English Words: N

24,391 words · Page 246 of 488

noncertifiedadj

Not certified.

noncervicaladj

Not cervical.

noncerynoun

The behaviour of a sex offender; paedophilia.

noncesiumadj

Not of or pertaining to cesium.

noncetaceanadj

Not cetacean.

nonceyadj

Alternative spelling of noncy.

nonchafingadj

That does not chafe.

nonchainadj

Not of or pertaining to a chain (in various senses).

nonchalancenoun

Indifference, unconcern; carelessness; coolness; disregard, detachment.

nonchalantadj

Casually calm and relaxed.

nonchalantismnoun

nonchalance, indifference

nonchalantlyadv

In a nonchalant manner.

nonchalantnessnoun

nonchalance

nonchalkyadj

Not chalky.

nonchallengenoun

Something that is not a challenge.

nonchallengedadj

Not challenged

nonchallengernoun

One who is not a challenger.

nonchallengingadj

Not challenging.

nonchampionnoun

One who is not a champion.

nonchampionshipadj

Not belonging or relating to a championship.

nonchangeableadj

Not changeable.

nonchangedadj

unchanged

nonchangingadj

unchanging

nonchaosnoun

That which is not chaos.

nonchaoticadj

Not chaotic; not pertaining to chaos theory.

nonchaoticallyadv

In a way that is not chaotic.

nonchaotropicadj

Not chaotropic

noncharacternoun

That which is not a character (unit of text).

noncharacteristicadj

uncharacteristic

noncharacteristicallyadv

In a noncharacteristic manner.

noncharacterizedadj

Synonym of uncharacterized.

nonchargeableadj

That cannot be charged with an offence.

nonchargedadj

uncharged

nonchargingadj

Not charging (in various senses).

noncharismaticadj

Not charismatic; lacking charisma.

noncharitableadj

Not charitable.

nonchastisementnoun

Absence of chastisement; failure to chastise.

nonchastitynoun

Absence of chastity.

nonchauvinistnoun

One who is not a chauvinist.

nonchauvinisticadj

Not chauvinistic.

noncheaternoun

One who does not cheat.

noncheatingadj

Not cheating.

noncheckingadj

Not making checks or verifications.

noncheerleadernoun

One who is not a cheerleader.

noncheeseadj

That is not cheese or unrelated to cheese.

nonchefnoun

One who is not a chef.

nonchelatedadj

Not chelated

nonchelatingadj

That does not chelate.

nonchemicaladj

Not chemical.

nonchemicallyadv

In a nonchemical manner; by means other than chemical.

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 246. 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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