nyctophilenounSomeone who loves the night or darkness.
nyctophilianounLove of the night; attraction (sometimes sexual) to night or darkness.
nyctophiliacnounA nyctophile, a person who loves the night or darkness.
nyctophobenounSomeone who is afraid of the night or darkness.
nyctophobianounA fear of the night, nighttime, or darkness.
nyctophobicadjAfflicted with nyctophobia; fearful of the dark or of night.
nyenounA brood or flock of pheasants.
Nye CountynameOne of 16 counties in Nevada, United States. County seat: Tonopah.
Nyeboe LandnameA peninsula in far northwestern Greenland.
NyererenameA surname from Zanaki; especially when referring to Tanzanian politician Julius Nyerere.
nyerereitenounA mineral with the chemical formula Na₂Ca(CO₃)₂.
nyetnounA no; a negative response (in a Russian context).
NYFDnameInitialism of New York Fire Department.
NygaardnameA surname from Danish or Norwegian.
NygardnameA surname from the North Germanic languages.
NygrennameA surname from Swedish.
NYInameAbbreviation of New York Islanders.
NyingchinameA prefecture-level city of the Tibet Autonomous Region, China.
NyingmanameOne of the four major traditions of Tibetan Buddhism.
NyishonameA gewog of Wangdue Phodrang District, Bhutan.
NylandnameA surname from Norwegian.
NylanderianadjOf or relating to William (Wilhem) Nylander (1822–1899), Finnish botanist and entomologist.
nylastnounAn old Swedish unit of weight.
nylonnounOriginally, the DuPont company trade name for polyamide, a copolymer whose molecules consist of alternating diamine and dicarboxylic acid monomers bonded together; now generically used for this type of polymer.
nylonasenounA type of enzyme capable of digesting nylon molecules.
nylonedadjCovered by nylon clothing.
NylonkongnameThree cities, New York, London and Hong Kong, that form a global network that facilitates the global economy.
nylonsnounstockings made from nylon
NylundnameA surname from Swedish.
nymotypicaladjThe same as the first described form of a species.
nymphnounAny female nature spirit associated with water, forests, grotto, wind, etc.
nymphaeanounthe European white water lily.
nymphaeaceousadjOf or relating to the family Nymphaeaceae of water lilies.
nymphaeidnounA plant rooted in the bottom, but with leaves floating on the water surface.
nymphaeumnounA shrine consecrated to water nymphs, often with a fountain.
nymphaladjof or pertaining to a nymph or nymphs
nymphicadjOf or pertaining to a nymph or nymphs.
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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 486. 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.
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