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Nadir Lowest point.
or
Worst or lowest points of something
Nag Annoy (someone) by often complaining about his or her behavior, appearance
Nail-biting Feeling nervous because the ending is not known until the final moment
Naive Having natural simplicity of nature.
or
Lacking experience.
Name-dropping An act of trying to impress someone by saying the names of well-known people that one knows or has met
Namesake Someone or something that has the same name as another person or thing
Nanny Women who are paid to care for a young child usually in the child’s home
Naology study of Church or temple architecture
Narcissism Loving and admiring oneself and especially one’s appearance too much
Narcokleptocracy Government by those who profit from trade in illegal drugs
Narcomancy divination using sleep
Narcomania uncontrollable craving for narcotics
Narcosis State of unconsciousness.
Narcotic Medicine that induces sleep.
or
Drug that dulls to nerves systems.
Nascent Beginning to exist; recently formed or developed
Nasology study of the nose
Nationalism Devotion to one’s own nation.
Naturalism Adherence or attachment to what is natural.
Naturalist One who makes a special study of animals or plants.
Naumachy mock sea-battle
Nautics Art of navigation
Navarchy Rulership over the seas
Navigation An act, activity, or process of finding the way to get to a place when one is travelling in a ship, airplane, car
Nebulaphobia fear of fog
Necrolatry The practice of worshipping the dead
Necrologist One who makes a record of deaths.
Necromancy Divination through communication with the dead witchcraft.
Necromania sexual obsession with dead bodies; necrophilia
Necrophagous feeding on the dead
Necrophilia unusual love or sexual attraction for corpses
Necrophobia Fear of a dead body.
or
fear of corpses
Necrophobia, Thanatophobia The fear of death/dead bodies
Necropolis A cemetery.
Nectarivorous feeding on nectar
Necyomancy divination by summoning Satan
Negrophile one who is sympathetic towards black people
Negrophobia fear of blacks
Nematology the study of nematodes
Nemesis Opponents or enemies that are very difficult to defeat
Neocracy The government by new or inexperienced rulers
Neogamist One who is recently married.
Neolatry The practice of worshipping novelty
Neologism Coining or using of new words.
Neonaticide Killing or killer of a newborn infant
Neonatology study of newborn babies
Neophile one who loves novelty and trends
Neophobia The fear of new things
or
fear of novelty
Meophyte One who is a newcomer
Neossology study of nestling birds
Nephew The son of sister or brother.
Nephology study of clouds
Nephrologist Kidney specialist.
Nephrology study of the kidneys
Nepiomania In females, abnormally strong desire to have a child
Nepnologist One who studies the clouds.
Nepotism Giving undue favour to one’s own kith and kin.
or
Favoritism or patronage based on family relationship.
Nerd Persons who behave awkwardly around other people and usually have unstylish clothes, hair : persons who are very interested in technical subjects, computers, etc.
Nervous Connected with the body’s nerves and often affecting you mentally or emotionally
Netiquette Rules about the proper and polite way to communicate with other people when one is using the Internet
Netizen Persons who actively use the Internet especially in a proper and responsible way
Netomania An addiction to the Internet
Neurobiology study of anatomy of the nervous system
Neurologist Specialist in nerve or nervous system.
or
One who makes a study of the nurves.
Neurology study of nervous system
Neuropsychology study of relation between brain and behaviour
Neurotic One affected with an emotional disorder involving anxiety
Neurypnology study of hypnotism
Neutral Favouring neither side in war or dispute.
Neutrosophy study of the origin and nature of philosophical neutralities
Newfangled Fond of new things
Niche Jobs, activities, etc., that are very suitable for someone
or
The daughter of brother or sister.
Nickname Familiar or humorous names given to a person or thing instead of the real name
Nidology study of nests
Nightmare Very bad or frightening experience or situation
Nihilism The denial of all reality; extreme scepticism
Niobe Mythological figures symbolizing sorrow.
Nipter ecclesiastical ceremony of washing the feet
Nitrophilous flourishing in or preferring locations with abundant nitrogen
Nitty-gritty Most important and basic facts or details about something
Noctimania An obsession with night
Noir Movies about crime that uses dark shadows and lighting to show the complicated moral nature of the subject
Nomad A tribe or people wandering from place to place.
or
Members of a group of people who move from place to place instead of living in one place all the time
Nomancy divination by examining letters of name
Nomenclature System of naming terms used in science or arts.
or
Systems of names for things especially in science
Nominate Formally choosing (someone) as a candidate for a job, position, office, etc.
Nomocracy government based on legal system; rule of law
Nomology Study of law.
Nomology the science of the laws; especially of the mind
Non sequitur Statement that is not connected in a logical or clear way to anything said before it
Nonagenarian Persons who are between 90 and 99 years old
Non-compliance Refusal to comply with an order.
or
Relation between different aspects of a thing.
Nonconformist Persons who do not behave the way most people behave : someone who do not conform
Nondescript Not easily described : having no special or interesting qualities, parts, etc. : typical and uninteresting
Nonentity Person of no importance.
Nones prayer service held at 3 p.m.
Nonfeasance Omission of some act which out to have been performed.
Non-fiction Writings that are about facts or real events
No-no Something that people are not supposed to do because it is not proper, safe, fashionable, etc
Non-starter Someone or something that will not be effective or successful
Noology science of the intellect
Norcosis State of unconsciousness.
Norm Standards of proper or acceptable behaviour
Nosedive Sudden sharp drop in price, value, condition, etc.
Nosocomephobia The fear of hospitals
Nosology Methodology of finding the disease.
or
study of diseases
Nosomania An obsession with imagined disease
Nosophobia fear of disease
Nostalgia Feelings of sadness mixed with pleasure and affection when one thinks of happy times in the past
Nostology study of senility
Nostomania abnormal desire to go back to familiar places
Nostrum Quack medicine. Favourite remedy.
Notaphily collecting of bank-notes and cheques
Notary Persons, especially lawyers, with official authority to be a witness when somebody signs a document and to make this document valid in law
Notation Systems of marks, signs, figures, or characters that is used to represent information
Nouveau riche Persons who have recently become rich and who like to spend a lot of money
Novena series of Catholic Church services held on nine successive days
Novercaphobia fear of one’s stepmother
Novice Persons who have just started learning or doing something
Noxious That which is harmful, poisonous or unwholesome.
Nuance Very small difference in color, tone, meaning, etc
Nucivorous nut-eating
Nudge To touch or push (someone or something) gently
Nugget Small, usually round pieces of food
Null Having no legal power
Numero uno Best or most important person or thing
Numerology study of numbers
Numismatics Science of coins.
or
Collection and study of coins or medals.
Nyctophobia fear of the night or darkness
Nymphology study of nymphs
Nymphomania excessive or crazed sexual desire