English Words Starting With N

• naturism

  nounLow frequency / Specialist
  /ˈneɪ.tʃər.ɪ.zəm/The practice of living without clothes, especially in designated areas, for reasons of health, well-being, or connection to nature.
• naturist

  nounC1
  /ˈneɪ.tʃər.ɪst/A person who practices or advocates going without clothes, especially in designated places or communities, for reasons of health, comfort, or a belief in the naturalness of the human body.
• naturopathy

  nounC1/C2
  /ˌneɪ.tʃərˈɒp.ə.θi/A system of alternative medicine that focuses on natural remedies and the body's intrinsic ability to heal itself, often using diet, herbs, and physical manipulation.
• nauch

  nounObsolete / Historical
  /nɔːtʃ/A now-obsolete Middle English verb meaning 'to approach or come near' (from Old English 'nēah'), also used historically to mean 'to have enough of something, to suffice'.
• naucratis

  nounVery Rare
  /ˈnɔːkrətɪs/The name of an ancient Greek trading colony in Egypt.
• naugatuck

  nounVery Low
  /ˈnɔːɡətʌk/A proper noun referring primarily to a city in the state of Connecticut, USA, or the river that flows through it.
• naught

  adjectiveadverbnounC2
  /nɔːt/A formal/literary word for the number zero; nothing.
• naughty

  adjectivenounC1
  /ˈnɔːti/(of a child or behaviour) disobedient; badly behaved.
• naughty nineties

  plural-nounLow
  /ˈnɔːti ˈnaɪntiːz/A nickname for the 1890s, particularly in Britain, emphasizing a perceived period of moral laxity, decadent social behaviour, and the breaking of Victorian-era taboos.
• naughty step

  nounC1
  /ˈnɔːti ˌstep/A specific step or designated spot where a child is sent as a short-term punishment for misbehaviour, typically to sit alone and reflect.
• naumachia

  nounVery Low / Archaic / Specialist
  /nɔːˈmeɪkɪə/A staged naval battle or sea fight, especially as a form of public spectacle in ancient Rome.
• naumachy

  nounC2
  /ˈnɔːməki/A mock sea battle, staged as an entertainment in ancient Rome.
• naumannite

  nounVery low (Obscure technical term)
  /ˈnaʊmənaɪt/A rare, dark grey mineral consisting of selenide of silver and lead.
• nauplius

  nounVery Low
  /ˈnɔː.pli.əs/The first larval stage of many crustaceans, characterised by a single eye and three pairs of appendages.
• nauru

  nounVery low frequency
  /nɑːˈuː.ruː/A small island country in Micronesia, in the Central Pacific Ocean, and the third smallest country in the world by area.
• nausea

  nounB2
  /ˈnɔːziə/A feeling of sickness with an inclination to vomit.
• nausea anesthesia

  nounVery Low (Highly technical/medical, occasionally literary)
  /ˈnɔːziə ˌænɪsˈθiːziə/The temporary loss of the sensation of nausea, typically induced by medication.
• nauseant

  adjectivenounVery Low
  /ˈnɔːzɪənt/A substance that causes nausea or induces vomiting.
• nauseate

  verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveC1
  /ˈnɔːziˌeɪt/to cause someone to feel sick or queasy, especially to the point of vomiting.
• nausicaa

  nounVery Low
  /nɔːˈsɪkeɪ.ə/A proper noun referring to the mythological Phaeacian princess in Homer's Odyssey.

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