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19,295 words · meanings, pronunciation and origins · ranked by use

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353 words · showing 241–300

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  • nonchalance/ˈnɒnʃələns/nounC1A cool unbothered manner.
  • nonchalant/ˈnɒn.ʃəl.ənt/adjectiveC2Calm and casual, showing no anxiety or interest.
  • nonchalantlyadverbC2In a casually unconcerned manner.
  • nondescript/ˈnɒndɪskɹɪpt/adjectiveC1So ordinary that there is nothing to describe.
  • none of your businessphraseB2Used to say that something does not concern the person asking.
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A reply meaning you were not upset by the remark.
  • nonentitynounC2Somebody of no importance whatever.
  • nonetheless/ˌnʌnðəˈlɛs/adverbB2In spite of what has just been said.
  • nonexistentadjectiveB2+Not existing at all.
  • nonfictionnounB1Writing that presents real facts and real events rather than invented ones.
  • nonplussed/nɒnˈplʌst/adjectiveC1So surprised or confused that you do not know how to react.
  • nonprofitadjectiveB2+Run for a cause rather than to make money.
  • nonsense/ˈnɒn.səns/nounB1Words or behaviour with no sense in them.
  • nonstop/ˌnɒnˈstɒp/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsContinuing without a pause or a break.
  • nonviolentadjectiveB2+Refusing to use force.
  • noodles/ˈnuːd(ə)lz/nounA2+Long soft strips of dough eaten in a broth or fried.
  • nook/nʊk/nounB2+A small sheltered corner or recess.
  • noon/nuːn/nounA2Twelve o'clock in the middle of the day.
  • noose/nuːs/nounB2A loop of rope with a knot that tightens when pulled.
  • norm/nɔːm/nounB2+2 meaningsWhat is usual and expected in a group.
  • normal/ˈnɔː.məl/adjectiveA23 meaningsUsual, typical, or expected.
  • normality/nɔːˈmæl.ɪ.ti/nounB2+The state of things being as they usually are.
  • north/nɔːθ/nounA12 meaningsThe direction a compass needle points.
  • north koreanounB1The closed state ruled from Pyongyang.
  • north macedonianounC1Balkan country whose capital is Skopje, renamed in 2019.
  • northbound/ˈnɔɹθbaʊnd/adjectiveB1+Travelling towards the north.
  • northeast/noːˈθɪjst/nounB1+The direction halfway between north and east.
  • northern/ˈnɔː.ðən/adjectiveB1Belonging to the north.
  • northward/ˈnɔɹθwɚd/adverbB2+Towards the colder half of the world.
  • northwest/nɔɹθˈwɛst/nounB1+The direction halfway between north and west.
  • norwaynounA2+A Nordic country.
  • nose[nəʊ̯z]nounA15 meaningsThe part of the face you breathe and smell through.
  • nosebleed/ˈnəʊzˌbliːd/nounB1+An escape of blood from the nose.
  • nostalgia/nɒˈstæld͡ʒə/nounC2The sweet ache of missing times that are gone.
  • nostalgicadjectiveC2Sweetly missing the days that are gone.
  • nostalgicallyadverbC2With fond longing for an earlier time.
  • nostril/ˈnɒs.tɹɪl/nounB2Either of the two external openings of the nose.
  • nosy/ˈnəʊziː/adjectiveB1Too interested in other people's private affairs.
  • not a hopephraseB2There is no possibility at all.
  • not have a leg to stand onphraseC1To have no evidence or argument at all.
  • not see the wood for the treesphraseC1To be so lost in detail that you miss the whole.
  • not too badphraseB1A modest English way of saying things are actually fine.
  • notablyadverbC12 meaningsEspecially worth pointing out among the rest.
  • notary/ˈnoʊtəɹi/nounB2+An official who witnesses signatures on documents.
  • notation/noʊˈteɪʃən/nounC12 meaningsA system of written symbols used in a particular field.
  • notch/nɒtʃ/nounB24 meaningsA small V-shaped cut in an edge or surface.
  • notebook/ˈnəʊtˌbʊk/nounB2A book of blank pages for writing notes.
  • notepadnounA2A pad of paper for writing short notes on.
  • nothing muchphraseB1Used to say that little of note has happened.
  • nothing to declarephraseB2The channel for travellers carrying nothing taxable.
  • notice/ˈnəʊ.tɪs/verbA24 meaningsTo become aware of something without having been looking for it.
  • notice periodnounB2The time you must keep working after resigning.
  • noticeboardnounB1A board on a wall where announcements are pinned.
  • notification/ˌnəʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/nounB1+3 meaningsA message that appears on a phone or computer screen to tell you something has happened.
  • notify/ˈnoʊtɪfaɪ/verbB2To tell somebody officially.
  • notion/ˈnəʊʃən/nounB2A loose idea or belief held in the mind.
  • notoriety/nəʊ.təˈɹaɪ.ə.ti/nounC2Fame for something bad.
  • notorious/nə(ʊ)ˈtɔː.ɹɪ.əs/adjectiveC1Well known for something bad.
  • notwithstanding/ˌnɒtwɪðˈstændɪŋ/prepositionC1In spite of, in formal writing.
  • noun/naʊn/nounB1+A word that names a person, a place or a thing.