Mots commençant par N — 423 entrées

Les 423 mots du dictionnaire qui commencent par la lettre N, dans l'ordre alphabétique, chacun avec sa première définition. Les accents ne changent pas le classement : une initiale accentuée se range sous sa lettre de base.

• n5 sensThe fourteenth letter of the English alphabet, called en and written in the Latin script.
• N2 sensThe fourteenth letter of the English alphabet, called en and written in the Latin script.
• N.1 sensplaceholder for a particular name to be specified
• na5 sensNo.
• Na1 sensA language of the Naish subbranch of the Naic group of the Sino-Tibetan languages.
• na-na1 sensThe vulva.
• nab6 sensTo seize, arrest or take into custody (a criminal or fugitive).
• nacho1 sensA single tortilla chip from a dish of nachos.
• nachos1 sensA Mexican dish of tortilla chips, covered in melted cheese and sometimes other ingredients.
• nada1 sensNothing.
• Nadia2 sensA female given name from Russian used since the twentieth century.
• Nadine1 sensA female given name from French, a French diminutive form of Nadia.
• nag9 sensA small horse; a pony.
• nagging3 sensPersistently annoying or painful.
• nah2 sensNo.
• nai2 sensbarber.
• nail18 sensThe horny plate or appendage at the ends of the digits of various animals, including most reptiles, birds, and mammals (both nonhuman and human).
• Nail1 sensA surname transferred from the nickname.
• nailed1 sensHaving nails (of a specified kind).
• nails1 sensThe four round-topped pedestals outside the Corn Exchange in Bristol on which bargains used to be struck.
• Nails1 sensA surname.
• Naina1 sensA female given name from Sanskrit used in India.
• naive5 sensLacking worldly experience, wisdom, or judgement; unsophisticated.
• Nakamura1 sensA surname from Japanese.
• naked18 sensBare, not covered by clothing.
• Nam1 sensThe Vietnam War.
• namaste5 sensA greeting in contexts relating to Indian culture or the New Age movement.
• name16 sensAny nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing.
• named2 sensHaving a name.
• nameless6 sensNot having a name.
• namely3 sensSpecifically; that is to say.
• naming3 sensThe process of giving names to things.
• nan4 sensSynonym of nursemaid.
• Nan4 sensradiotelephony clear-code word for the letter N.
• NAN1 sensNMDA antagonist neurotoxicity.
• nana4 sensA banana.
• Nana4 sensA governess.
• nancy1 sensAn effeminate man, especially a homosexual.
• Nancy2 sensA female given name.
• nandu1 sensrhea (large, flightless birds)
• nanny7 sensA child's nurse.
• Nanny1 sensA diminutive of the female given names Ann or Anne.
• Naomi10 sensThe mother-in-law of the Biblical figure Ruth.
• nap12 sensTo have a nap; to sleep for a short period of time, especially during the day.
• napkin3 sensA serviette; a (usually rectangular) piece of cloth or paper used at the table for wiping the mouth and hands for cleanliness while eating.
• Naples14 sensA port city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Naples and the region of Campania, Italy.
• napoleon4 sensA person resembling Napoleon Bonaparte, (usually) in having come to dominate an area or sphere of activity through ruthlessness or illegality as well…
• Napoleon13 sensNapoleon Bonaparte (1769–1821), a French military commander and political leader.
• narcotics1 sensPertaining to illicit drugs, especially psychoactive ones.
• narrating1 sensAn act of narration.
• narrative7 sensTelling a story.
• narrator3 sensOne who narrates or tells stories.
• narrow15 sensHaving a small width; not wide; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth.
• narrows1 sensA narrow part of a navigable waterway.
• Narrows6 sensA community in Leeds and the Thousand Islands township, United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada.
• naruto1 sensA type of kamaboko.
• Naruto2 sensA city in Tokushima Prefecture, Shikoku, Japan.
• Nasa1 sensSynonym of Paez (“a Native American people of Colombia”).
• nasal7 sensOf or pertaining to the nose or to the nasion.
• Nasal1 sensAn Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia
• Nash15 sensA placename A locale in the United Kingdom: the names are derived from Middle English atten ash (“at the ash tree”). A village and civil parish in…
• Nashville15 sensA number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Davidson County, Tennessee.
• nasty11 sensDirty, filthy.
• Nasty1 sensA hamlet in Great Munden parish, East Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL3524).
• nat3 sensA spirit in Burmese mythology, whose cult is followed alongside Buddhism.
• Nat8 sensA unisex given name. A diminutive of the male given name Nathanael, Nathaniel, Nathan.
• NAT1 sensNegative automatic thoughts.
• Natalia1 sensA female given name from Latin, today more common in the French style form Natalie.
• Natalie1 sensA female given name from Latin.
• Natasha1 sensA female given name from Russian, Ukrainian borrowed from Russian in the twentieth century, diminutive of Natalia and Natalya.
• Nate2 sensA diminutive of the male given names Nathan, Nathanael and Nathaniel, and also a female given name Natalie.
• Nathalie1 sensA female given name from Latin, of rather rare usage, variant of Natalie.
• Nathan7 sensAn Old Testament prophet who advised King David.
• Nathaniel1 sensA male given name from Hebrew.
• nation9 sensA historically constituted, stable community of people, formed based on a common language, territory, economic life, ethnicity and/or psychological…
• Nation1 sensA surname.
• national7 sensPertaining to a nation or country, especially as a whole; affecting, shared by, or existing throughout all of a nation; the state.
• National1 sensA member of the National Party
• nationality5 sensLegal membership of a particular nation or state, by origin, birth, naturalization, ownership, allegiance or otherwise.
• nationwide2 sensExtending throughout an entire nation.
• native14 sensBelonging to one by birth or ancestry.
• Native8 sensAboriginal to a colonized region, especially one colonized by English-speaking people. (Compare native, which is more general.)
• nato2 sensA tree of the genus Mora
• Nato2 sensUK standard spelling of NATO.
• natural32 sensExisting in nature. Existing in the nature of a person or thing; innate, not acquired or learned.
• naturally3 sensIn a natural manner.
• nature11 sensThe way things are, the totality of all things in the physical universe and their order, especially the physical world in contrast to spiritual…
• Nature1 sensThe sum of natural forces reified and considered as a sentient being, will, or principle.
• naught2 sensNothing.
• naughty5 sensMischievous; tending to misbehave or act badly (especially of a child).
• nausea3 sensA feeling of illness or discomfort in the digestive system, usually characterized by a strong urge to vomit.
• nauseous3 sensCausing nausea; sickening or disgusting.
• nav2 sensNavigation. Often used attributively, as in nav beacon.
• naval2 sensOf or relating to a navy.
• Naval2 sensA surname
• Navid1 sensA transliteration of the Persian male given name نوید (navid, novid).
• navigate5 sensTo plan, control and record the position and course of a vehicle, ship, aircraft, etc., on a journey; to follow a planned course.
• navigation5 sensThe theory, practice and technology of charting a course for a road vehicle, ship, aircraft, or spaceship.
• navigator5 sensA person who navigates, especially an officer with that responsibility on a ship or an aircrew member with that responsibility on an aircraft.
• navy6 sensA country's entire maritime military force, including ships and personnel.
• naw1 sensNo.
• nay9 sensA vote against.
• Nay1 sensA surname.
• Nazi9 sensOne who advocates neo-Nazism, or a similarly fascist, racist, anti-Semitic, xenophobic, ethnic supremacist, or ultranationalist ideology; a neo-Nazi.
• ne3 sensNot.
• neal2 sensTo temper by heat.
• Neal9 sensA surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic] derived from Niall.
• Neanderthal7 sensOf or pertaining to Homo neanderthalensis.
• near20 sensPhysically close.
• Near1 sensA surname.
• nearby3 sensAdjacent, near, close by.
• nearer2 sensLess distant; comparative form of near: more near.
• nearest1 sensClosest to.
• Nearing1 sensA surname from German.
• nearly5 sensIn close approximation; almost, virtually.
• neat13 sensClean, tidy; free from dirt or impurities.
• Neat1 sensA surname from Middle English.
• neatly1 sensIn a neat manner.
• Nebraska6 sensA state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Capital: Lincoln. Largest city: Omaha.
• nebula3 sensA cloud in outer space consisting of gas or dust (e.g. a cloud formed after a star explodes).
• necessarily1 sensInevitably; of necessity.
• necessary5 sensRequired, essential, whether logically inescapable or needed in order to achieve a desired result or avoid some penalty.
• Necessary1 sensA surname.
• necessity7 sensThe quality or state of being necessary, unavoidable, or absolutely requisite.
• neck21 sensThe part of the body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals.
• necklace4 sensAn article of jewelry that is worn around the neck, most often made of a string of precious metal, pearls, gems, beads or shells, and sometimes…
• nectar4 sensThe drink of the gods.
• ned1 sensA person, usually a youth, of low social standing and education, a violent disposition and with a particular style of dress (typically sportswear or…
• Ned1 sensA medieval diminutive of the male given name Edward.
• need8 sensA requirement for something; something needed.
• needed1 sensNecessary; being required.
• needing1 sensA need.
• needle13 sensA long, thin, sharp implement usually for piercing as in sewing, embroidery, acupuncture, tattooing, body piercing, medical injections, sutures, etc;…
• Needle1 sensA surname.
• Needles4 sensA set of three stacks of chalk off the western coast of the Isle of Wight, England.
• needless2 sensNot needed; unnecessary.
• needs1 sensEither directly or indirectly preceded or followed by an auxiliary verb, often must: of necessity or need; necessarily, indispensably.
• Needs1 sensA surname.
• needy3 sensIn need; poor.
• negative28 sensNot positive or neutral; bad; undesirable; unfavourable.
• neglect7 sensTo fail to care for or attend to something.
• neglected1 sensSuffering from neglect; uncared-for.
• negligence3 sensThe state of being negligent.
• negotiate6 sensTo confer with others in order to come to terms or reach an agreement.
• negotiation1 sensThe process of achieving agreement through discussion.
• negotiator2 sensOne who negotiates.
• negro4 sensRelating to a black ethnicity.
• Negro2 sensPertaining to the panethnic or ethnolinguistic groups associated with the proposed Negro-African superphylum.
• Neha1 sensA female given name from Hindi, of mainly Indian usage.
• Neighbor1 sensA surname from Middle English.
• neighborhood15 sensThe residential area near one's home.
• neighboring1 sensSituated or living nearby or adjacent to.
• Neighbors1 sensA surname.
• neighbour7 sensA person living on adjacent or nearby land; a person situated adjacently or nearby; anything (of the same type of thing as the subject) in an…
• neighbourhood1 sensBritish standard spelling of neighborhood.
• neighing1 sensThe sound made by a horse: an act or instance of the verb neigh.
• Neil2 sensA male given name from Irish.
• neither5 sensNot one of two; not either; not one or the other.
• Nell1 sensA diminutive of the female given names Eleanor, Ellen, or Helen
• Nellie3 sensA diminutive of the female given names Eleanor, Ellen, Helen, or Chanel; popular as a formal given name at the turn of the 20th century.
• nelly5 sensA person's life.
• Nelly2 sensOne of the Frazier Islands where nellies breed.
• nelson2 sensA score of 111, sometimes considered to be unlucky.
• Nelson30 sensA surname originating as a patronymic.
• nemesis6 sensAn enemy, especially an archenemy.
• Nemesis3 sensThe goddess of divine retribution.
• Nemo4 sensA male given name from Latin.
• neon6 sensThe chemical element (symbol Ne) with an atomic number of 10. The second of the noble gases, it is a colourless, odorless inert gas.
• nephew4 sensA son of one's sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either a son of one's brother (fraternal nephew) or a son of one's sister (sororal nephew).
• Nephew1 sensA surname.
• Neptune6 sensThe eighth planet in our solar system, represented in astronomy and astrology by ♆.
• nerd4 sensA person who is intellectual but generally introverted.
• NERDS1 sensA stack of technologies used to develop web applications.
• Nero5 sensRoman Emperor from 54 to 68, and the last Emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty.
• nerve15 sensA bundle of neurons with their connective tissue sheaths, blood vessels and lymphatics.
• nervous8 sensOf nerves. Supplied with nerves; innervated.
• nervously1 sensIn a nervous manner; feeling or displaying nervousness.
• ness1 sensA promontory; a cape or headland. (Frequently used as a suffix in placenames.)
• Ness5 sensAn Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the…
• nest20 sensA structure built by a bird as a place to incubate eggs and rear young.
• Nest1 sensA surname from German or Welsh.
• nestor1 sensAny parrot of the genus Nestor.
• Nestor4 sensAn old and wise king in Homer's Iliad.
• net27 sensA mesh of string, cord or rope.
• Net1 sensA nickname for someone named Jeannette (or any of its alternative forms).
• netherlands2 sensHindquarters, butt.
• Netherlands3 sensThe Kingdom of the Netherlands. A country in Western Europe, consisting of four constituent countries: the Netherlands per se, Aruba, Curaçao and…
• nets1 sensA training session before playing a cricket match for both bowlers and batsmen or even backups.
• network9 sensAny interconnected group or system.
• neural2 sensOf, or relating to the nerves, neurons or the nervous system.
• neurological1 sensOf or pertaining to neurology.
• neurotic5 sensAffected with a neurosis.
• neutral17 sensNot taking sides in a conflict such as war; nonaligned.
• neutralize4 sensTo make (something) even, inactive or ineffective.
• neutron1 sensA subatomic particle forming part of the nucleus of an atom and having no charge; it is a combination of an up quark and two down quarks.
• Nevada11 sensA state in the western United States. Capital: Carson City. Largest city: Las Vegas.
• never5 sensAt no time; on no occasion; in no circumstance.
• never-ending1 sensHaving no end or being endless.
• nevermind4 sensAttention, heed.
• nevertheless1 sensIn spite of what preceded; yet.