English Words Starting With N

• nyctophobia

  nounLow
  /ˌnɪktə(ʊ)ˈfəʊbɪə/An intense, irrational fear of darkness or night.
• nycturia

  nounC2
  /nɪkˈtjʊə.rɪ.ə/The need to urinate frequently during the night.
• nydia

  nounVery Low (Proper Noun) / Obsolete/Extremely Rare (if considered a common noun)
  /ˈnɪdɪə/A rare proper noun, most commonly a female given name. As a common noun, it is not a standard word in English vocabulary.
• nye

  nounVery low
  /naɪ/A brood or flock of pheasants.
• nyeman

  nounUnknown/Very Low
  The word 'nyeman' is not a standard English word found in major dictionaries. It appears to be an invented term, a proper noun (e.g., surname, place name), or a very obscure technical/regional word not in general use.
• nyerere

  nounVery Low
  /njɛˈrɛrɛ/The surname of Julius Kambarage Nyerere (1922–1999), a Tanzanian anti-colonial activist, politician, political theorist, and the first President of Tanzania.
• nyiregyhaza

  nounVery Low
  /ˈnjɪrɛdʒˌhɑːzə/The name of a city in northeastern Hungary, the capital of Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county.
• nykvist

  nounVery low
  /ˈnjuːkvɪst/A proper noun (surname) of Scandinavian origin, most famously associated with the Swedish cinematographer Sven Nykvist.
• nykøbing

  nounVery Low
  /ˈnjuːˌkɜːbɪŋ/A toponym (place name) found in Denmark, referring to several towns of the form 'New Market' or 'New Trading Place'.
• nylghai

  nounVery low
  /ˈnɪlɡaɪ/A large Indian antelope, specifically the nilgai or blue bull.
• nylghau

  nounVery Rare
  /ˈnɪlɡaʊ/A large, bluish-gray antelope native to India, also known as the nilgai.
• nylon

  nounB1
  /ˈnʌɪlɒn/A strong, elastic synthetic polymer material, originally developed in the 1930s, commonly used for textiles, stockings, ropes, and various molded products.
• nylon letdown

  nounRare / Technical
  /ˈnaɪlɒn ˈlɛtdaʊn/A specific technical situation in textile manufacturing where a nylon filament fails to wind or draw correctly, causing reduced thread diameter, increased friction, or breakage.
• nylons

  plural-nounB2
  /ˈnʌɪlɒnz/A pair of stockings made from nylon, a synthetic material.
• nyman

  nounObsolete
  /ˈnaɪmən/
• nymph

  nounC2 (Very Low Frequency, specialized/literary)
  /nɪmf/A mythological spirit of nature imagined as a beautiful maiden inhabiting rivers, woods, or other natural locations.
• nympha

  nounVery Rare
  /ˈnɪmfə/An anatomical term for either of the labia minora (inner folds of the vulva).
• nymphaeum

  nounVery low
  /nɪmˈfiːəm/A monument, often in the form of an elaborate fountain or building with fountains, statues, and plantings, dedicated to the nymphs and used as a public meeting place in ancient Greece and Rome.
• nymphalid

  adjectivenounLow
  /ˈnɪmfəlɪd/Any butterfly of the family Nymphalidae, which includes many familiar species such as monarchs, admirals, and fritillaries.
• nymphet

  nounLow
  /nɪmˈfɛt/A sexually attractive, and often sexually precocious, adolescent girl.

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