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clear filters
naked
/ˈneɪkɪd/
adjective
A2
3 meanings
Wearing no clothes.
nameless
adjective
B2+
2 meanings
Having no name, or not identified.
nationwide
/ˌneɪ.ʃənˈwaɪd/
adjective
C1
Reaching every part of a country.
naval
/ˈneɪvəl/
adjective
C1
Having to do with a navy.
nebulous
/ˈnɛbjʊləs/
adjective
C1
Vague and without clear shape or definition.
nefarious
/nɪˈfɛəɹi.əs/
adjective
C1
Wicked, and usually done in secret.
neglectful
adjective
C1
Failing to give the care that is owed.
negligent
/ˈnɛɡ.lɪ.d͡ʒənt/
adjective
C1
Failing to take the care your duty requires.
negligible
/ˈnɛɡlɪd͡ʒɪbəl/
adjective
C1
Too small or unimportant to be worth considering.
neighbouring
adjective
C1
Lying right next to something else.
nether
/nɛð.ə/
adjective
C1
Lower, or belonging to the world below.
neurodiverse
/ˌnjʊəɹə(ʊ)daɪˈvɜːs/
adjective
C1
Whose mind works differently from the typical pattern.
neuter
/ˈnjuːtə/
verb
B2+
2 meanings
To operate on an animal so it cannot breed.
newborn
noun
B1+
3 meanings
A baby in its first days or weeks of life.
newfangled
/ˌnjuːˈfæŋ.ɡəɫd/
adjective
C1
New in a way the speaker finds unnecessary or irritating.
niche
/niːʃ/
noun
C1
5 meanings
A small hollow space set into a wall, used to hold a statue, vase or candle.
niggling
adjective
C1
Small but persistently troubling.
nimble
/ˈnɪmbəl/
adjective
C1
Moving quickly and lightly with easy skill.
nocturnal
/nɒkˈtɜː.nəl/
adjective
C1
Active at night and asleep by day.
noisy
/ˈnɔɪzi/
adjective
A2+
2 meanings
Making a lot of unwanted sound.
non-profit
adjective
C1
Run for a cause rather than for gain.
nondescript
/ˈnɒndɪskɹɪpt/
adjective
C1
So ordinary that there is nothing to describe.
nonplussed
/nɒnˈplʌst/
adjective
C1
So surprised or confused that you do not know how to react.
notorious
/nə(ʊ)ˈtɔː.ɹɪ.əs/
adjective
C1
Well known for something bad.
novel
/ˈnɒvəl/
noun
B1
2 meanings
A book-length invented story.
noxious
/ˈnɒkʃəs/
adjective
C1
Harmful and unpleasant, especially to breathe.
null
/nʌl/
noun
B2+
2 meanings
A deliberate absence of any value.
numb
/nʌm/
adjective
C1
2 meanings
Unable to feel anything in a body part.
numerous
/ˈnuməɹəs/
adjective
B2
2 meanings
Existing in large numbers; many.
nuptial
/ˈnʌp.ʃəl/
adjective
C1
To do with marriage and its ceremony.