a fluid whose stress at each point is not linearly proportional to the strain rate at that point; i.e. its viscosity depends on the applied shear force

non-nonsensenoun

Not nonsense.

non-null persistentadj

persistent with finite expected return time.

non-obeisancenoun

Lack of obeisance or failure to obey; disobedience

non-obviousadj

Alternative form of nonobvious.

non-occurringadj

That does not occur.

non-offendernoun

One who is not an offender; one who has not broken the law.

non-offensiveadj

Not offensive.

non-opadj

Nonoperational; not functioning.

non-openingadj

Alternative form of nonopening.

non-operatingadj

Alternative form of nonoperating.

non-operationaladj

Alternative form of nonoperational.

non-opticaladj

That does not involve vision

non-optionnoun

Something which is not an acceptable or possible outcome or choice.

non-optionaladj

Alternative form of nonoptional.

non-over-the-counteradj

Not over-the-counter.

non-overlapping magisterianoun

A philosophical view that sees science and religion as distinct and separate domains.

non-packableadj

Not packable.

non-papernoun

A discussion paper which is not to form part of formal business, especially in the UN.

non-parliamentaryadj

Alternative form of nonparliamentary.

non-passengernoun

Alternative form of nonpassenger.

non-passingadj

Not passing.

non-pastadj

Of a tense, not pertaining to the past; in particular, applicable to both the present and the future.

non-payingadj

Alternative form of nonpaying.

non-paymentnoun

Alternative form of nonpayment.

non-PCadj

Not politically correct.

non-peacefuladj

Alternative form of nonpeaceful.

non-pedanticadj

Not pedantic.

non-performing loannoun

A bank loan that is subject to a late repayment or is unlikely to be repaid by the borrower in full.

non-periodicadj

Taking over 200 years to complete an orbit; especially said of comets.

non-perishableadj

Alternative form of nonperishable.

non-physicallyadv

Alternative form of nonphysically.

non-plannedadj

Alternative form of nonplanned.

non-platformadj

Of a railway lines at a station: not serving a platform, typically on a through line used by non-stopping trains.

non-player characternoun

A character in a role-playing game or computer game whose actions are not controlled by a player.

non-plusverb

Alternative spelling of nonplus.

non-plussednessnoun

Alternative form of nonplussedness.

non-politicaladj

Alternative form of nonpolitical.

non-poweredadj

Alternative form of nonpowered.

non-predictableadj

Alternative form of nonpredictable.

non-prefabricatedadj

not prefabricated; made to order.

non-prejudicialadj

Alternative form of nonprejudicial.

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 210. 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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