English Words Starting With N

• niemen

  nounExtremely rare / Obsolete / Non-standard
  A rare, archaic or dialectal term with no established, widely recognized meaning in standard modern English.
• niemeyer

  nounVery Low
  /ˈniːmaɪə/A proper noun, typically a surname of German origin, most famously associated with the Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer.
• niemoeller

  nounLow
  /ˈniːmɜːlər/A proper noun referring to Martin Niemöller (1892–1984), a German Lutheran pastor and theologian, famous for his poem "First they came..." and his resistance to the Nazi regime.
• niemoller

  nounVery Low
  /ˈniːmələ/A German surname, most famously associated with Martin Niemöller, a Lutheran pastor and theologian who opposed the Nazi regime and wrote the influential poem "First they came..."
• niepce

  nounLow
  /niːˈɛps/Surname of Joseph Nicéphore Niépce, a French inventor and pioneer in photography, notably credited with producing the first permanent photograph.
• nier

  nounHigh
  /nɪə(r)/At or to a short distance in space or time.
• nierstein

  nounVery low / Technical
  /ˈnɪəˌʃtaɪn/A toponym referring to a town and wine-growing commune in the Rheinhessen region of Germany, known for producing high-quality Riesling wines.
• niersteiner

  nounC1/C2
  /ˈnɪəˌstaɪnə/A type of German white wine, specifically a Riesling, produced in the Nierstein region of the Rheinhessen.
• nietzsche

  nounC1
  /ˈniːtʃə/Friedrich Nietzsche, a 19th-century German philosopher, philologist, and cultural critic.
• nietzscheism

  nounC2
  /ˈniːtʃɪɪz(ə)m/A system of ideas or philosophical thought derived from the work of Friedrich Nietzsche.
• nieve

  nounVery Rare / Archaic / Regional
  /niːv/Fist; a clenched hand.
• nievre

  nounNon-existent / Unattested
  N/AThe word 'nievre' does not exist as a standard English word.
• nife

  nounVery low - technical/specialized
  /ˈnaɪf/The hypothetical metallic core of the Earth, composed mainly of nickel (Ni) and iron (Fe).
• nifedipine

  nounC1-C2
  /ˌnɪfəˈdɪpiːn/A medication used to treat high blood pressure and angina, belonging to the class of drugs known as calcium channel blockers.
• niff

  nounverbLow
  /nɪf/An unpleasant smell; a stink.
• niflheim

  nounVery Low
  /ˈnɪvəlheɪm/In Norse mythology, the primordial realm of ice, mist, and cold, located to the north of the cosmic void Ginnungagap.
• nifty

  adjectivenounC1
  /ˈnɪf.ti/Particularly good, skillful, or effective; cleverly or neatly made.
• nigel

  nounLow
  /ˈnaɪdʒəl/A male given name, primarily of British origin.
• nigella

  nounLow frequency (specialist/botanical/culinary)
  /nɪˈdʒɛlə/A genus of annual flowering plants, commonly known as 'love-in-a-mist', characterised by feathery foliage and delicate blue, white, or pink flowers.
• niger

  nounLow (specialized vocabulary)
  /ˈnaɪdʒə(r)/A plant (Guizotia abyssinica) cultivated for its edible seeds, which are used to produce oil and bird feed; also the seeds themselves (often called Niger seed or nyjer).

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