English Words: N

24,391 words · Page 208 of 488

non-equityadj

Of a production: open to performers who are not members of the Actors' Equity Association union.

non-essentialadj

Alternative spelling of nonessential.

non-esterifiedadj

Occurring free, rather than esterified with glycerol to form a glyceride or other lipid.

non-Euclideanadj

Of, or relating to non-Euclidean geometry.

non-eventnoun

A situation which, contrary to expectation, turned out to be uninteresting, unimportant or unexciting; an anticlimax.

non-evolutionaladj

Not evolutional

non-evolutionaryadj

Not evolutionary

non-exclusiveadj

Not exclusive; general.

non-executiveadj

Alternative form of nonexecutive.

non-exemptadj

Alternative form of nonexempt.

non-exhaustadj

Alternative form of nonexhaust.

non-existentadj

Alternative spelling of nonexistent.

non-expertadj

Alternative spelling of nonexpert.

non-factualadj

Alternative form of nonfactual.

non-fanaticadj

Alternative form of nonfanatic.

non-fataladj

Alternative spelling of nonfatal.

non-fatteningadj

Not fattening; slimming

non-fermenternoun

Any of a taxonomically heterogeneous group of bacteria of the phylum Pseudomonadota that cannot catabolize glucose, and are thus unable to ferment.

non-flyingadj

Alternative form of nonflying.

non-foldableadj

That cannot be folded.

non-foldingadj

That does not fold, or cannot be folded.

non-foodadj

Not intended for consumption as a food.

non-fossiladj

Alternative form of nonfossil.

non-franchisedadj

Alternative form of nonfranchised.

non-friendlyadj

Alternative form of nonfriendly.

non-functionaladj

Alternative form of nonfunctional.

non-fundedadj

Alternative form of nonfunded.

non-fungibleadj

Alternative form of nonfungible.

non-fungible tokennoun

A cryptocurrency token that records ownership of something.

non-galacticadj

Alternative form of nongalactic.

non-gamernoun

Alternative spelling of nongamer.

non-gamingadj

Alternative form of nongaming.

non-gangwayedadj

Not provided with a gangway between carriages.

non-Gaussianadj

Not Gaussian.

non-genericadj

Not generic.

non-Germanadj

Not German.

non-Germanicadj

Not Germanic.

non-glutinousadj

Not glutinous; without gluten.

non-goalnoun

A potential goal or requirement which is explicitly excluded from the scope of a project.

non-governmentaladj

Not belonging to, associated with or operated by a particular government.

non-gradableadj

That cannot be graded.

non-greetingnoun

Alternative form of nongreeting.

non-Griceanadj

Not Gricean; flouting the Gricean maxims.

non-Hausdorffadj

Not Hausdorff.

non-hazardousadj

Alternative form of nonhazardous.

non-hemeadj

Alternative spelling of nonheme.

non-hetnoun

Somebody who is not heterosexual.

non-heterosexualadj

Not heterosexual.

non-heuristicadj

Not heuristic.

non-Hodgkinadj

Being a lymphoma of a kind other than Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English alphabetical index for the letter N contains 24,391 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 488 pages, and you are currently viewing page 208. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

On this page 50 of 50 entries carry a part-of-speech tag and 50 carry at least one stored definition. Coverage varies across letters because Wiktionary volunteers build entries at different speeds for different parts of the alphabet, letters with common starting sounds (S, C, T, P) usually have the densest coverage, while less frequent starters (X, Q, Z) tend to have shorter but more specialised lists. PlainSpell surfaces whatever data is present and links back to the source when a definition is not yet recorded.

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