1800+ Nouns That Start With N

Nouns are some of the most basic words in any language. They’re essential for communication, and they’re also a great way to start learning a new language. If you’re looking for a list of nouns that start with N, you’ve come to the right place.

This list of N-starting nouns includes common words like “night” and “nose,” as well as more unusual options like “nougat” and “newt.” With such a wide variety of words to choose from, you’re sure to find the perfect N-noun for whatever you’re writing about.

So whether you’re looking for a quick way to expand your vocabulary or you’re just curious about the words that start with N, this list is a great place to start.

Here are just a few of the many nouns that start with N:

night, nose, nougat, newt, nightingale, nonsense, notebook, number, nurse.

Nouns That Start With The Letter N

Nouns are one of the most important parts of speech in the English language. They are used to represent people, places, things, and ideas. There are many different types of nouns, but all of them share one common trait: they always start with a letter N.

Some of the most common nouns that start with N include:

• Names: Nadine, Nathan, Nigel, Nora, North
• Places: Naples, Norway, New York, Nice
• Things: Napkin, nightgown, nectar, notebook
• Ideas: Nature, nonsense, nutrition

As you can see, there are many different types of nouns that start with the letter N. No matter what type of noun you are looking for, chances are there is a word that starts with N to fit your needs.

So next time you are looking for a word to represent someone, something, or someplace, be sure to check out the list of nouns that start with N. You are sure to find the perfect word for your needs.

348 Nouns That Start With NA

Nablus	A town in the West Bank; population 190,600 (est. 2009).
Nagano	A commercial and industrial city in central Japan, on central Honshu Island, site of a major Buddhist shrine and of the 1998 Winter Olympic games; population 378,163 (2008).
Nagoya	A city in central Japan, on the southern coast of the island of Honshu; population 2,154,287 (2007).
Nagpur	A city in central India, in the state of Maharashtra; population 2,403,200 (est. 2009).
Naha	A port in southern Japan, capital of Okinawa island; population 312,938 (2007).
Nahum	(in the Bible) a Hebrew minor prophet.
Namur	A province in central Belgium. It was the scene of the last German offensive in the Ardennes in 1945.
Nancy	A gay man. Timid, affected, or overly fastidious (typically used of a man). A city in northeastern France, chief town of Lorraine; population 107,434 (2006).
Nantes	A city in western France, on the Loire River, capital of Pays de la Loire region; population 290,871 (2006).
Naples	A city and port on the western coast of Italy; population 963,661 (2008). It was formerly the capital of the kingdom of Naples and Sicily (1816–60). A resort city in southwestern Florida, on the Gulf of Mexico; population 21,532 (est. 2008).
Naskhi	Designating an Arabic script. The Naskhi script.
Nassau	A former duchy of western Germany from which the House of Orange arose. A port on the island of New Providence, capital of the Bahamas; population 240,000 (est. 2007). An eighteen-hole match in which the players bet on the first nine holes, the second nine holes, and the entire round.
Nauru	An island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, near the equator; population 10,000 (estimated 2015); no official capital but government is in Yaren District; official languages, Nauruan (an Austronesian language) and English.
Navaho	A member of a North American people of Arizona, Utah, and New Mexico. The Athabaskan language of the Navajo. Relating to the Navajo or their language.
Naxos	A Greek island in the southern Aegean Sea, the largest of the Cyclades.
Nazi	historical Of or concerning the Nazis or Nazism.
Nazis	historical Of or concerning the Nazis or Nazism.
nabber	A person who nabs someone or something; a bailiff, police officer, etc. ; a thief.
nabob	historical
nabobs	historical
nacho	A dish of tortilla chips topped with melted cheese and often also other savory toppings.
nachos	A dish of tortilla chips topped with melted cheese and often also other savory toppings.
nacre	Mother-of-pearl.
nada	Nothing.
nadir	The lowest point in the fortunes of a person or organization.
nadirs	The lowest point in the fortunes of a person or organization.
naevus	A birthmark or a mole on the skin, especially a birthmark in the form of a raised red patch.
nag	Annoy or irritate (a person) with persistent fault-finding or continuous urging. A person who nags someone. informal, often derogatory
naga	(in Indian mythology) a member of a semidivine race, part human, part cobra in form, associated with water and sometimes with mystical initiation. (in some Hindu sects) a naked wandering ascetic, in particular one belonging to a sect whose members carry arms and serve as mercenaries. A member of a group of peoples living in or near the Naga Hills of Burma (Myanmar) and northeastern India. Any of the Tibeto-Burman languages of the Naga. Relating to the Naga or their language.
nagana	A disease of cattle, antelope, and other livestock in southern Africa, characterized by fever, lethargy, and edema, and caused by trypanosome parasites transmitted by the tsetse fly.
nagari	Devanagari. Devanagari.
nagas	(in Indian mythology) a member of a semidivine race, part human, part cobra in form, associated with water and sometimes with mystical initiation. (in some Hindu sects) a naked wandering ascetic, in particular one belonging to a sect whose members carry arms and serve as mercenaries. A member of a group of peoples living in or near the Naga Hills of Burma (Myanmar) and northeastern India. Any of the Tibeto-Burman languages of the Naga. Relating to the Naga or their language.
nags	Annoy or irritate (a person) with persistent fault-finding or continuous urging. A person who nags someone. informal, often derogatory
naiad	The aquatic larva or nymph of a dragonfly, mayfly, or stonefly. A submerged aquatic plant with narrow leaves and minute flowers.
naiads	The aquatic larva or nymph of a dragonfly, mayfly, or stonefly. A submerged aquatic plant with narrow leaves and minute flowers.
naif	Naive or ingenuous. A naive or ingenuous person.
nail	A small metal spike with a broadened flat head, driven typically into wood with a hammer to join things together or to serve as a peg or hook. A horny covering on the upper surface of the tip of the finger and toe in humans and other primates. A measure of length for cloth, equal to 21/4 inches. A measure of wool, beef, or other commodity, roughly equal to 7 or 8 pounds. Fasten to a surface or to something else with a nail or nails. informal American Football informal mainly US
nailer	mainly historical A power tool for inserting nails.
nails	A small metal spike with a broadened flat head, driven typically into wood with a hammer to join things together or to serve as a peg or hook. A horny covering on the upper surface of the tip of the finger and toe in humans and other primates. A measure of length for cloth, equal to 21/4 inches. A measure of wool, beef, or other commodity, roughly equal to 7 or 8 pounds. Fasten to a surface or to something else with a nail or nails. informal American Football informal mainly US
naira	The basic monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo.
nairas	The basic monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo.
naive	(of a person or action) showing a lack of experience, wisdom, or judgment.
naker	A kettledrum.
name	A word or set of words by which a person, animal, place, or thing is known, addressed, or referred to. A famous person. Give a name to. Specify (an amount, time, or place) as something desired, suggested, or decided on. (of a person or commercial product) having a name that is widely known.
named	A word or set of words by which a person, animal, place, or thing is known, addressed, or referred to. A famous person. Give a name to. Specify (an amount, time, or place) as something desired, suggested, or decided on. (of a person or commercial product) having a name that is widely known.
names	A word or set of words by which a person, animal, place, or thing is known, addressed, or referred to. A famous person. Give a name to. Specify (an amount, time, or place) as something desired, suggested, or decided on. (of a person or commercial product) having a name that is widely known.
nan	One’s grandmother.
nana	A silly person; a fool (often as a general term of abuse)One’s grandmother.
nanas	A silly person; a fool (often as a general term of abuse)One’s grandmother.
nandu	The greater rhea, Rhea americana.
nanism	Genetic or physiological stunting of growth (of an animal or plant); an example or type of this.
nanna	A silly person; a fool (often as a general term of abuse)One’s grandmother.
nanny	A person, in particular a woman, employed to look after a child in its own home. informal no objectwith object
nans	One’s grandmother.
nap	Sleep lightly or briefly, especially during the day. A short sleep, especially during the day. The raised hairs, threads, or similar small projections on the surface of fabric or suede (used especially with reference to the direction in which they naturally lie)A card game resembling whist in which players declare the number of tricks they expect to take, up to five. (of a horse) refuse, especially habitually, to go on at the rider’s instruction; jib.
napa	A commercial city in north central California, hub of the wine-making Napa Valley; population 74,547 (est. 2008). National Association of Performing Artists.
nape	The back of a person’s neck.
napes	The back of a person’s neck.
nappa	A soft leather made by a special tawing process from the skin of sheep or goats.
nappe	Geology Cooking
nappes	Geology Cooking
nappy	A piece of absorbent material wrapped around a baby’s bottom and between its legs to absorb and retain urine and feces; a diaper. (of hair) frizzy (typically used with reference to black people)
naps	Sleep lightly or briefly, especially during the day. A short sleep, especially during the day. The raised hairs, threads, or similar small projections on the surface of fabric or suede (used especially with reference to the direction in which they naturally lie)A card game resembling whist in which players declare the number of tricks they expect to take, up to five. (of a horse) refuse, especially habitually, to go on at the rider’s instruction; jib.
narc	A federal agent or police officer who enforces the laws regarding illicit sale or use of drugs and narcotics.
narcissist	an individual showing symptoms of or affected by narcissism
narcotics	A drug or other substance that affects mood or behavior and is consumed for nonmedical purposes, especially one sold illegally. Relating to or denoting narcotics or illegal drugs.
narcs	A federal agent or police officer who enforces the laws regarding illicit sale or use of drugs and narcotics.
nard	The Himalayan spikenard.
nards	The Himalayan spikenard.
nark	British Australian, New Zealand Annoy or exasperate.
narks	British Australian, New Zealand Annoy or exasperate.
nasal	Of, for, or relating to the nose. Phonetics A nasal speech sound. historical
nat	National. Nationalist. Natural. Native.
natal	Relating to the place or time of one’s birth. Relating to the buttocks. A province on the eastern coast of South Africa that was renamed KwaZulu-Natal in 1994. A port on the Atlantic coast of northeastern Brazil, capital of the state of Rio Grande do Norte; population 774,230 (2007).
nates	The buttocks.
nativities	the process or circumstances of being born
nave	The central part of a church building, intended to accommodate most of the congregation. In traditional Western churches it is rectangular, separated from the chancel by a step or rail, and from adjacent aisles by pillars. The hub of a wheel.
navel	A rounded knotty depression in the center of a person’s belly caused by the detachment of the umbilical cord after birth; the umbilicus.
naves	The central part of a church building, intended to accommodate most of the congregation. In traditional Western churches it is rectangular, separated from the chancel by a step or rail, and from adjacent aisles by pillars. The hub of a wheel.
navew	Rape, Brassica napus, either (more fully “†navew gentle”) in the form grown for its sweet fleshy spindle-shaped root or (more fully “wild navew”) in its supposedly wild form. Compare “navet”, navette .
navvy	A laborer employed in the excavation and construction of a road, railroad, or canal.
navy	often the navy or the Navy
nawab	Indian
nay	Or rather; and more than that (used to emphasize a more appropriate word than one just used)British A negative answer or vote.
nays	Or rather; and more than that (used to emphasize a more appropriate word than one just used)British A negative answer or vote.
nazir	An official, superintendent, or steward in a Muslim country; the title of such a person.

Na-Dene	Nabataean	Nabokov
Naboth	Nadia	Nadine
Nagasaki	Nahuatl	Nahuatls
Nairn	Nairobi	Namibia
Nance	Nanchang	Nanette
Nanking	Nanning	Nansen
Nantucket	Naomi	Napier
Napoli	Narayan	Narbonne
Narmada	Narragansett	Narragansetts
Narva	Narvik	Naseby
Nash	Nashville	Nasser
Nastase	Natalia	Natalie
Natasha	Nathan	Nathaniel
Nauruan	Nauruans	Navahos
Navarino	Navarre	Navratilova
Nazarene	Nazareth	Nazarite
nabbers	nacelle	nacelles
nacres	nae	naething
naethings	nagger	naggers
nagor	nagors	naiades
nail-biting	nailbrush	nailbrushes
nailers	nainsook	naiveness
naiveties	naivety	nakedness
nakers	namaste	namastes
namby-pambies	namby-pambiness	namby-pamby
namby-pambyism	name-calling	name-dropper
name-droppers	name-dropping	namelessness
namer	namers	namesake
namesakes	nametape	nametapes
naming	namings	nankeen

nankeens	nannies	nanny-goat
nanny-goats	nanometre	nanometres
nanoplankton	nanosecond	nanoseconds
naos	naoses	napalm
naperies	napery	naphtha
naphthalene	naphthas	naphthene
naphthol	naphthols	napkin
napkins	napoleon	napoleons
napper	nappers	nappies
narceine	narcissism	narcissists
narcissus	narcissuses	narcolepsy
narcoleptic	narcosis	narcosynthesis
narcotic	narcotisation	narcotism
narcotist	narcotists	nardoo
nardoos	narghile	narghiles
narration	narrations	narrative
narratives	narrator	narrators
narrow-mindedness	narrowing	narrowings
narrowness	narrows	narthex
narthexes	narwhal	narwhals
nasality	nasalization	nasalizations
nasals	nascence	nascency
naseberries	naseberry	nasion
nasions	nasopharynx	nastiness
nasturtium	nasturtiums	nasute
nasutes	natalities	natality
natation	natatorium	natatoriums
natheless	nation	national
nationalisation	nationalisations	nationalism
nationalist	nationalists	nationalities

nationality	nationalization	nationalizations
nationals	nationhood	nations
native	nativeness	natives
nativism	nativist	nativists
nativity	natrium	natrolite
natron	nats	natter
natterjack	natterjacks	natters
nattiness	natural	naturalisation
naturalism	naturalist	naturalists
naturalization	naturalness	naturals
nature	natures	naturism
naturist	naturists	naturopath
naturopaths	naturopathy	naught
naughtiness	naughts	naughty
naumachia	naumachias	naumachies
naumachy	nauplius	nausea
nauseant	nauseants	nauseas
nauseousness	nautch	nautches
nautilus	nautiluses	navarin
navarins	navels	navelwort
navelworts	navette	navettes
navews	navicert	navicerts
navicula	navicular	naviculars
naviculas	navies	navigability
navigableness	navigation	navigations
navigator	navigators	navvies
nawabs	nazirs

2 Nouns Starting With ND

Ndebele	A member of a people of Zimbabwe and northeastern South Africa. The Bantu language of the Ndebele, with over 1 million speakers. It is one of the official languages of South Africa. Relating to the Ndebele or their language.
Ndjamena	a city in and the capital of Chad, in the southwestern part.

546 Words That Start With NE Nouns

Negev	An arid region that forms most of southern Israel, between Beersheba and the Gulf of Aqaba, on the Egyptian border. Large areas are irrigated for agriculture and many Israeli communities have been established here.
Negro	A member of a dark-skinned group of peoples originally native to Africa south of the Sahara. Relating to black people.
Nejd	An arid plateau region in central Saudi Arabia, north of the Rub’ al-Khali desert, at an altitude of about 5,000 feet (1,500 m).
Nero	(AD 37–68), Roman emperor 54–68; full name Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus. Infamous for his cruelty, he ordered the murder of his mother Agrippina in 59 and wantonly executed leading Romans. His reign witnessed a fire that destroyed half of Rome in 64. A wave of uprisings in 68 led to his flight from Rome and his eventual suicide.
nearside	British usually the nearside
neat	(of a place or thing) arranged in an orderly, tidy way. Done with or demonstrating skill or efficiency. (of liquid, especially liquor) not diluted or mixed with anything else. North American archaic Non-exercise activity thermogenesis (the energy dissipated as heat by a person during minor physical activity, such as fidgeting or shivering, that does not involve a large expenditure of energy and is not perceived as exercise).
neb	Scottish, Northern English (in the UK) National Enterprise Board. New English Bible.
nebs	Scottish, Northern English (in the UK) National Enterprise Board. New English Bible.
need	Require (something) because it is essential or very important. as modal, with negative or in questions archaic Circumstances in which something is necessary, or that require some course of action; necessity. often needsThe state of requiring help, or of lacking basic necessities such as food.
neem	A tropical Old World tree, that yields timber resembling mahogany, oil, medicinal products, and insecticide.
neep	A turnip.
nef	An elaborate table decoration in the shape of a ship for holding such things as table napkins and condiments.
nefs	An elaborate table decoration in the shape of a ship for holding such things as table napkins and condiments.
nene	A rare goose native to Hawaii, now breeding chiefly in captivity.
nerd	informal informal, derogatory Engage in or discuss a technical field obsessively or with great attention to detail.
ness	(usually in place names) a headland or promontory.
nest	A structure or place made or chosen by a bird for laying eggs and sheltering its young. A place filled with or frequented by undesirable people or things. A set of similar objects of graduated sizes, made so that each smaller one fits into the next in size for storage. no objectwith object
nets	A length of open-meshed material made of twine, cord, rope, or something similar, used typically for catching fish or other animals. A structure consisting of a net supported on a frame, forming the goal in games such as soccer and hockey. A fine fabric with a very open weave. A means of catching someone; a trap. the net or the NetCatch or land (a fish or other animal) with a net. (in sports) hit or kick (a ball or puck) into the net; score (a goal)Cover with a net. (of an amount, value, or price) remaining after a deduction, such as tax or a discount, has been made. (of an effect or result) final or overall. Acquire or obtain (a sum of money) as clear profit.
nett	A length of open-meshed material made of twine, cord, rope, or something similar, used typically for catching fish or other animals. A structure consisting of a net supported on a frame, forming the goal in games such as soccer and hockey. A fine fabric with a very open weave. A means of catching someone; a trap. the net or the NetCatch or land (a fish or other animal) with a net. (in sports) hit or kick (a ball or puck) into the net; score (a goal)Cover with a net. (of an amount, value, or price) remaining after a deduction, such as tax or a discount, has been made. (of an effect or result) final or overall. Acquire or obtain (a sum of money) as clear profit.
newt	A small slender-bodied amphibian with lungs and a well-developed tail, typically spending its adult life on land and returning to water to breed.

Neanderthal	Neanderthaler	Neanderthalers
Neanderthaloid	Neanderthals	Neapolitan
Neapolitans	Nebraska	Nebuchadnezzar
Nebuchadnezzars	Neckar	Necker
Nefertiti	Negress	Negresses
Negrillo	Negrillos	Negrito
Negritos	Negroes	Negros
Nehemiah	Nehru	Neil
Nell	Nellie	Nematoda
Nembutal	Nemertea	Neo
Neo-Catholic	Neo-Christianity	Neo-Darwinian
Neo-Darwinism	Neo-Darwinist	Neo-Impressionism
Neo-Impressionist	Neo-Impressionists	Neo-Kantian
Neo-Kantianism	Neo-Lamarckian	Neo-Lamarckism
Neo-Melanesian	Neogaea	Neogene
Neolithic	Neoplatonism	Neoptolemus
Nepal	Nepalese	Nepali
Nepalis	Neptune	Nereus
Nerissa	Nerita	Nernst
Neruda	Nerva	Nessie
Nessus	Nestor	Nestorian
Nestorianism	Nestorians	Nestorius
Netherlander	Netherlanders	Netherlands
Netta	Nettie	Neuss
Neva	Nevada	Nevers
Neville	Nevis	Newark
Newbury	Newcastle	Newcomen
Newfie	Newfies	Newfoundland
Newfoundlander	Newfoundlanders	Newgate
Newham	Newhaven	Newman

Newport	Ney	ne’er-do-well
ne’er-do-wells	neap	neaps
near	nearness	nears
nearsides	neatness	nebbish
nebbishes	nebris	nebrises
nebula	nebulas	nebulisation
nebuliser	nebulisers	nebulization
nebulizer	nebulizers	nebulosity
nebulousness	necessarian	necessarianism
necessarians	necessaries	necessariness
necessary	necessitarian	necessitarianism
necessitarians	necessitation	necessitations
necessities	necessitousness	necessity
neck	neckband	neckbands
neckcloth	neckcloths	neckerchief
neckerchiefs	necking	neckings
necklace	necklaces	necklet
necklets	neckline	necklines
necks	necktie	neckties
neckwear	necrobiosis	necrolatry
necrologist	necrologists	necrology
necromancer	necromancers	necromancy
necrophile	necrophiles	necrophilia
necrophiliac	necrophiliacs	necrophilic
necrophilism	necrophobia	necropolis
necropolises	necropsy	necroscopies
necroscopy	necrosis	necrotomies
necrotomy	nectar	nectareousness
nectaries	nectarine	nectarines
nectars	nectary	neddies

neddy	needer	needers
neediness	needle	needlecord
needlecords	needlecraft	needleful
needlefuls	needles	needlewoman
needlework	needs	neems
neeps	nefariousness	negating
negation	negationist	negationists
negations	negative	negativeness
negatives	negativism	negativist
negativity	negatron	negatrons
neglect	neglectedness	neglecter
neglecters	neglectfulness	neglects
negligee	negligees	negligence
negligences	negligibility	negotiability
negotiant	negotiants	negotiation
negotiations	negotiator	negotiators
negotiatress	negotiatresses	negotiatrix
negotiatrixes	negritude	negroid
negroids	negus	neguses
neigh	neighbor	neighborhood
neighborhoods	neighborliness	neighbors
neighbour	neighbourhood	neighbourhoods
neighbourliness	neighbours	neighs
nek	nekton	nektons
nellies	nelly	nelson
nelsons	nelumbo	nelumbos
nemathelminth	nemathelminths	nematocyst
nematocysts	nematode	nematodes
nematologist	nematologists	nematology
nemertean	nemerteans	nemertine

nemertines	nemesia	nemesias
nemesis	nemophila	nemophilas
nenes	neoclassic	neoclassicism
neoclassicist	neoclassicists	neocolonialism
neocolonialist	neocolonialists	neodymium
neolith	neoliths	neologies
neologism	neologisms	neologist
neologists	neology	neomycin
neon	neonate	neonates
neophyte	neophytes	neoplasm
neoplasms	neoplasticism	neoprene
neoteny	neoteric	neoterism
nepenthe	nepenthes	neper
nepers	nepeta	nepheline
nephelinite	nephelometer	nephelometers
nephew	nephews	nephogram
nephograms	nephograph	nephographs
nephologist	nephologists	nephology
nephoscope	nephoscopes	nephralgia
nephrectomies	nephrectomy	nephridium
nephridiums	nephrite	nephritis
nephrolepis	nephron	nephrons
nephropathy	nephrosis	nephrotomies
nephrotomy	nepit	nepits
nepotism	neptunium	nerds
nereid	nereides	nereids
nervation	nervations	nerve
nervelessness	nerves	nervine
nervines	nerviness	nerving
nervousness	nervule	nervules

nervuration	nervurations	nervure
nervures	nescience	nesses
nester	nesters	nestle
nestles	nestling	nestlings
nests	net	netball
netes	netsuke	netsukes
netting	nettings	nettle
nettles	netts	netty
network	networks	neuk
neuks	neume	neumes
neuralgia	neurasthenia	neurasthenic
neuration	neurations	neurectomies
neurectomy	neurilemma	neurilemmas
neurite	neuritis	neuroanatomist
neuroanatomists	neuroanatomy	neurobiology
neuroblast	neuroblasts	neurofibril
neuroglia	neurogram	neurograms
neurohypophysis	neurolemma	neurolemmas
neurologist	neurologists	neurology
neuroma	neuromas	neuron
neurones	neurons	neuropath
neuropathology	neuropaths	neuropathy
neurophysiologist	neurophysiologists	neurophysiology
neuroplasm	neuropsychiatry	neuropsychology
neuropteran	neuropterans	neuroscience
neurosis	neurosurgeon	neurosurgeons
neurosurgery	neurotic	neuroticism
neurotics	neurotomies	neurotomy
neurotransmitter	neurotrophy	neuston
neustons	neuter	neutering

neuters	neutral	neutralisation
neutralise	neutralises	neutralism
neutralist	neutralists	neutralities
neutrality	neutralization	neutrals
neutretto	neutrettos	neutrino
neutrinos	neutron	neutrons
neutrophil	neutrophils	never-never
nevus	newborn	newcomer
newcomers	newel	newels
newfangledness	newmarket	newmarkets
newness	newsagent	newsagents
newsboy	newsboys	newscast
newscaster	newscasters	newscasting
newscasts	newsdealer	newsdealers
newses	newshawk	newshawks
newsiness	newsletter	newsletters
newsmagazine	newsmagazines	newsman
newsmonger	newsmongers	newspaper
newspaperdom	newspaperman	newspapers
newspaperwoman	newspeak	newsprint
newsreel	newsreels	newsroom
newsrooms	newssheet	newssheets
newsvendor	newsvendors	newswoman
newsworthiness	newton	newtons
newts	nexus	nexuses

9 Nouns Beginning With NG

Nguni	A member of a group of peoples living mainly in southern Africa. The group of closely related Bantu languages, including Ndebele, Swazi, Xhosa, and Zulu, spoken by the Nguni. Relating to the Nguni or their languages.
Ngunis	a prominent people of the region of Lake Nyasa in south central Africa
ngaio	a small tree (Myoporum laetum) of the New Zealand coast with edible fruit and light tough wood
ngaios	a small tree (Myoporum laetum) of the New Zealand coast with edible fruit and light tough wood
ngoma	(in East Africa) a dance; a night of dancing and music.
ngomas	(in East Africa) a dance; a night of dancing and music.
ngultrum	The basic monetary unit of Bhutan, equal to 100 chetrum.
ngultrums	The basic monetary unit of Bhutan, equal to 100 chetrum.
ngwee	A monetary unit of Zambia, equal to one hundredth of a kwacha.

254 Nouns That Start With NI

Niamey	The capital of Niger, a port on the Niger River; population 915,000 (est. 2007).
Nicaea	An ancient city in Asia Minor, on the site of modern Iznik in Turkey. Two ecumenical councils of the early Christian Church were held here in 325 and 787.
Nicky	A small bundle of wood used for kindling. The National Incomes Commission.
Nicosia	The capital of Cyprus; population 233,000 (est. 2007). Since 1974 it has been divided into Greek and Turkish sectors.
Niger	A river in northwestern Africa that rises on the northeastern border of Sierra Leone and flows northeast and then southeast in a great arc for 2,550 miles (4,100 km) to Mali and through western Niger and Nigeria before turning south into the Gulf of Guinea. A landlocked country in West Africa, on the southern edge of the Sahara; population 19,900,000 (estimated 2015)
Nigeria	A country on the coast of West Africa, bordered by the Niger River on the north; population 182,200,000 (estimated 2015); capital, Abuja; languages, English (official), Hausa, Ibo, Yoruba, and others.
Niigata	An industrial port in central Japan, on the northwestern coast of the island of Honshu; population 803,791 (2007).
Nike	The goddess of victory.
Nile	A river in eastern Africa, the longest river in the world, that rises in east central Africa near Lake Victoria and flows 4,160 miles (6,695 km) north through Uganda, South Sudan, Sudan, and Egypt to empty through a large delta into the Mediterranean Sea.
Nilote	A person from the Upper Nile region of Sudan and East Africa; specifically a speaker of a Nilotic language.
Nilotic	Relating to the Nile River or to the Nile region of Africa. Denoting or belonging to a subgroup of Nilo-Saharan languages spoken in Egypt, Sudan, South Sudan, Kenya, and Tanzania. The western group includes Luo and Dinka; the eastern group includes Masai and Turkana.
Nimrod	literary North American
Nimrud	Modern name of an ancient Mesopotamian city on the east bank of the Tigris south of Nineveh, near the modern city of Mosul. It was the capital of Assyria 879–722 BC. The city was known in biblical times as Calah (Gen. 10:11); the modern name arose through association in Islamic mythology with the biblical figure of Nimrod.
Nineveh	An ancient city located on the eastern bank of the Tigris River, opposite the modern city of Mosul. It was the oldest city of the ancient Assyrian empire and its capital until it was destroyed by a coalition of Babylonians and Medes in 612 BC.
Niobe	The daughter of Tantalus. Apollo and Artemis, enraged because Niobe boasted herself superior to their mother Leto, slew her children and turned her into a stone.
Nisan	(in the Jewish calendar) the seventh month of the civil and first of the religious year, usually coinciding with parts of March and April.
Niue	An island territory in the South Pacific Ocean east of Tonga; population 1,200 (estimated 2015); capital, Alofi. Annexed by New Zealand in 1901, the island achieved self-government in free association with New Zealand in 1974. Niue is the world’s largest coral island.
nib	The pointed end part of a pen, which distributes the ink on the writing surface. nibs
nibble	Take small bites out of. informal An instance of nibbling something. informal
nibbler	A person who habitually nibbles at food. A cutting tool in which a rapidly reciprocating punch knocks out a line of overlapping small holes from a metal sheet.
nibbles	Take small bites out of. informal An instance of nibbling something. informal
niblick	An iron with a heavy, lofted head, such as a nine-iron, used especially for playing out of bunkers.
nibs	his nibs
nicad	A battery or cell with a nickel anode, a cadmium cathode, and a potassium hydroxide electrolyte. NiCads are used chiefly as a rechargeable power source for portable equipment.
nicads	A battery or cell with a nickel anode, a cadmium cathode, and a potassium hydroxide electrolyte. NiCads are used chiefly as a rechargeable power source for portable equipment.
nice	Pleasant; agreeable; satisfactory. Fine or subtle. archaic A resort city on the French Riviera, near the border with Italy; population 348,721 (2007).
nicety	A fine detail or distinction, especially one regarded as intricate and fussy.
niche	A comfortable or suitable position in life or employment. A specialized segment of the market for a particular kind of product or service. A shallow recess, especially one in a wall to display a statue or other ornament. Denoting products, services, or interests that appeal to a small, specialized section of the population. Place (something) in a niche or recess.
niches	A comfortable or suitable position in life or employment. A specialized segment of the market for a particular kind of product or service. A shallow recess, especially one in a wall to display a statue or other ornament. Denoting products, services, or interests that appeal to a small, specialized section of the population. Place (something) in a niche or recess.
nick	A small cut or notch. the nickThe junction between the floor and sidewalls in a court for playing tennis or squash. Make a nick or nicks in. British British Australian, New Zealand
nickel	North American Coat with nickel.
nickels	North American Coat with nickel.
nicker	(of a horse) give a soft, low, breathy whinny. A nickering sound. A pound sterling.
nickers	(of a horse) give a soft, low, breathy whinny. A nickering sound. A pound sterling.
nicks	Nothing, nothing at all; not any, none.
nide	A brood or nest of pheasants.
nides	A brood or nest of pheasants.
nidus	Medicine A place or situation in which something develops or is fostered.
niece	A daughter of one’s brother or sister, or of one’s brother-in-law or sister-in-law.
nieces	A daughter of one’s brother or sister, or of one’s brother-in-law or sister-in-law.
niello	A black compound of sulfur with silver, lead, or copper, used for filling in engraved designs in silver or other metals.
nieve	(of a person or action) showing a lack of experience, wisdom, or judgment.
nigella	A plant of a genus which includes love-in-a-mist.
niggard	A stingy or ungenerous person. Ungenerous; niggardly.
niggler	A person who niggles; especially a person who pays excessive attention to detail; a pedant.
night	The period of darkness in each twenty-four hours; the time from sunset to sunrise. The period of time between afternoon and bedtime; an evening. nights
nightie	A nightgown.
nights	The period of darkness in each twenty-four hours; the time from sunset to sunrise. The period of time between afternoon and bedtime; an evening. nights
nighty	Of or relating to night; nightly; nightlike.
nil	Zero, especially as a score in certain games. Nonexistent.
nilgai	A large Indian antelope, the male of which has a blue-gray coat and short horns, and the female a tawny coat and no horns.
nilgais	A large Indian antelope, the male of which has a blue-gray coat and short horns, and the female a tawny coat and no horns.
nils	Zero, especially as a score in certain games. Nonexistent.
nim	A game in which two players alternately take one or more objects from one of a number of heaps, each trying to take, or to compel the other to take, the last remaining object.
nimbus	A luminous cloud or a halo surrounding a supernatural being or a saint. A large gray rain cloud.
nincompoop	A foolish or stupid person.
nineteenths	Constituting number nineteen in a sequence; 19th. Each of nineteen equal parts into which something is or may be divided.
ninnies	A foolish person.
ninny	A foolish person.
ninon	A lightweight sheer or silk fabric used for curtains and women’s garments.
ninth	Constituting number nine in a sequence; 9th.
ninths	Constituting number nine in a sequence; 9th.
niobite	#ERROR!
niobium	The chemical element of atomic number 41, a silver-gray metal of the transition series, used in superconducting alloys.
nip	with objectUS informal A sharp pinch, squeeze, or bite.A small quantity or sip of liquor.Take a sip or sips of liquor.A contemptuous term for a Japanese person.
nipper	informal nippersAn insect or other creature that nips or bites.
nipple	The small projection in which the mammary ducts of female mammals terminate and from which milk can be secreted.A small projection on a device or machine, especially one from which oil, grease, or other fluid is dispensed in small amounts.Provide (something) with a projection like a nipple.
nips	with objectUS informal A sharp pinch, squeeze, or bite.A small quantity or sip of liquor.Take a sip or sips of liquor.A contemptuous term for a Japanese person.
nisus	Effort, endeavour; (now) especially impulse, tendency.
nisuses	Effort, endeavour; (now) especially impulse, tendency.
nit	The egg or young form of a louse or other parasitic insect, especially the egg of a head louse attached to a human hair.Used as a warning that someone is approaching.
niter	Potassium nitrate, especially as a naturally occurring mineral.
niton	A former name for
nitre	Potassium nitrate, especially as a naturally occurring mineral.
nitride	A binary compound of nitrogen with a more electropositive element.Heat (steel) in the presence of ammonia or other nitrogenous material so as to increase hardness and corrosion resistance.
nitrile	An organic compound containing a cyanide group —CN bound to an alkyl group.
nitrite	A salt or ester of nitrous acid, containing the anion NO₂⁻ or the group —NO₂.
nitrosamines	A compound containing the group NNO attached to two organic groups. Compounds of this kind are generally carcinogenic.
nits	The egg or young form of a louse or other parasitic insect, especially the egg of a head louse attached to a human hair.Used as a warning that someone is approaching.
nitwit	A silly or foolish person (often as a general term of abuse)
nitwits	A silly or foolish person (often as a general term of abuse)
nix	Nothing.Expressing denial or refusal.Put an end to; cancel.(in folklore) a water sprite.Used as a signal or warning that a person in authority is approaching.
nixes	Nothing.Expressing denial or refusal.Put an end to; cancel.(in folklore) a water sprite.Used as a signal or warning that a person in authority is approaching.

Niagara	Niall	Nibelung
Nibelungenlied	Nibelungs	Nicaragua
Nicholas	Nicholson	Nicklaus
Nicodemus	Nicola	Nicolai
Nicolas	Nicole	Nicolette
Nicolson	Nielsen	Niersteiner
Nietzsche	Nietzschean	Niflheim
Nigel	Niger-Congo	Nijinsky
Nijmegen	Nikko	Nilometer
Nilotes	Nilsson	Nimitz
Nina	Ninette	Ningpo
Nipissing	Nippon	Niven
Nixon	niacin	nibblers
nibbling	nibblings	niblicks
niccolite	niceness	niceties
nicher	nichers	nickelodeon
nickelodeons	nicknack	nicknacks
nickname	nicknames	nickpoint
nickpoints	nicotiana	nicotianas
nicotinamide	nicotine	nicotinism
nictitation	niddering	nidderings
nidification	niellist	niellists
niellos	nieves	niff
niffs	nigellas	niggardliness
niggards	nigglers	night-light
night-lights	night-line	night-lines
night-robe	night-sight	night-sights
night-time	nightcap	nightcaps
nightclubber	nightclubbers	nightdress
nightdresses	nightfall	nightfalls

nightgown	nightgowns	nighties
nightingale	nightingales	nightjar
nightjars	nightlife	nightmare
nightmares	nightshade	nightshades
nightshirt	nightshirts	nightspot
nightspots	nightstand	nightstands
nightwear	nigritude	nigrosine
nihil	nihilism	nihilist
nihilists	nihilities	nihility
nikethamide	nimbleness	nimbostratus
nimbuses	nimiety	nims
nincompoops	nine	ninepence
ninepences	ninepins	nines
nineteen	nineteens	nineteenth
nineties	ninetieth	ninetieths
ninety	ninons	nippers
nipples	nipplewort	nippleworts
nirvanas	nites	nitrate
nitrates	nitration	nitrides
nitriding	nitridings	nitrification
nitrifications	nitriles	nitrites
nitrobacteria	nitrobenzene	nitrocellulose
nitrocotton	nitrogen	nitrogenisation
nitrogenization	nitroglycerin	nitroglycerine
nitrometer	nitrometers	nitromethane
nitroparaffin	nitrosamine	nitrosyl
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445 Nouns Starting With NO

Noah	(in the Bible) a patriarch represented as tenth in descent from Adam. According to a story in Genesis, he made the ark that saved his family and specimens of every animal from the Flood.
Noel	Christmas, especially as a refrain in carols and on Christmas cards.
Nola	A name for New Orleans.
Nona	Nine; having nine.
Nootkas	a member of a group of American Indian peoples inhabiting the west coast of Vancouver Island
Nora	With modifying word as flaming, bloody, etc.
Norah	With modifying word as flaming, bloody, etc.
Norfolk	A county on the eastern coast of England, east of an inlet of the North Sea called the Wash; county town, Norwich. A city in northeastern Nebraska, northwest of Omaha; population 22,940 (est. 2008). An industrial and naval port city in southeastern Virginia, on Hampton Roads; population 234,220 (est. 2008).
Norma	A small and inconspicuous southern constellation (the Rule), lying partly in the Milky Way between Lupus and Ara. postpositive
Normandy	A former province of northwestern France with a coastline on the English Channel, now divided into the two regions of Lower Normandy (Basse-Normandie) and Upper Normandy (Haute-Normandie); chief town, Rouen.
Norn	A form of Norse formerly spoken in the Orkney and Shetland Islands and some other parts of northern Scotland but largely extinct by the 19th century. Relating to Norn.
Norns	The three virgin goddesses of destiny (Urd or Urdar, Verdandi, and Skuld), who sit by the well of fate at the base of the ash tree Yggdrasil and spin the web of fate.
Norse	The Norwegian language, especially in its medieval form. treated as pluralRelating to medieval Norway or Scandinavia, or their inhabitants or language.
Northman	A native or inhabitant of Scandinavia, especially of Norway.
Norway	country of northern Europe in Scandinavia bordering on the Atlantic and Arctic oceans and straddling the Arctic Circle; a kingdom; capital Oslo area 125,021 square miles (323,802 square kilometers), population5372000
Notogaea	A zoogeographical area comprising the Australian region.
Notus	The south wind, frequently personified; (Greek Mythology) the god of the south wind, son of Eos and Astraeus.
Nouakchott	city in southwestern Mauritania that is the capital of Mauritania population958399
Nowel	noel
Nox	Oxides of nitrogen, especially as atmospheric pollutants.
no-brainer	Something that requires or involves little or no mental effort.
no-hopers	A person who is not expected to be successful.
no-man’s-land	an area of unowned, unclaimed, or uninhabited land
no-show	A person who has made a reservation, booking, or appointment but neither keeps nor cancels it.
no-side	the end of a Rugby game
no-trumps	A situation in which no suit is designated as trump.
nob	A person of wealth or high social position. A person’s head.
nobelium	a radioactive metallic element produced artificially — see Chemical Elements Table
noble	Belonging to a hereditary class with high social or political status; aristocratic. Having or showing fine personal qualities or high moral principles and ideals. (especially in former times) a person of noble rank or birth. historical
nobleness	possessing outstanding qualities
nobodies	No person; no one. A person of no importance or authority.
nobody	no person
nobs	A person of wealth or high social position. A person’s head.
nock	Archery Fit (an arrow) to the bowstring ready for shooting.
nocks	Archery Fit (an arrow) to the bowstring ready for shooting.
noctiluca	A roughly spherical marine dinoflagellate which is strongly phosphorescent, especially when disturbed.
nocturns	a principal division of the office of matins
nod	no objectno objectAn act of nodding the head.
noddies	a stupid person
noddy	dated A tropical tern with mainly dark-colored plumage.
node	technical Botany Anatomy Physics Mathematics
nods	no objectno objectAn act of nodding the head.
nodus	A problem, difficulty, or complication.
nog	A small block or peg of wood.
noggings	rough brick masonry used to fill in the open spaces of a wooden frame
noggins	a person’s head
nogs	A small block or peg of wood.
noil	Short strands and knots combed out of wool fiber before spinning.
noise	A sound, especially one that is loud or unpleasant or that causes disturbance. technical usually be noised aboutno object
noisemaker	one that makes noise
noises	A sound, especially one that is loud or unpleasant or that causes disturbance. technical usually be noised aboutno object
noma	A form of gangrene affecting the face, usually caused by a bacterial infection and typically occurring in young children suffering from malnutrition or other disease.
nomad	a member of a people who have no fixed residence but move from place to place usually seasonally and within a well-defined territory
nomads	A member of a people having no permanent abode, and who travel from place to place to find fresh pasture for their livestock.
nomas	A form of gangrene affecting the face, usually caused by a bacterial infection and typically occurring in young children suffering from malnutrition or other disease.
nome	One of the thirty-six territorial divisions of ancient Egypt. An administrative division of modern Greece. A city in western Alaska, on the southern coast of the Seward Peninsula; population 3,576 (est. 2008). Founded in 1896 as a gold-mining camp, it became a center of the Alaskan gold rush several years later.
nomen	The second personal name of a citizen of ancient Rome, indicating the gens to which he belonged, for example, Marcus Tullius Cicero.
nomenclators	a book containing collections or lists of words
nomenclature	The devising or choosing of names for things, especially in a science or other discipline.
nomes	One of the thirty-six territorial divisions of ancient Egypt. An administrative division of modern Greece. A city in western Alaska, on the southern coast of the Seward Peninsula; population 3,576 (est. 2008). Founded in 1896 as a gold-mining camp, it became a center of the Alaskan gold rush several years later.
nomination	the act, process, or an instance of nominating
nominative	Grammar Of or appointed by nomination as distinct from election. Grammar
nominees	designate, name
nomism	ethical or religious basing of conduct on the observance of moral law
nomocracy	A system of government based on a legal code; the rule of law in a community.
nomograms	A diagram representing the relations between three or more variable quantities by means of a number of scales, so arranged that the value of one variable can be found by a simple geometric construction, for example, by drawing a straight line intersecting the other scales at the appropriate values.
nomographer	A person who uses nomograms.
nomographs	A diagram representing the relations between three or more variable quantities by means of a number of scales, so arranged that the value of one variable can be found by a simple geometric construction, for example, by drawing a straight line intersecting the other scales at the appropriate values.
nomology	the science of the laws of the mind
non-resistant	not resistant
nonabsorbent	lacking the capacity to absorb
nonagenarians	A person who is from 90 to 99 years old.
nonagon	a polygon of nine angles and nine sides
nonconformance	failure to conform
nonconformists	a person who does not conform to an established church
nondrinker	a person who abstains from alcoholic beverages
none	Not any. none theA service forming part of the Divine Office of the Western Christian Church, traditionally said (or chanted) at the ninth hour of the day (3 p. m. )
nonentities	A person or thing with no special or interesting qualities; an unimportant person or thing. Nonexistence.
nonesuch	archaic
nonets	a combination of nine instruments or voices
nong	A member of a Tibeto-Burman people primarily inhabiting the Kachin State in northern Burma (Myanmar). Of, relating to, or designating the Nung or their language. Designating a Tai people living primarily in the Cao Bang and Lang Son provinces of northern Vietnam; of or relating to this people or their language. A member of the Nung people.
nonsense	Spoken or written words that have no meaning or make no sense. Foolish or unacceptable behavior.
nonvoter	a person who fails or chooses not to vote or does not have the legal right to vote
nook	A corner or recess, especially one offering seclusion or security.
noon	Twelve o’clock in the day; midday.
noontime	Noon.
nooses	a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn
noradrenaline	norepinephrine
noria	A device for raising water from a stream or river, consisting of a chain of pots or buckets revolving around a wheel driven by the water current.
norlands	northland
norm	the normMathematics
normalisation	to make (something) conform to or reduce (something) to a norm or standard
normals	Conforming to a standard; usual, typical, or expected. technical Medicine Geology The usual, average, or typical state or condition. technical A town in central Illinois, home to Illinois State University (originally a normal, or teachers, school); population 52,056 (est. 2008).
norman	a native or inhabitant of Normandy:
normativeness	of, relating to, or determining norms or standards
norms	the normMathematics
northerly	Lying or moving in a northward position or direction. In or toward a northward position or direction. A wind blowing from the north.
northers	a strong north wind
northings	difference in latitude to the north from the last preceding point of reckoning
northland	land in the north
nos	Numbers.
nose	The part projecting above the mouth on the face of a person or animal, containing the nostrils and used for breathing and smelling. The front end of an aircraft, car, or other vehicle. in singularno object, with adverbial of placeno objectno object, with adverbial of direction
noseys	Showing too much curiosity about other people’s affairs. Pry into something.
nosh	British Eat food enthusiastically or greedily.
nosing	the usually rounded edge of a stair tread that projects over the riser
nosings	A rounded edge of a step or molding.
nostalgia	A sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations.
nostrum	A medicine, especially one that is not considered effective, prepared by an unqualified person.
notability	a notable or prominent person
notation	annotation, note
notches	An indentation or incision on an edge or surface. North American Make notches in. Score or achieve (something)
note	A brief record of facts, topics, or thoughts, written down as an aid to memory. A short informal letter or written message. British A single tone of definite pitch made by a musical instrument or the human voice. in singularNotice or pay particular attention to (something)Record (something) in writing.
notedness	well-known by reputation
notelet	a little or short note
notepad	padentry 1 sense 2
notepaper	Paper for writing letters on.
notepapers	writing paper suitable for notes
nothingness	the quality or state of being nothing
notions	an individual’s conception or impression of something known, experienced, or imagined
notochord	A cartilaginous skeletal rod supporting the body in all embryonic and some adult chordate animals.
notoriety	the quality or state of being notorious
notum	the dorsal surface of a thoracic segment of an insect
nougat	a confection of nuts or fruit pieces in a sugar paste
noughts	Nothing; naught.
noun	A word (other than a pronoun) used to identify any of a class of people, places, or things (common noun), or to name a particular one of these (proper noun)
nourisher	nurture, rear
nourishing	(of food) containing substances necessary for growth, health, and good condition.
nourishment	The food or other substances necessary for growth, health, and good condition.
nous	British Philosophy
nova	A star showing a sudden large increase in brightness and then slowly returning to its original state over a few months.
novaculite	A hard, dense, fine-grained siliceous rock resembling chert, with a high content of microcrystalline quartz.
novations	The substitution of a new contract in place of an old one.
novelette	A short novel, typically one that is light and romantic or sentimental in character.
novelists	A writer of novels.
novella	a story with a compact and pointed plot
novice	A person new to or inexperienced in a field or situation.
now	At the present time or moment. Used, especially in conversation, to draw attention to a particular statement or point in a narrative. Used in or as a request, instruction, or question, typically to give a slight emphasis to one’s words. Used at the end of an ironic question echoing a previous statement. As a consequence of the fact. Fashionable or up to date. National Organization for Women.
nowadays	At the present time, in contrast with the past.
nows	at the present time or moment
nowt	Nothing.
nowy	Of a line of partition across a shield
noyade	an execution by drowning
nozzles	A cylindrical or round spout at the end of a pipe, hose, or tube used to control a jet of gas or liquid.

Nobel	Noelle	Nolan
Nootka	Nord	Nordrhein-Westfalen
Noreen	Norge	Norseman
Northallerton	Northampton	Northamptonshire
Northcliffe	Northumberland	Northumbria
Northumbrian	Northumbrians	Northwich
Norwegian	Norwegians	Norwich
Nostradamus	Nottingham	Nottinghamshire
Novak	Novara	Novello
November	Novgorod	Novocaine
Novokuznetsk	Novosibirsk	Nowell
no-account	no-ball	no-balls
no-brainers	no-fault	no-hoper
no-shows	no-trump	no-trumper
nobbler	nobblers	nobilities
nobility	noble-mindedness	nobleman
nobles	noblesse	noblesses
noblewoman	noctambulism	noctambulist
noctambulists	noctilucence	noctua
noctuas	noctuid	noctuids
noctule	noctules	nocturn
nocturne	nocturnes	nocuousness
noddle	noddles	nodosities
nodosity	nodule	nodules
noesis	nogg	noggin
nogging	noggs	noils
noiselessness	noisemakers	noisette
noisettes	noisiness	noisomeness
noli-me-tangere	nomades	nomadism
nomarch	nomarchies	nomarchs

nomarchy	nombril	nombrils
nomenclator	nomenclatures	nomenklatura
nominal	nominalism	nominalist
nominalists	nominals	nominating
nominations	nominatives	nominator
nominators	nominee	nomocracies
nomogram	nomograph	nomographers
nomography	nomologist	nomologists
non-Christian	non-com	non-coms
non-involvement	nonacademic	nonage
nonagenarian	nonages	nonagons
nonary	nonbeliever	nonbelievers
nonbelligerent	nonces	nonchalance
noncommercial	nonconcurrent	nonconformist
nonconformity	nondescript	nondescripts
nondisjunction	none-so-pretty	nonentity
nonesuches	nonet	nonexecutive
nongs	nonillion	nonillions
nonillionth	nonjuror	nonjurors
nonpareil	nonpareils	nonplus
nonpluses	nonreader	nonsenses
nonsensicality	nonsensicalness	nonsuch
nonsuches	nonsuit	nonsuits
nonswimmer	noodle	noodles
nookie	nookies	nooks
nooky	noonday	noondays
nooning	noonings	noons
noontide	noontides	noose
nopal	nopals	nor’-east
nor’-west	norepinephrine	norias

norite	nork	norks
norland	normal	normalcy
normalisations	normality	normalization
normalizations	normans	north
norther	northerlies	northerliness
northern	northerner	northerners
northerns	northing	northlands
norths	northward	northwards
nosebag	nosebags	nosegay
nosegays	noses	nosey
nosh-up	nosh-ups	nosher
noshers	noshes	nosiness
nosographer	nosographers	nosography
nosology	nostoc	nostocs
nostology	nostomania	nostril
nostrils	nostrums	notabilities
notable	notableness	notables
notaries	notary	notaryship
notations	notch	notebook
notebooks	notecase	notecases
notelets	notepads	notes
noteworthiness	nothing	nothings
notice	notices	notification
notifications	notifier	notifiers
notifying	notion	notitia
notitias	notochords	notorieties
notoriousness	notornis	notornises
notoungulate	notoungulates	notums
nougats	nought	noumenon
nouns	nourice	nourishers

nourishments	novas	novation
novel	novelese	novelettes
novelisation	novelisations	novelist
novelization	novelizations	novellas
novels	novelties	novelty
novena	novenas	novices
noviciate	noviciates	novitiate
novitiates	nowed	nowhere
nowness	noxiousness	noyades
noyau	noyaus	nozzle

194 Words That Start With NU Nouns

Nuba	A member of a Nilotic people inhabiting southern Kordofan, a region in Sudan.
Nubas	A member of a Nilotic people inhabiting southern Kordofan, a region in Sudan.
Nubian	Relating to Nubia, its people, or their language. A native or inhabitant of Nubia. The Nilo-Saharan language of the Nubians. A goat of a short-haired breed with long pendant ears and long legs, originally from Africa.
Numidia	An ancient kingdom, later a Roman province, which was located in North Africa, north of the Sahara, corresponding roughly to present-day Algeria.
Numidian	Relating to or characteristic of Numidia, an ancient kingdom situated in North Africa, or its inhabitants. A native or inhabitant of the region of Numidia, an ancient kingdom situated in North Africa.
nuance	A subtle difference in or shade of meaning, expression, or sound. Give nuances to.
nuances	A subtle difference in or shade of meaning, expression, or sound. Give nuances to.
nub	the nubA small lump or protuberance.
nubbin	A small lump or residual part.
nubbins	A small lump or residual part.
nubble	A small knob or lump.
nubbles	A small knob or lump.
nubs	the nubA small lump or protuberance.
nucha	The nape of the neck. Also
nuclei	The central and most important part of an object, movement, or group, forming the basis for its activity and growth. Physics
nuclein	Originally
nucleon	A proton or neutron.
nucleus	The central and most important part of an object, movement, or group, forming the basis for its activity and growth. Physics
nuclide	A distinct kind of atom or nucleus characterized by a specific number of protons and neutrons.
nude	Wearing no clothes; naked. Denoting or relating to clothing or makeup that is of a color resembling that of the wearer’s skin. A naked human figure as the subject of a painting, sculpture, or photograph. A color of clothing or makeup resembling that of the wearer’s skin.
nudes	Wearing no clothes; naked. Denoting or relating to clothing or makeup that is of a color resembling that of the wearer’s skin. A naked human figure as the subject of a painting, sculpture, or photograph. A color of clothing or makeup resembling that of the wearer’s skin.
nudge	Prod (someone) gently, typically with one’s elbow, in order to draw their attention to something. A light touch or push.
nudges	Prod (someone) gently, typically with one’s elbow, in order to draw their attention to something. A light touch or push.
nudie	A publication, entertainment, or venue featuring nude performers or models. Portraying, featuring, or including people in the nude.
nudies	A publication, entertainment, or venue featuring nude performers or models. Portraying, featuring, or including people in the nude.
nudist	A person who engages in the practice of going naked wherever possible. Reserved for or allowing nudists.
nudists	A person who engages in the practice of going naked wherever possible. Reserved for or allowing nudists.
nudity	The state or fact of being naked.
nudnik	A pestering, nagging, or irritating person; a bore.
nudniks	A pestering, nagging, or irritating person; a bore.
nuggar	A type of large, broad-beamed boat used on the upper Nile, usually to carry cargo.
nugget	A small lump of gold or other precious metal found ready-formed in the earth.
nuggets	A small lump of gold or other precious metal found ready-formed in the earth.
nuke	A nuclear weapon. Attack or destroy with nuclear weapons.
nukes	A nuclear weapon. Attack or destroy with nuclear weapons.
nullah	A dry riverbed or ravine.
nullahs	A dry riverbed or ravine.
nullity	Law A thing of no importance or worth.
numbat	A small termite-eating Australian marsupial with a black and white striped back and a bushy tail.
numbats	A small termite-eating Australian marsupial with a black and white striped back and a bushy tail.
number	An arithmetical value, expressed by a word, symbol, or figure, representing a particular quantity and used in counting and making calculations and for showing order in a series or for identification. A quantity or amount. mainly British A distinction of word form denoting reference to one person or thing or to more than one. Amount to (a specified figure or quantity); comprise. Mark with a number or assign a number to, typically to indicate position in a series. Include or classify as a member of a group.
numberers	A person who or thing which numbers, counts, or enumerates something; an enumerator.
numbers	The fourth book of the Bible, relating the experiences of the Israelites in the wilderness after Moses led them out of Egypt.
numdah	(in South Asia and the Middle East) an embroidered rug or carpet made of felt or coarse woolen cloth.
numdahs	(in South Asia and the Middle East) an embroidered rug or carpet made of felt or coarse woolen cloth.
numen	The spirit or divine power presiding over a thing or place.
numeral	A figure, symbol, or group of these denoting a number. Of or denoting a number.
numnah	A pad, typically made of sheepskin or foam, which is placed under a saddle.
numnahs	A pad, typically made of sheepskin or foam, which is placed under a saddle.
nun	A member of a religious community of women, especially a cloistered one, living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
nunatak	An isolated peak of rock projecting above a surface of inland ice or snow.
nuncio	(in the Roman Catholic Church) a papal ambassador to a foreign court or government.
nuncios	(in the Roman Catholic Church) a papal ambassador to a foreign court or government.
nuncle	A person’s uncle.
nunnery	A building or group of buildings in which nuns live as a religious community; a convent.
nuns	A member of a religious community of women, especially a cloistered one, living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
nurl	A small projection, piece or lump of something; a knot, knob, nodule, etc. To shrivel, shrink; to pinch with the cold.
nurse	A person trained to care for the sick or infirm, especially in a hospital. Give medical and other attention to (a sick person)Feed (a baby) at the breast. Billiards Snooker A grayish Australian shark of shallow inshore waters.
nurser	A person who or thing which nurses (someone or something). North American
nursers	A person who or thing which nurses (someone or something). North American
nursery	A room in a house for the special use of young children.
nurses	A person trained to care for the sick or infirm, especially in a hospital. Give medical and other attention to (a sick person)Feed (a baby) at the breast. Billiards Snooker A grayish Australian shark of shallow inshore waters.
nursing	The profession or practice of providing care for the sick and infirm. (of a mother) breastfeeding a baby.
nurture	Care for and encourage the growth or development of. The process of caring for and encouraging the growth or development of someone or something.
nut	A fruit consisting of a hard or tough shell around an edible kernel. A small flat piece of metal or other material, typically square or hexagonal, with a threaded hole through it for screwing on to a bolt as a fastener. informal informal nutsThe fixed ridge on the neck of a stringed instrument over which the strings pass. archaic British The sky goddess, thought to swallow the sun at night and give birth to it in the morning.
nutcase	A crazy or foolish person.
nutlet	A small nut, especially an achene.
nutlets	A small nut, especially an achene.
nutmeg	The hard, aromatic, almost spherical seed of a tropical tree. The evergreen tree that bears nutmeg seeds, native to the Moluccas.
nutria	A large semiaquatic rodent resembling a beaver, native to South America. It is kept in captivity for its fur and has become naturalized in many other areas.
nuts	Insane. An expression of contempt or derision.
nutter	A crazy or eccentric person.

Nubians	Nuffield	Nuits-Saint-Georges
Nuku’alofa	Numidians	Nuneaton
Nupe	Nupes	Nuremberg
Nureyev	nubility	nucelluses
nucleases	nucleation	nucleations
nucleator	nucleators	nucleoles
nucleolus	nucleonics	nucleons
nucleoplasm	nucleoside	nucleotide
nucleotides	nuclides	nudger
nudgers	nudibranch	nudism
nudities	nuggars	nuisances
nulla-nulla	nulla-nullas	nullification
nullifications	nullifidian	nullifidians
nullifier	nullifiers	nullipara
nulliparas	nullipore	numbering
numbskull	numbskulls	numerals
numeration	numerations	numerator
numerators	numerology	numerosity
numerousness	numismatics	numismatist
numismatists	numismatologist	numismatology
nummulite	nummulites	numskull
numskulls	nunataks	nunciature
nunciatures	nunhood	nunnation
nunneries	nuptials	nuraghe
nurls	nurseling	nurselings
nursemaid	nursemaids	nurseries
nurseryman	nurslings	nurturer
nurturers	nurtures	nurturing
nutation	nutations	nutcases
nutcracker	nutcrackers	nuthatch

nuthatches	nuthouse	nuthouses
nutrient	nutrients	nutriment
nutriments	nutrition	nutritionist
nutritionists	nutritions	nutritiousness
nutritive	nutshell	nutshells
nuttiness	nuttings	nutwood

43 Nouns Beginning With NY

Nyanja	A member of a people of Malawi and eastern and central Zambia. The Bantu language of the Nyanja. Relating to the Nyanja or their language.
Nyanjas	A member of a people of Malawi and eastern and central Zambia. The Bantu language of the Nyanja. Relating to the Nyanja or their language.
Nyasa	of, relating to, or characteristic of Nyasaland (Malawi)
Nyasaland	country in southeastern Africa bordering on Lake Malawi, but otherwise landlocked; formerly a British protectorate; an independent member of the Commonwealth of Nations since 1964; a republic since 1966; capital Lilongwe area 45,747 square miles (118,484 square kilometers), population19843000
Nyerere	Julius Kambarage 1922–1999 African politician; president of Tanzania (1964–1985)
Nynorsk	A literary form of Norwegian, based on country dialects and constructed in the 19th century to serve as a national language more clearly distinct from Danish than Bokmål.
Nyssa	A genus of North American and Asian trees of the family Cornaceae, having small greenish flowers, berry-like fruits, and often colourful foliage in the autumn; (also nyssa) a tree of this genus; especially the black gum, Nyssa sylvatica.
Nyx	The female personification of the night, daughter of Chaos.
nyala	A southern African antelope, with a conspicuous crest on the neck and back and lyre-shaped horns.
nyalas	an antelope (Tragelaphus angasii) of southeastern Africa with vertical white stripes on the sides of the body, a dorsal crest of hair from the neck to the base of the tail, and in the male shaggy black hair along the underside
nyctaginaceae	a family of chiefly American herbs and rarely shrubs or trees (order Caryophyllales) having apetalous flowers with an involucere simulating a calyx and fruit enclosed by the persistent base of the perianth
nyctalopia	The inability to see in dim light or at night.
nyctinasty	a nastic movement (as the opening and closing of some flowers) that is associated with diurnal changes of temperature or light intensity
nyctitropism	Nyctinasty.
nyctophobia	Extreme or irrational fear of the night or of darkness.
nye	New Year’s Eve.
nyes	New Year’s Eve.
nylghau	Nilgai.
nylon	A tough, lightweight, elastic synthetic polymer with a protein-like chemical structure, able to be produced as filaments, sheets, or molded objects.
nylons	any of numerous strong tough elastic synthetic polyamide materials that are fashioned into fibers, filaments, bristles, or sheets and used especially in textiles and plastics
nymph	A mythological spirit of nature imagined as a beautiful maiden inhabiting rivers, woods, or other locations. An immature form of an insect that does not change greatly as it grows, e. g. a dragonfly, mayfly, or locust. A mainly brown butterfly that frequents woods and forest glades.
nymphaeum	A grotto or shrine dedicated to a nymph or nymphs.
nymphalid	An insect of a large family of strikingly marked butterflies that have small forelegs not used for walking, including many familiar butterflies of temperate regions, such as the monarch and viceroy.
nymphalids	An insect of a large family of strikingly marked butterflies that have small forelegs not used for walking, including many familiar butterflies of temperate regions, such as the monarch and viceroy.
nymphet	A sexually attractive girl or young woman.
nymphets	A sexually attractive girl or young woman.
nympho	A woman with very strong sexual desires.
nympholepsy	literary
nympholept	A person affected by nympholepsy.
nympholepts	A person affected by nympholepsy.
nymphomania	Uncontrollable or excessive sexual desire in a woman.
nymphomaniac	A woman with uncontrollable or excessive sexual desire. Denoting or characteristic of a woman with uncontrollable or excessive sexual desire.
nymphomaniacs	A woman with uncontrollable or excessive sexual desire. Denoting or characteristic of a woman with uncontrollable or excessive sexual desire.
nymphos	A woman with very strong sexual desires.
nymphs	A mythological spirit of nature imagined as a beautiful maiden inhabiting rivers, woods, or other locations. An immature form of an insect that does not change greatly as it grows, e. g. a dragonfly, mayfly, or locust. A mainly brown butterfly that frequents woods and forest glades.
nystagmus	Rapid involuntary movements of the eyes.
nystatin	An antibiotic used chiefly to treat fungal infections.

nyanza	nyanzas	nybble
nybbles	nylghaus	nymphaeums

Conclusion

There are many different types of nouns that start with the letter N. Some of these include names, places, things, and events. Each of these nouns has its own unique meaning and purpose. When you are trying to communicate with someone, it is important to choose the right noun to get your message across clearly.

Overall, there are a lot of different nouns that start with the letter N. Each one has its own meaning and purpose. When you are trying to communicate with someone, make sure to choose the right noun so that your message is conveyed clearly.

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