English Words: N

24,391 words · Page 399 of 488

nonsportingadj

not sporting

nonsportsadj

Not related to or concerned with sports

nonsporulatingadj

Not sporulating.

nonsporulationnoun

An absence of sporulation

nonspottedadj

Not marked with spots.

nonsprayableadj

Not sprayable.

nonspreadableadj

Not spreadable.

nonspreadingadj

That does not spread

nonsproutingadj

Not sprouting.

nonspuriousadj

Not spurious.

nonsquamousadj

Not squamous.

nonsquareadj

Not square in shape.

nonsqueezingadj

Being or relating to the theorem in symplectic geometry stating that one cannot embed a sphere into a cylinder via a symplectic map unless the radius of the sphere is less than or equal to the radius of the cylinder.

nonsquinternoun

A person who does not have a squint.

nonstabilitynoun

Absence of stability.

nonstabilizedadj

Not stabilized.

nonstableadj

Not stable.

nonstackableadj

Not stackable

nonstackedadj

Not stacked.

nonstackingadj

Not stacking.

nonstaffadj

Not staff (regular employees).

nonstagedadj

Not staged (as a concert performance)

nonstainableadj

Not stainable.

nonstainedadj

Not coloured with a stain.

nonstainingadj

Incapable of being coloured by a stain.

nonstaleadj

Not stale (in various senses).

nonstampableadj

Not stampable.

nonstampedadj

Not stamped.

nonstandardadj

Not standard.

nonstandard analysisnoun

Analysis founded upon the hyperreal number system, i.e., which formally defines and uses infinitesimals, especially differentials.

nonstandard methodnoun

A method that is beyond the range of standard or traditional approaches, often involving introducing new concepts like infinitesimals or hyperreal numbers in order to solve difficult problems.

nonstandard varietynoun

Any form or dialect of a language that deviates from the established standard.

nonstandardisedadj

Alternative form of nonstandardized.

nonstandardizationnoun

A lack of standardization.

nonstandardizedadj

unstandardized

nonstandardlyadv

In a nonstandard manner.

nonstandardnessnoun

The state or condition of being nonstandard.

nonstandingadj

Not standing; not remaining in force or status.

nonstanzaicadj

Not stanzaic.

nonstaphylococcaladj

Not staphylococcal.

nonstapleadj

Not a staple good.

nonstarnoun

Someone who is not a star

nonstarchnoun

A substance that is not a starch.

nonstarchedadj

Not starched.

nonstarchyadj

Alternative spelling of non-starchy.

nonstardomnoun

Lack of stardom or fame.

nonstarredadj

Not marked with a star.

nonstarternoun

A project that has no chance of success.

nonstartingadj

Not starting, or unrelated to the starting of something.

nonstarvedadj

not starved

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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 399. 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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