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

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  • nefarious/nɪˈfɛəɹi.əs/adjectiveC1Wicked, and usually done in secret.
  • negation/nɪˈɡeɪʃn̩/nounC1The denial of a statement.
  • negative biasnounC1The habit of noticing bad things more than good.
  • neglect/nɪˈɡlɛkt/verbC13 meaningsTo fail to give a person or thing the care and attention they need.
  • neglectfuladjectiveC1Failing to give the care that is owed.
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Failing to take the care your duty requires.
  • negligible/ˈnɛɡlɪd͡ʒɪbəl/adjectiveC1Too small or unimportant to be worth considering.
  • negotiate/nəˈɡəʊ.ʃi.eɪt/verbB23 meaningsTo discuss something with someone in order to reach an agreement.
  • neighbouringadjectiveC1Lying right next to something else.
  • neither here nor therephraseC1Not relevant to the point being discussed.
  • nepotism/ˈnɛp.ə.tɪ.zəm/nounC1Giving jobs to your relatives rather than the best candidate.
  • nether/nɛð.ə/adjectiveC1Lower, or belonging to the world below.
  • neurodiverse/ˌnjʊəɹə(ʊ)daɪˈvɜːs/adjectiveC1Whose mind works differently from the typical pattern.
  • neurosis/n(j)ʊˈɹəʊ̯.sɪs/nounC1A lasting anxiety that is out of proportion.
  • neuter/ˈnjuːtə/verbB2+2 meaningsTo operate on an animal so it cannot breed.
  • neutralisationnounC1An acid and a base cancelling each other out.
  • neutrality/njuːˈtɹæləti/nounC1Taking no side in a dispute.
  • never you mindphraseC1A playful refusal to answer a nosy question.
  • newbornnounB1+3 meaningsA baby in its first days or weeks of life.
  • newfangled/ˌnjuːˈfæŋ.ɡəɫd/adjectiveC1New in a way the speaker finds unnecessary or irritating.
  • newsreel/ˈnuzˌɹil/nounC1A short cinema film of current events.
  • next of kinphraseC1A person's closest living relative, recorded for official purposes.
  • nexus/ˈnɛksəs/nounC1The central point where connections meet.
  • nibble/ˈnɪbl̩/verbB25 meaningsTo eat something in small, quick bites.
  • niche/niːʃ/nounC15 meaningsA small hollow space set into a wall, used to hold a statue, vase or candle.
  • niger/ˈnaɪd͡ʒə(ɹ)/nounC1Landlocked Saharan country whose capital is Niamey.
  • niggle/ˈnɪɡəl/verbC1To keep bothering somebody in a small way.
  • nigglingadjectiveC1Small but persistently troubling.
  • night porternounC1The staff member on duty through the small hours.
  • nightshade/ˈnaɪt.ʃeɪd/nounC1A poisonous plant with dark berries.
  • nihilism/ˈnaɪ.(h)ɪ.lɪz.m̩/nounC1The belief that nothing has meaning or value.
  • nimble/ˈnɪmbəl/adjectiveC1Moving quickly and lightly with easy skill.
  • nitwit/ˈnɪtwɪt/nounC1Somebody silly and scatterbrained.
  • no rhyme or reasonphraseC1No sense or pattern to it whatsoever.
  • nocturnal/nɒkˈtɜː.nəl/adjectiveC1Active at night and asleep by day.
  • nod/nɒd/verbB24 meaningsTo move your head down and up, to mean yes or to greet someone.
  • nod offphraseC1To fall asleep without meaning to.
  • noise/ˈnoɪ̯z/nounA23 meaningsLoud or unpleasant sound.
  • noisy/ˈnɔɪzi/adjectiveA2+2 meaningsMaking a lot of unwanted sound.
  • nomenclature/nə(ʊ)ˈmɛŋ.klət͡ʃə/nounC1The system of names used in a field.
  • nominate/ˈnɒm.ɪ.neɪt/verbC12 meaningsTo formally put somebody's name forward.
  • nomination/ˌnɑmɪˈneɪʃən/nounC1The naming of somebody as a candidate.
  • nominee/ˌnɒmɪˈniː/nounC1Somebody put forward for a post or a prize.
  • non-profitadjectiveC1Run for a cause rather than for gain.
  • nonchalance/ˈnɒnʃələns/nounC1A cool unbothered manner.
  • nondescript/ˈnɒndɪskɹɪpt/adjectiveC1So ordinary that there is nothing to describe.
  • nonplussed/nɒnˈplʌst/adjectiveC1So surprised or confused that you do not know how to react.
  • north macedonianounC1Balkan country whose capital is Skopje, renamed in 2019.
  • nose[nəʊ̯z]nounA15 meaningsThe part of the face you breathe and smell through.
  • 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.
  • notablyadverbC12 meaningsEspecially worth pointing out among the rest.
  • 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.
  • notorious/nə(ʊ)ˈtɔː.ɹɪ.əs/adjectiveC1Well known for something bad.
  • notwithstanding/ˌnɒtwɪðˈstændɪŋ/prepositionC1In spite of, in formal writing.
  • novel/ˈnɒvəl/nounB12 meaningsA book-length invented story.
  • noxious/ˈnɒkʃəs/adjectiveC1Harmful and unpleasant, especially to breathe.
  • nuance/ˈnjuː.ɑːns/nounC1A shade of meaning so fine most people miss it.
  • nucleus/ˈnjuː.kli.əs/nounB2+2 meaningsThe dense centre of an atom or a cell.