English Words Starting With N

• notes inegales

  plural-nounSpecialized / Technical
  /ˌnəʊt ˌɪneɪˈɡɑːl/A musical performance practice, primarily from the French Baroque period, in which certain pairs of notes (typically of equal written value) are performed with unequal lengths, usually as a long-short pattern.
• nothing

  adjectiveadverbnounpronounA1
  /ˈnʌθɪŋ/Not anything; no single thing; the absence of all things.
• nothingburger

  nounC1-C2
  /ˈnʌθɪŋˌbɜːɡə/An event, situation, or piece of news that appears significant but is, in fact, unimportant or empty of substance.
• nothingness

  nounC1
  /ˈnʌθɪŋnəs/The complete absence of all things, matter, substance, or existence; a state of non-being.
• notice

  nounverbverb-transitiveB1
  /ˈnəʊtɪs/The act of perceiving or becoming aware of something through the senses; to observe or pay attention to.
• notice board

  nounB1
  /ˈnəʊtɪs bɔːd/A flat surface, usually made of cork, wood or plastic, fixed to a wall, on which notices, announcements, posters, or other pieces of information are displayed publicly.
• notification

  nounC1
  /ˌnəʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/The act of informing someone of something; a message or piece of information that gives notice.
• notify

  verbverb-transitiveB2
  /ˈnəʊtɪfaɪ/To formally or officially inform someone about something.
• notion

  nounB2
  /ˈnəʊ.ʃən/A general understanding, vague idea, or belief, often incomplete or intuitive.
• notions

  plural-nounB2
  /ˈnəʊ.ʃənz/Small, inexpensive items, especially for sewing (e.g., thread, buttons, pins); or more abstractly, ideas, beliefs, or understandings.
• notitia

  nounExtremely Rare / Archaic / Specialised
  /nə(ʊ)ˈtɪtɪə/Knowledge; information; a record or list, especially a register of officials or documents.
• notochord

  nounC2
  /ˈnəʊ.təʊ.kɔːd/A flexible, rod-shaped structure found in the embryos of all chordates, providing primitive skeletal support.
• notogaea

  nounVery Low
  /ˌnəʊtəʊˈdʒiːə/A biogeographic realm comprising the Australian region, New Zealand, and associated islands; an area of the Southern Hemisphere with a distinctive ancient fauna.
• notogaean

  adjectivenounExtremely Rare
  /ˌnəʊtə(ʊ)ˈdʒiːən/Pertaining to the southern biogeographic region, including Australia, New Zealand, and the surrounding southern islands.
• notoriety

  nounC1
  /ˌnəʊ.tərˈaɪ.ə.ti/The state of being famous or well-known, typically for some bad quality or deed.
• notornis

  nounVery Low
  /nəʊˈtɔːnɪs/A large, flightless, rare bird native to New Zealand, also known as the South Island takahē.
• nototherium

  nounVery Low (Obsolete Technical)
  /ˌnəʊtəˈθɪərɪəm/An extinct genus of large, herbivorous marsupials related to wombats and koalas, resembling a rhinoceros in size and build, that lived during the Pleistocene epoch in Australia.
• notoungulate

  adjectivenounVery low
  /ˌnəʊtəʊˈʌŋɡjʊlət/An extinct order of hoofed, herbivorous mammals native to South America.
• notour bankrupt

  nounVery Rare / Archaic (C2+)
  /ˈnəʊtə ˈbæŋkrʌpt/An archaic or Scots law term for a person formally and publicly declared insolvent, whose bankruptcy is legally recognized and notorious.
• notre dame

  nounC1+ (Low frequency, proper noun, culturally specific)
  /ˌnɒtrə ˈdɑːm/A proper noun referring to the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris, a famous medieval Catholic cathedral in Paris, France, known for its Gothic architecture.

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