abstract concepts exist but as names or words, NOMINALISM. -ist n. -istic adj. -ita n. Nominal quality or state. nominal valor/werth [cf It. valore nominale] n. Face/nominal value.
[nominate] vt: appoint: use nomina; propose (eg for a post): use proposa
[nominee] n: candidate: use candidat; company/person: use nominat compani/person adj: eg company: see nominat or use nominal

nomisma [MGr. Gr. n¢misma, nomismat-, from Gr. nomizein to practice, to have in common use from nomos (1)] n. Currency, coined money; coin, unit of currency. nomismatic [Fr. numismatique; L. * numismatic-; Gr. nomismatik-] adj. NUMISMATIC. nomismatologist n. Numismatist, NUMISMATOLOGIST. nomismatologia n. Numismatics, NUMISMATOLOGY.

[nomistic] adj: use nomic

nomo- [nomos (1)] pref. Law-, NOMO-.
nomocrat [nomo- + -crat] n. One who believes in or exercises the principle of government under the rule of law. -ia n. Rule of law, or state under the rule of law, NOMOCRACY. -ic adj. NOMOCRATIC.
nomomath [MGr. νομομαθής = nomomathes, nomo- + -math] n. Jurist, legist, law-expert.
nomos (1) [MGr. Gr. νόμος, from Gr. νεμειν = nemein to divide, to distribute, here in the sense of to hand down by tradition or authority] n. Law (gen); act, statute.
nomos (2) [MGr. Gr. νομός, from Gr. νεμειν = nemein to divide] n. Prefecture, province, NOMOS.

non [Fr. It. L. non] adv. Not; no. n. No.
non- [non] cpd. pref. Un-, NON-.

[nonage] n: use minorita

nonagenari [L. nonagenari-, from L. nonageni ninety each] [ari] adj. n. NONAGENARIan.

nonagesim [L. nonagesim-; cf It. novantesimo] adj. n. Ninetieth, NONAGESIMal (gen, astron).
non-aggression [Fr. non-agression; It. non aggressione = non- + aggression] n. attr. NON-AGGRESSION.

[nonagon] n: use enneagon

non-alcoholic [non- + alcoholic; cf Fr. non alcoolis; It. analcolico] adj. Alcohol-free, NON-ALCOHOLIC.
non-allineament [Fr. non-alignement = non- + allineament] n. NON-ALIGNMENT. non-allineat [Fr. non-align‚; It. non-allineat-] adj. Non-aligned, un-aligned.

[non-acceptance] n: use non-acceptation

non-acceptation [non- + acceptation] n. Non-acceptance.

[non-appearance] n: use non-apparition
non-apparition [cf Fr. non-parution] n. Failure to appear, non-appearance.
nonari [L. nonari-, ninth from L. non-um] [a] adj. Based on nine, NONARY. n. Group of nine, NONARY.
nonas [Fr. nones; L. nonas = acc of nonae, fem pl of L. non-um ninth] npl. Ninth day before the ides, NONES; office for the ninth hour after sunrise (3 pm), NONES (rel).
[non-attendance] n: use non-presenz or absenz
[non-believer] n: use non-credent
non-belligerent adj. n. NON-BELLIGERENT.
[nonce] n: now: use nu
[nonce-word] n: use invention or neologism

nonchalance [Fr., from nonchalant] n. NONCHALANCE. nonchalant [Fr. = presp of OFr. nonchaloir; L. non- + L. calere to be warm, to glow] adj. Cool, laid back, NONCHALANT.
non-combattent [Fr. non-combattant; It. non combattente] adj. n. NON-COMBATANT.
non-combustibil [Fr. non-combustible] adj. NON-COMBUSTIBLE.
non-commercial adj. Not commercial, NON-COMMERCIAL; off-peak (eg phone-rate, traffic etc).

[non-commissioned] adj: use sub-official
[non-commissioned officer] n: use sub-officiar
[non-committal] adj: neutral: use neutral; reserved: use reservat; evasive: use evasiv n: use neutralita
[non-compliance] n: use non-observation
[non-conducting] adj: use non-conducent

non-conducent [non- + conducent] adj. Non-conducting (elec). non-conductor [non- + conductor] n. NON-CONDUCTOR (elec).
non-conformism [Fr. non-conformisme = non- + conform + -ism] n. NON-CONFORMISM. non-conformist [Fr. nonconformiste] n. NON-CONFORMIST. -ic adj. Non-conformist.
non-consign [non- + consign] n. Non-delivery.
non-consignat [Fr. non-consigné = non- + consignat] adj. Not delivered; non-returnable.
non-contagios [non- + contagios] adj. NON-CONTAGIOUS.
non-contributori [non- + contributori] adj. NON-CONTRIBUTORY.
non-cooperation [It. non cooperazione] n. NON-COOPERATION.
non-credent [Fr. non-croyant; It. non-credente = non- + credent] adj. Non-believing, unbelieving. n. Non-believer, unbeliever.
[non-delivery] n: use non-consign

[nondescript] adj: indefinite: use indefinit; indefinable, undescribable: use indefinibil or indescribibil

[none] pron.adj: see nein

non-effectiv [non- + effectiv] adj. Not effective, NON-EFFECTIVe; not fit for active service, NON-EFFECTIVe (mil). non-egotistic [non- + egotistic] adj. NON-EGOTISTICal.
[non-emphatic] adj: use anemphatik
[non-entity] n: nonexistence: use inexsistenz or non-exsistenz; nothingness, nullity; trivial person: use nullita
[nones] npl: see nonas

non-essential [It. non essenziale = non- + essential] adj. n. NON-ESSENTIAL.

[nonesuch] n: use inequalat or modell (av perfection)
nonett [It. nonetto, from L. non-um ninth] n. Music for nine artists, NONET.
non-event [non- + event] n. NON-EVENT.
[non-existent] adj: see non-existent or use inexistent
non-existent [Fr. non-existant = non- + existent] adj. NON-EXISTENT. -ia [non- + existentia] n. NON-EXISTENCE.

[non-feasance] n: in tort/contract: use (negligent/repudiatori) omission

non-ferros [Fr. non-ferreux] adj. NON-FERROUS.
non-fiction n. Literature that is not fiction, NON-FICTION. -al adj. Non-fiction; not fictional.
non-fumant [non- + fumant] adj. Non-smoking.
non-fumator [Fr. non-fumeur; It. non fumatore = non- + fumator] n. Non-smoker. -i. Of or for non-smokers, non-smoking. non-grass [non- + grass (1)] adj. NON-GREASy. [non-greasy] adj: use non-grass non-humùan [non- + human] adj. n. NON-HUMAN. non-inflammùabil [non- + inflammabil] adj. Fire-proof, NON-INFLAMMABLE. [non-interference] n: use non-intervention non-intervention [Fr. non-intervention = non- + intervention; cf It. non-intervento] n. attr. Non-interference, NON-INTERVENTION (gen, pol). -ism n. -ist n. -istic adj.

[non-iron] adj: not needing ironing: use irrugabil; not made on iron: use non-ferros
[non-joinder] n: use non-junction
non-junction [non- + junction] n. Non-joinder (law).
non-jurat [non- + jurat] adj. Not sworn, unsworn; NON-JURY.
non-jurator [non- + jurator] n. NON-JUROR.
non-laps, non-lapsu [non- + laps (1) = lapsu] adj. "Non-lapse", non-skid, non-slip etc.

non-lucrativ [non- + lucrativ] adj. Non-profit(-making); not for profit.
[non-member] n: see non-membro [open to non-members] adj: use public non-membro [non- + membro] n. NON-MEMBER.
non-moral [non- + moral] adj. Amoral, NON-MORAL. -ita n. Amorality.

nonna [OE. nunne; Icel. OHGer. nunna; Ger. nonne; L. nonna] [o n. NUN. nonnal adj. Of, like or pertinent to a nun or nuns, nun's, nuns', nun-. nonnat n. Nunhood, nunship; nuns collectively. nonneria n. NUNNERY.

non-natural [non- + natural] adj. NON-NATURAL.

nonneria see under nonna

[non-observance] n: use non-observation
non-observation [non- + observation] n. Failure to observe (eg custom, law, regulation etc), non-compliance, non-observance, NON-OBSERVATION.

nonobstant [It. nonostante = non- + L. obstant-, presp of L. obstare to stand in the way] [a] prep. Despite, in spite of, notwithstanding. conj. Despite, even though, notwithstanding, in spite of (the fact that). adv. Nevertheless, nonetheless, notwithstanding, in spite of this.

[nonpareil] adj.n: use inequalat or suprem
[non-party] adj: apolitical, non-partisan: use apolitic or non-partisan
[non-payment] n: see non-payament non-payament [Fr. non-paiement] n. NON-PAYMENT.
non-performanz [non- + performanz] n. NON-PERFORMANCE.
[nonplus] n: use confusion or perplexitat vt: use confunde, disconcerta or perplexa
[non-poisonous] adj: gen: use non-venefic; non-toxic: use atoxic
non-professional [non- + professional] adj. n. NON-PROFESSIONAL.
[non-profit(-making)] adj: use non-lucrativ non-pub alcoholic licenti/licenz, n. Licence for the sale of alcohol otherwise than in a pub, off-licence. [non-radical] adj.n: see non-radical or use irradical non-radiùal [non- + radical] adj. n. NON-RADICAL.
[non-renewable] adj: lit: use non-renovabil; exhaustable eg resource: use exhauribil non-renovabil [non- + renovabil] adj. NON-RENEWABLE. non-reservat [Fr. non-r‚serv‚ = non- + reservat] adj. Not reserved, unreserved (eg seat, table etc). non-resident [Fr. non r‚sidant, non-r‚sident; It. non residente = non- + resident] adj. n. NON-RESIDENT.
[non-resistance] n: see non-resistenz or use submission [non-resistant] adj: see non-resistent or use submissiv
non-resistent [non- + resistent] adj. NON-RESISTANT. -i, n. NON-RESISTANCE. non-retorn [non- + retorn] n. No return.
[non-returnable] adj: eg deposit: use lost, non-consignat or perdit [non-run] adj: eg tights: use ladder-fast

non-sens, non-sensu [Fr. non-sens; It. nonsenso = non- + sens ] n. Meaningless word; absurdity, NONSENSE.
[nonsensical] adj: use absurd

non sequitur [L. it follows not] n. Something that follows not, illogicality, NON SEQUITUR.
non-sexual [non- + sexual] adj. Asexual, NON-SEXUAL. -ita n.
[non-shrink] adj: use irrestringibil
[non-skid] adj: use non-laps = non-lapsu
[non-smoker] n: use non-fumator
[non-smoking] adj: not smoking: use non-fumant; for non-smokers: use non-fumatori
[non-starter] n: use futilita
[non-stick] adj: use non-adherent
non-stopp [Ger. nonstop; Fr. non-stop = non- + stopp] adj. adv. NON-STOP.
non-syndicat [Fr. non syndiqué = non- + syndicat] adj. Non-union.
non-taxabil [non- + taxabil] adj. NON-TAXABLE.
[non-toxic] adj: use atoxic
[non-union] adj: use non-syndicat
[non-user] n: failure to use: use abbandon or non-utilization
non-utilization [non- + utilization] n. NON-UTILIZATION (gen); non-user (law). non-venefic [non- + venefic] adj. Non-poisonous; non-venomous. [non-venomous] adj: use non-venefic
non-violent [Fr. non-violent; It. non violento = non- + violent] adj. NON-VIOLENT. -ia [Fr. non-violence] n. NON-VIOLENCE.
[non-white] adj: lit: unhwait: eg race: use construction with av color n: use person av color
[noodle] n: of dough: see nudel; fool: see nudel or use idiot or imbecill

nook [ME. n“k] n. Corner, niche, NOOK.

[noon(day)] n.attrib: use mid-dag
[no-one] pron.n: nobody: use no-bodig or nomann
[noose] n: see nod v: use noda

nood [OE. OFris. nêd; Icel. neyð; Dut. nood; Ger. nöte; OHGer. nôt; OS. nôd; Icel. nauð; Goth. nauþ-s; approximate semantic development is violence - force - compulsion - duty - necessity - in English (but not in German or other continental languages) the sense has been further reduced to the extent that E. need is sometimes synonymous with wish or preference] n. Necessity, NEED. -ig [Ger. nötig] adj. Necessary, needed. adv. Necessarily. -los adj. NEEDLESS. adv. Without need, NEEDLESSly.
noode [OFris. nêda; Icel. neyða; OE. neódan; OHGer. nôtian; OS. nôdian; Goth. nauþjan; 2c] vt. Require as of necessity, NEED.

noot [OE neát; OFris. nât; Sc. nowt; Icel. naut; Dan. nöd; Swed. nöt; OHGer. nôz, connex with OFris. niata; Icel. njóta; OE. niótan; OS. niotan; OHGer. niuzan; Goth. niutan to have the benefit of] n. Animal, beast, cow, ox, NEAT; bovine cattle, NEAT, NOWT. -ig adj. Neat-. noot-haus n. Cattle-shed.

nopp (1) [Norw. napp; Dut. nop; Dan. MDut. MLGer. noppe; OE. hnoppa] n. NAP (of cloth). nopp (2) [from n] vt. Put a nap on, NAP. Parts: end; -t. -ar, n. -ung, n. nor [ne + or] conj. adv. NOR. nord = north [Dut. noord; Swed. Dan. Ger. nord; Icel. nord-; OE. nor
-; OFris. north; OS. nord; mod. Teut. radical adopted in Fr. It. nord] adj. adv. n. NORTH. -er [Icel. nordarr] cpv. More northerly. -ern [OE. nor
erne] adj. NORTHERN. n. NORTHENer. -est [Icel. nordast] spv. Most northerly, northmost. -ish [Dut. noorsch, noordsch; cp Ger. n”rdlich] adj. adv. Roughly north, "northish". -ward [Ger. nordw„rts; OE. nor
-weard] adj. adv. NORTHWARD(s). Nord Eire, n. Northern Ireland. Nord Eireann, adj. Northern Irish; Northern-Ireland (attrib). n. Person of Northern Ireland. Nord See [cp Ger. Nordsee] n. NORTH SEA. nord- = north- [nord = north] pref. NORTH-. -door [OE. nor
-duru] n. NORTH-DOOR. -est [Fr. nord-est; It. nordest; OE. nor
an-e st-; Ger. nordost-en; OHGer. nord“st-] adj. adv. n. NORTH-EAST. -folk [OE. nor
-folc] n. People of the north, northern people (gen); northeners (of UK etc). -half [OE. nor
-healf] n. NORTH-HALF. -weg [Icel. nord-veg-; OE. nor
-weg] n. Way going north, northern path/road etc. -west [Fr. nord-ouest; It. nordovest; Ger. nordwest-en; OE. nor
an-west-] adj. adv. n. NORTHWEST. -wind [OE. nor
-wind; OHGer. nord-wind] n. NORTH-WIND. ùNordic [Fr. nordique; It. nordico- = nord + -ic] adj. n. Scandinavian, NORDIC (ethn). Nordùist [Fr. Nordiste; It. Nordista = nord + -ist] n. Northerner; Yankee. -ic, adj. Nordsee [Ger. = nord + see] n. North Sea. attrib. North-Sea. ùNorfolk [E. Norfolk; OE. Nor
folc northern people; people of Norfolk = north + folk] n. NORFOLK (people, county). attrib. NORFOLK. norm [Ger. norm; Fr. norme; It. L. norma] n. Rule, NORM; standard; regulation, rule. See normal. normùal [Russ. norm l-; Fr. Ger. It. normal- = norm + -al] adj. NORMAL (gen); usual, NORMAL; standard, NORMAL; normal-sized etc. n. NORMAL (gen). -iùtat [Fr. normalit‚; It. normalit…] n. Normalness etc, NORMALITY. -ùment [Fr. normalement; It. normalmente] adv. Normally etc. normaliz [Ger. normalis-ieren; Fr. normalis-er; It. normalizz-are = normal + -iz] vt. Make normal, regularize, NORMALIZe (gen); return to normal; standardize. vi. Become normal; return to normal; become standard. Parts: -ùant; -ùat. -atiùon [Fr. normalisation] n. NORMALIZATION (gen); returning to normal; standardization. Norman [OFr. Normans = pl of Normant (whence Fr. Normand), from north + mann] n. attrib. NORMAN. Normandie [It. Normandia; Ger. Fr. Normandie] n. NORMANDY. [Norse] adj.n: Norwegian: use Norvegian; Scandinavian: use Nordic [Norseman] n: Norwegian: use Norvegian; Scandinavian: use Nordic north = nord [Northern Ireland] n: use Nord Eire attr: use Nord Eireann [North Sea] n: see Nord See or use Nordsee attrib: use Nordsee [north-wind] n: see nord/north-wind or use aquilon ùNorveg, Norùvegia [Fr. NorvŠge; MGr. Norbeg¡a; It. Norvegia; ML. Norvegia; Icel. Noregr, Norveg-r; Ger. Norwegen; OE. Norweg = north + weg (1)] n. NORWAY. Norvegùian [Fr. norv‚gien; ML. Norvegian-; cp It. norvegese; Ger. Norweger (n), Norwegisch (adj)] adj. Norse, NORWEGIAN. n. Norseman, NORWEGIAN; language of Norway, NORWEGIAN. Northùumbria [ModL. from OE. Nor
-hymbre province north of the Humber] n. Northumberland, NORTHUMBRIA. Northumbriùan, adj. n. NORTHUMBRIAN. [northward etc] see under nord = north [Norwegian] see Norvegian [nose] n: see nas (1) adj: use nasal v: see nas (2) [nose (about/around)] v: investigate: use investig [nose-bag] n: see nas-bagg [nose-band] n: see nas-band [nose-bleed] n: see nas-blood or use nasal haimorragia [-nosed] suf: see -nast [nose-dive] vt: see nas-dyv (1) n: see nas-dyv (2) [nose-gay] n: small bouquet: use klein/smal bouquet [nose-leaf] n: nasal membrane: use nasal membran [noseless] n: see naslos [nose-ring] n: nas-ring [nosey] adj: curious, inquisitive: use curios or inquisitiv [nosh] n: food: use food (1) v: eat: use et (1) [nosh-up] n: use fest noso- [MGr. Gr. n¢sos disease, illness, sickness] pref. NOSO-. [nosocomial] adj: use nosokomik nosoùkom [MGr. nosok¢m-os] n. Member of hospital staff, nurse, orderly etc. nosokomùei [It. nosocomio; MGr. nosokome¡o; Gr. nosokomeion] n. Hospital. nosokomik, adj. Hospital-, nosocomial. nostalgùia [Ger. Fr. nostalgie; It. nostalgia; Russ. nost lgiya; MGr. nostalg¡a = Gr. nost- return + -algia] n. Morbid longing for home, NOSTALGIA; home-sickness; longing for the past, NOSTALGIA. nostalgik [Fr. nostalgique; It. nostalgico; MGr. nostalgik-; cp Ger. nostalgisch] adj. Home-sick; NOSTALGIC (gen). n. Home-sick person; NOSTALGIC. ùnostr [Fr. notre, n“tre; It. nostro; L. noster, nostr-] adj. Our; ours. n. Our thing, ours. [nostril] n.attrib: use narin [nostrils] npl: use nares or narins [nostrum] n: false/unreal remedy: use fals/irreal remedi [nosy] = [nosey] [not] adv: emphatic: see niht; not emphatic: use ne not (1) = nota (1) [OE. not; Ger. Fr. note; MGr. n¢ta; It. L. nota] n. NOTE (gen, mus); bill, list. See notal. not (2) = nota (2) [Ger. not-ieren; Fr. not-er; It. L. not-are] vt. NOTE (gen); take down, note; observe, NOTice; mark (eg work of pupil). vi. Make or take notes, NOTE. Parts: -ùant; -ùat. -ùabil [Fr. notable; It. notevole, notabile; L. notabil-] adj. NOTABLE (gen); note-worthy; NOTiceABLE; remarkable. n. Notable person. -abiliùtat [Fr. notabilit‚] n. Notable quality or state, note-worthiness etc. -ùment [Fr. notablement] adv. Notably etc. -atiùon [It. notazione; Fr. L. notation-] n. Taking or making of notes, noting; system of notes, notes collectively, NOTATION; noticeing, observing; marking. -atùor, n. Noter; marker. nota (1) = not (1) nota (2) = not (2) nota (3) = pl of noton notùal [not (1) + -al] adj. Of, like or pertinent to a note or notes, note-. notal book, n. Note-book, note-pad. notal papyr, n. Note-paper. notùari [Fr. notaire; It. notaio; L. notari-us, from not (1)] n. NOTARY (continental equivalent of E. solicitor). -ùat, n. Notary-ship; office of a notary. notarùil [It. notaril-, from notari] adj. Of, like or pertinent to notaries, notary's, notarys', notary-. notariz [notar-i + -iz] vt. Administered/attested/formalized etc by a notary, NOTARIZe. Parts: -ùant; -ùat. -atiùon, n. [notch] n: gen: use indentation or snid; in saw: use dent or tooth vt: use indent or snŒd [notch up] v: record, register: use registr (2) [notched, notchy] adj: use indentat [note] n: see not (1) = nota (1) v: see not (2) = nota (2) [of note] adj: use eminent or important [note-book] n: use blocc, bloccett, bloc-notes or notal book [note-case] n: use burs [noted] adj: gen: use notat = pp of not (2); eminent, famous: use eminent or famos [note-paper] n: use notal papyr [note-pad] n: use blocc, bloccett, bloc-notes or notal book [noteworthy] adj: use notabil [nothing] n: see nothing or use nient or niht [nothingarian] n: use nihilist [nothingism] n: use nihilism [nothingness] n: use nullitat nothing [E. = no + nothing] n. adv. NOTHING. [notice] n: information, knowledge: see notiti; warning: use advis (1) or notification; of something before it happens, forwarning eg to employer, landlord: use preadvis; announcement: use advis (1) or annunti (2); in press: use annunti (2); critique, criticism, review: use kritik vt: use not (2) [give notice of] vt: announce: use annunti (1) [give notice to] vt: inform, notify: use inform or notific [notice-board] n: use notitial bord or public bord [noticeable] adj: preceptible: use perceptibil; notable, remarkable: use notabil; evident, obvious: use evident notific [Fr. notifi-er; It. notificare; L. notific-are = L. not- known + -fic] vt. NOTIFY. Parts: -ùant; -ùat. -atiùon [Fr. notification; cp It. notifica] n. Act of notifying, NOTIFICATION; quality or state of having been notified; that which notifies, notice. notiùon [It. nozione; Fr. L. notion] adj. Idea, NOTION. -ùal, adj. NOTIONAL. [notions] n: haberdashery: use merceri notùiti, notùitia [Fr. notice; Ger. notiz; It. notizia; L. notitia] n. Information, knowledge (gen, law); (item of) news, (piece of) information. -ùal [cp It. notiziario] n. Notice-; news-. adj. notitial bord, n. Notice-board. noto- [noton] pref. Back, dorsi-, dorso-, NOTO-. ùnoton [ModL. notum; Gr. noton; cp MGr. n¢ta, from pl] n. Back (in particular of thorax of insects), NOTUM. ùnota, npl. notùori [Ger. notor-isch; Fr. notoire; It. L. notori-, from L. not- known] adj. Well-known; infamous, NOTORIous. -eùtat [Fr. notori‚t‚] n. Notoriousness, NOTORIETY. -ùment [Fr. notoirement; It. notoriamente] adv. Notoriously. [notwithstanding] prep.adv.conj: use nonobstant nougat [Ger. Fr. nougat; Sp. nogado; L. nuc- nut + -at] n. attrib. NOUGAT. [nought] n: see niht or use zero noughts and crosses [E] n. NOUGHTS AND CROSSES (game). noun] n: see nomin (1) or use substantiv attrib: use nominal or substantiv [nounal] adj: see nominal [nourish] v: use nutri [nourishing] adj: use nutrient or nutritiv n: use nutriment or nutrition [nouriture, nourishment] n: use nutriment

nous [MGr. Gr. nous; cf noetic] [pron. E. noose] n. Intellect, mind, sense, wit, NOUS.

nouveau riche [Fr. = novell + rich] adj. n. Newly rich, NOUVEAU RICHE.

nov [Fr. neuf, neuve; It. nuovo; L. nov-um; connex with neo- and new] adj. New (all senses). -ita [It. novità; L. novitat-] n. Newness, NOVELTY; novel thing, NOVELTY (item).
nova (1) [L. novare] [a] vt. Make new, renew (gen); refresh; NOVATE (law).
novation [L. novation-] n. Renewal, renewing etc; NOVATION (law).
nova [It. nova = fem of nov] [o] n. NOVA (astron).

[novel] adj: new: see novell n: book of fiction: use roman = romanz [novelette] n: use novell [novelist] n: use romanzier [novelize] vt: use romanza [novelty] n: quality; thing: use novita

novell [Fr. nouveau, nouvel, nouvelle; Ger. novell; OFr. It. novell-; L. novell- = dim of nov] [e] adj. Fresh, new, recent, NOVEL. n. Short story, NOVELette; amendment, amending act etc (law). -ism [It. novellismo] n. Short-story writing. -ist [It. novellista] n. Short-story writer. -istic [It. novellistic-] adj. Of or like or pertinent to short stories or writers thereof.

November [MGr. No‚mbrios; Fr. It. novembre; Ger. L. November = L. novem nine + -ber] [-em-] n. NOVEMBER (ninth month of the Roman year, eleventh of the modern). attrib. NOVEMBER.

novennial [L. * novennial-, from * novenni-um; cf millennial and It. novennale] adj. Nine-yearly; lasting nine years, nine-year. n. Nine-yearly celebration.
novesimal [Fr. neuvième; L. * novesim-] adj. n. Ninth.
noviciat [It. noviziato] n. NOVITIATE (rel); apprenticeship.
noviss [Fr. novice; It. novizio; L. novici-, from nov] [i] adj. Green, inexperienced, NOVICE; apprentice. n. NOVICE (gen, rel); apprentice.

novilunar adj. Of, like or pertinent to a new moon, new-moon.
novilunium [It. novilunio; LL. novilunium, from nov + luna] n. New moon.

[novitiate] n: see noviciat
[now] adv.conj.n.int: see nu [nowadays] adv: at present, now, today: use at present, nu or too-dag
[nowel] int: see Natal
[nowhere] adv: see no-hwar
[nowt] n: cattle: see noot; nothing: see niht
[noxious] adj: harmful: use nocent or nociv
[nozzle] n: see nasell
[nth] adj.n: use ennesimal

nu [Ger. nun; Icel. OE. n–na; Icel. Dan. Swed. Dut. Ger. OE. OFris. OS. Goth. nu; L. nunc; Gr. nun; Sansk. nu] adv. conj. n. int. NOW.

[nub] n: centre, essence: use centro or essenz

nuance [Ger. Fr. nuance, from Fr. nuer to shade, from Fr. nue cloud = nub] n. Shading (in colour, meaning, tone etc), NUANCE.

nub [Fr. nue, normally in pl nues; It. nube; L. nub-es] n. Cloud.
nubecula [L. = dim of nub] [e] n. NUBECULA (astron, path). nubecular adj.
nubifer [L. nubifer] adj. Bringing clouds; cloud-capped.
nubifrage [It. nubifragio; cf naufrage] n. Cloudburst.

nubil [It. L. nubil-, from L. nubere to be married] adj. Marriageable, NUBILE (used of women); single, unmarried (but with idea of attractive or being worth marrying). n. Single/unmarried woman (with suggested attractive). -ita, n. Nubileness.

nuc [Fr. noix hazelnut; L. nux, nuc-] n. Nut.
nuca [Fr. nuque; It. nuca; L. nucha; Arab. nukha; not connex with nuc] n. Back of the neck, nape. nucal, adj. NUCHAL.
nucett [nuc- + -ett] n. NUGGET.
nuci- [nuc] pref. Nut-, NUCI. -fer, adj. Nut-bearing, NUCIFEROUS. -frag [ModL. nucifraga] n. Nut-cracker (bird, tool). -vor, adj. Nut-eating, NUCIVOROUS.
nuclea [L. * nucleare, from nucleus; 1st conj] vt. vi. NUCLEATE. nucleation, n. NUCLEATION.
nuclear [Fr. nucléaire; It. nucleare = nucle-us + -ar] adj. NUCLEAR (gen); NUCLEAR-powered. nuclear disarmament [cf. It. disarmo nucleare] n. NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT. nuclear physic [Fr. physique nucléaire] n. sing. NUCLEAR PHYSICS. nuclear scientist, n. NUCLEAR SCIENTIST. nuclear werr, n. NUCLEAR WAR(-fare).
nuclei = npl of nucleus
nucleic [nucle-us + -ic] adj. NUCLEIC.
nucleiform [nucle-us + -form] adj. Nucleus-shaped, NUCLEIFORM.
nucleo- [nucleus] pref. NUCLEO-.
nucleus [It. nucleo; Fr. nucléus; L. nucleus kernel, nut, from nuc] n. NUCLEUS (gen, astron, biol, phys, fig). nuclei [It. L.] npl. Nucleuses, NUCLEI. See nuclear et seq.
nucole [nuc + -ole] n. Nut-oil. -ar, adj.

nud [Fr. nu; It. L. nud-, connex with nakt] adj. Naked, NUDE; bare, plain, unadorned, unembellished etc. n. NUDE. -ism [Fr. nudisme; It. nudismo] n. NUDISM. -ist [Ger. nudist; Fr. nudiste; It. nudista] n. NUDIST. -istic, adj. Nudist. nudistic camp [cf. Fr. camp de nudistes] n. Nudist camp. -ita [Fr. nudité; It. nudita] n. Nakedness, NUDITY; bareness etc.

nudel [Fr. nouille; Ger. nudel] n. NOODEL (of dough); fool, idiot, NOODLE. attrib. NOODLE-.
[nudge] v: use fodic (1) or use jogg (1) n: use fodic (2) or jogg (2) [nudge-button] n: on fruit machine: use fodicator
[nudism etc] see under nud

nugatori [L. nugatori-um from L. nugae trifling things] [A word of mysterious anterior etymology but cf L. unguis finger-nail which is a certain metathesis of an earlier form *nug- (see nagel). In that case L. nugator frivolous person, time-waster may have a primary sense of person obsessed by his fingernails] [o] adj. Trifling, trivial, futile, time-wasting, ineffective, NUGATORY.

[nugget] n: see nucett
[nuisance] n: gen: irritation or vexation; person, thing: use irritant or pest; law: use immobiliari interferenz [nuisance value] n: use irritant valor

null [Fr. nul, nulle; Ger. null; It. L. null- = ne + L. ull-um any] adj. Void, NULL; NULL and void (law); drawn (eg in sport). n. Nought, zero; draw (eg in sport). -ita, n. Voidness, NULLITY; nothingness; futile or invalid action, NULLITY; non-event, wash-out; nobody, non-entity. nulle [cf. Fr. nullement] adv. In a null way; not at all, not in the least.
nullifica [LL. nullific-are = null + -fica; 1st conj] vt. Make null, annul, NULLIFY. nullification, n. NULLIFICATION; annulment.
nullita see under null

[numb] adj: use torpid vt: use torpida [numbness] n: use torpidita
[number] n: gen: see numer attrib: use numeral or numeric vti: see numera
[numberer; numbering machine] n: use numerator
[numberless, without number] adj: use innumerabil

numer [Ger. nummer; Russ. номер = nomer; Fr. nombre; OFr. nombre, numbre; MGr. noumero; Fr. numéro; It. numero; Ger. numerus; L. numer-us, connex with Gr. νεμειν = nemein to distribute] [u] n. NUMBER (all senses).
numera [Ger. numer-ieren; It. L. numer-are; 1st conj; cf. Fr. numérot-er] [u] vt. vi. NUMBER (all senses); NUMERATE.
numerabil [L. numerabil-] [a] adj. That may be numbered, NUMERABLE; easy to count.
[numerable] adj: that may be numbered: see numerabil; numerous: use numeros
[numeracy] n: use numeratess (under numerat)
numeral [Fr. numéral; It. LL. numeral- = numer + -al] [a] adj. Of, like or pertinent to numbers, number-, NUMERAL. n. Character representing a number, NUMERAL.
numerat [It. L. numerat- = pp of numera] [a] adj. Numbered (gen); NUMERATED; educated in numbers, NUMERATE. -ess [e] n. Numeracy. -ion [It. numerazione] [o] n. Act of numbering or numerating, NUMERATION; numbered or numerated quality or state. -or [It. numeratore] [o] n. Numberer, NUMERATOR (gen); NUMERATOR (math); numbering machine.
numeric [Fr. numérique; It. numerico = numer + -ic; cf. Ger. numerisch] [e] adj. NUMERIC, NUMERICAL.
numeros [Fr. nombreux; It. L. numeros- = numer + -os] [o] adj. NUMEROUS. -ita [L. *numerositas] [a] n. Numerousness.
numerotage [Fr. numérotage, from Fr. numéroter to number] [a] n. Classification by numbers, in particular classification of yarns, NUMEROTAGE.

[numismatic] adj: see nomismatic

nummari [L. nummari-um, from L. nummus coin] [a] adj. Of or pertinent to coins, NUMMARY.
nummulation [L. nummul-i little coins + -ation] [o] n. Arrangement of of blood-corpuscles like piles of coins, NUMMULATION.

[numskull] n: use idiot
[nun] n: see nonna [nunhood] n: use nonnat [nun-like] adj: use nonnal [nunnery] n: see nonneri

nunatak [Inuit] n. Mountain which projects through ice, NUNATAK.

[nuncio] n: see nunzio
[nunlike, nunnery etc] see under [nun]

nunziat [nunzi-o + -at] [a] n. Office or post of a nuncio, NUNCIATURE.
nunzio [It. nunzio; L. nuntius] [u] n. Papal envoy, NUNCIO.

[nuphar] n: see ninufar

nuptial [It. nuzial-; Fr. L. nuptial-, from L. nubere to be married as in nubil] adj. Of or pertinent to a wedding, NUPTIAL. -s [cf. It. nozze (fpl) as in Le Nozze di Figaro] npl. Wedding, NUPTIALS.

[nurse] n: see nutriss v: see nutrica
[nursery] n: for children: use kindergarten; for plants: use vivarium [nursery-man] n: use vivarist [nursery-rhyme] n: use kind-sang [nursery-school] n: public, state: use matern scol; private: use kindergarten [nursing] n: act: use nutrication adj: in the act of nursing: use nutricand = presp of nutrica; concerning nurses or nursing generally: use nutricial under nutrice [nursing home] n: use (privat) clinic [nursing profession] n: use nutriciat under nutrice [nursing staff] n: nurses: use nutrices ornutriciat [nursling] n: use infant or kind [nurture] n: nourishment: use nutriment; education, upbringing: use education or upbringing v: nourish: use nutrie; educate, bring up: use educ or upbring

[nut] n: all sense: see nut (1) attrib: made of nuts: use nutin (under nut) [nut-brown] adj.n: see nut-brun or use marron [nut-cracker] n: see nut-krakker or use nucifrag [nut-house] n: slang: see nut-haus [nutmeg] n: use muscad (nuc/nut) [nutmeggy] adj: use muscad [nutmeg-tree] n: use muscadier [nut-oil] n: use nucole attr: use nucolear [nuts] adj: mad (slang): use nutig [nut-shell] n: see nut-shell [in a nut-shell] phr: use in short [nutter] n: mad person: use nut [nut-tree] n: see nut-try [nutty] adj: like nuts; crazy: see nutig (under nut)

nut [Dut. noot; Icel. hnot; OE. hnutu; Ger. nuss; OHGer. nuz, hnuz] n. NUT (gen); (slang) crazy person, NUT, NUTTER. -ig, adj. Tasting like nuts, NUTTY; (slang) crazy, NUTTY. -in, adj. Made of nuts, nut-. nut- [nut] cpd. NUT-. -brun, adj. n. NUT-BROWN. -haus, n. NUT-HOUSE (slang). -krakker [alt = nucifrag] n. NUT-CRACKER. -shell, n. NUT-SHELL. -try, n. NUT-TREE.

nutant [L. nutant- = presp of L. nutare to nod] adj. Drooping, NUTANT (bot). nutation [L. nutation-] n. NUTATION (astron, bot, path).

[nutmeg] see under [nut]

nutrica [L. nutricare, from nutrice; 1st conj] [u] vt. vi. NURSE. nutrication n. Act of nursing.
nutriss [Fr. E. nurse; Fr. nourrice; ME. OFr. norice; LL. nutricia; It. nutrice; L. nutrix, nutric- = L. *nutritrix fem. of nutritor, from nutrie] [i] n. NURSE. nutricial [LL. *nutricial-] [a] adj. Of or pertinent to a nurse or nurses; nurse-, nursing- etc. nutriciat [L. *nutriciat-] [a] n. Office or post of a nurse; nurses collectively.
nutrie [Fr. nourrir; It. L. nutrire; 2nd conj; connex with Gr. να- = na- (as in Gr. ναμα, νασμός flow, naiad); Sansk. snauti drips; IE. snu- flow, let flow with idea (in Latin application) of flowing milk] [u] vt. vi. NOURISH, NURTURE; tend to, nurse, encourage (fig).
nutrient [It. L. nutrient- = presp of nutrie] [e] adj. Nourishing; nutritious. n. Nourishing thing or substance, NUTRIENT. nutriment [It. L. nutriment-] [e] n. NOURISHMENT. -al adj. NUTRIMENTAL.
nutrit [Fr. nourri; It. L. nutrit- = pp of nutrie] [i] adj. Nourished; nurtured. -ion [L. nutrition-] [o] n. Act of nourishing, feeding; food, nourishment, NUTRITION. -iv [Fr. It. nutritiv-] [i] adj. Nourishing, nutritious, NUTRITIVE; nutritional. nutritiv valor [cf. Fr. valeur nutritive] n. Nutritional value. -or [o] n. Nourisher.

[nutritious] adj: use nutrient or nutritiv
[nuzzle] v: see nasele

nyct- , nycto- [Gr. nyks, nykt- night; see naht] pref. Night-, NYCT-, NYCTO- (in Gr. compounds). nyctalop [Gr. nyktalop-s = nyct- + Gr. ala- blind + Gr. op-s eye] n. Night-blind person, NYCTALOPS. -ia [LL. nyctalopia] [i] n. Night-blindness, NYCTALOPY. nyctalopic, adj. nyctotropic [nykto- + -tropic; E. nyctitropic employs a pointless variation of the pref] adj. Turning at night, NYCTITROPIC (bot). nyctophobia [i] n. Morbid fear of the night or of dark, NYCTOPHOBIA. nyctophobic [-phob-] adj.n. nycturia [nyct- + Gr. our-os urine + -ia] [i] n. Nocturnal incontinence, bed-wetting, NYCTURIA.

nylon [MGr. νάιλον = nailon; It. nailon; Fr. Ger. E. nylon, from E. no run] [pron: nailon] [y] n. attrib. NYLON.

nymph [It. ninfa; Ger. Fr. nymphe; L. nympha; Gr. nymphe bride; nymph; root connex with nubil and nuptial] n. NYMPH (myth, fig). -ic, adj. Nymphal, nymphean, nymphish, nymph-like, NYMPHICAL.
nympha [L. = nymph] [y] n. Chrysalis or pupa, NYMPHA. -e, npl. NYMPHAE.
nympho = abbrev of nymphoman
nymphoman [It. ninfomane; Fr. nymphomane = nymph + -man; cf. kleptoman] [y] n. NYMPHOMANIAC. -ia [It. ninfomania; Fr. nymphomanie] [i] n. NYMPHOMANIA. -iac adj. n. NYMPHOMANIAC. -ic [-manic] adj. NYMPHOMANIC, NYMPHOMANIAC.