8 Letter Words Starting With N
All 538 8-letter words that start with N, most common first, with pronunciation and meaning.
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- narrator/ˈnɛɹeɪtɝ/someone who tells a story
- national/ˈnæʃənəɫ/a person who owes allegiance to that nation
- nonsense/ˈnɑnsɛns/ornamental objects of no great value
- negative/ˈnɛɡətɪv/a piece of photographic film showing an image with light and shade or colors reversed
- normally/ˈnɔɹməɫi/under normal conditions
- neighbor/ˈneɪbɝ/a nearby object of the same kind
- necklace/ˈnɛkɫəs/jewelry consisting of a cord or chain (often bearing gems) worn about the neck as an ornament (especially by women)
- northern/ˈnɔɹðɝn/a dialect of Middle English that developed into Scottish Lallans
- nowadays/ˈnaʊəˌdeɪz/the period of time that is happening now
- nickname/ˈnɪkˌneɪm/a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)
- napoleon/nəˈpoʊɫiən/a card game similar to whist
- notebook/ˈnoʊtˌbʊk/a small compact portable computer
- nuisance/ˈnusəns/(law) a broad legal concept including anything that disturbs the reasonable use of your property or endangers life and health or is offensive
- numerous/ˈnumɝəs/amounting to a large indefinite number
- noticing/ˈnoʊtɪsɪŋ/
- notified/ˈnoʊtəˌfaɪd/
- nineteen/ˈnaɪnˈtin/the cardinal number that is the sum of eighteen and one
- networks/ˈnɛtˌwɝks/
- nitrogen/ˈnaɪtɹədʒən/a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas
- nauseous/ˈnɔʃəs/feeling nausea
- neighing
- nobility/noʊˈbɪɫəti/the quality of elevation of mind and exaltation of character or ideals or conduct
- numbered/ˈnəmbɝd/
- navigate/ˈnævəˌɡeɪt/travel on water propelled by wind or by other means
- needless/ˈnidɫəs/unnecessary and unwarranted
- neurotic/nʊˈɹɑtɪk/a person suffering from neurosis
- newcomer/ˈnuˌkəmɝ/any new participant in some activity
- novelist/ˈnɑvəɫəst/one who writes novels
- narrowed/ˈnɛɹoʊd/made narrow
- nameless/ˈneɪmɫəs/being or having an unknown or unnamed source
- nostrils/ˈnɑstɹəɫz/
- nicotine/ˈnɪkəˌtin/an alkaloid poison that occurs in tobacco
- nominees/ˌnɑməˈniz/
- nobleman/ˈnoʊbəɫmən/a titled peer of the realm
- nightcapthe final game of a double header
- nominate/ˈnɑməˌneɪt/propose as a candidate for some honor
- nutshell/ˈnətˌʃɛɫ/the shell around the kernel of a nut
- nautical/ˈnɔtəkəɫ/relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen
- newsreel/ˈnuzˌɹiɫ/a short film and commentary about current events
- newfound/ˈnuˈfaʊnd/newly discovered
- nativity/nəˈtɪvəti/the theological doctrine that Jesus Christ had no human father
- nurtured/ˈnɝtʃɝd/
- nautilus/ˈnɔtəɫəs/cephalopod of the Indian and Pacific oceans having a spiral shell with pale pearly partitions
- narcotic/nɑɹˈkɑtɪk/a drug that produces numbness or stupor
- newsroom/ˈnuzˌɹum/a reading room (in a library or club) where newspapers and other periodicals can be read
- nothings/ˈnəθɪŋz/inconsequential conversation
- nuthousepejorative terms for an insane asylum
- neutrons/ˈnuˌtɹɑnz/
- numbness/ˈnəmnəs/the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally
- namesake/ˈneɪmˌseɪk/a person with the same name as another
- nibbling/ˈnɪbəɫɪŋ/
- nobodies/ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdiz/
- narrowly/ˈnɛɹoʊɫi/in a narrow manner
- neurosis/nʊˈɹoʊsəs/a mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunction
- newlywed/ˈnuɫiˌwɛd/someone recently married
- noblemen
- nuptials/ˈnəptʃəɫz/the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
- necklinethe line formed by the edge of a garment around the neck
- nastiest/ˈnæstiəst/
- nineties/ˈnaɪntiz/the time of life between 90 and 100
- neutered/ˈnutɝd/having testicles or ovaries removed
- negligeea loose dressing gown for women
- notation/noʊˈteɪʃən/the activity of representing something by a special system of marks or characters
- narrower/ˈnɛɹoʊɝ/
- newborns/ˈnuˌbɔɹnz/
- niceties/ˈnaɪsɪtiz/
- normalcy/ˈnɔɹməɫsi/expectedness as a consequence of being usual or regular or common
- neutrino/nuˈtɹinoʊ/an elementary, electrically neutral particle with a very small mass
- newscast/ˈnuzˌkæst/a broadcast of news or commentary on the news
- nepotism/ˈnɛpəˌtɪzəm/favoritism shown to relatives or close friends by those in power (as by giving them jobs)
- nutrient/ˈnutɹiənt/any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
- narrated/ˈnɛˌɹeɪtɪd/
- necrosis/nəˈkɹoʊsəs/the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply)
- numerals/ˈnumɝəɫz/
- neuroses/nʊˈɹoʊsiz/
- nosedive/ˈnoʊzˌdaɪv/a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft
- nitrates/ˈnaɪˌtɹeɪts/
- niceness/ˈnaɪsnəs/the quality of being difficult to detect or analyze
- neatness/ˈnitnəs/the trait of being neat and orderly
- neckties/ˈnɛkˌtaɪz/
- necroticrelating to or affected by necrosis
- neglects/nɪˈɡɫɛkts/
- neonatal/ˌnioʊˈneɪtəɫ/relating to or affecting the infant during the first month after birth
- nocturnea pensive lyrical piece of music (especially for the piano)
- needling/ˈnidɫɪŋ/
- nutcases
- nonhuman/nɑnˈhjumən/not human
- negation/nəˈɡeɪʃən/(logic) a proposition that is true if and only if another proposition is false
- nouvelle/ˌnuˈvɛɫ/
- naturals
- nihilistan advocate of anarchism
- nestling/ˈnɛsɫɪŋ/young bird not yet fledged
- noblesse/noʊˈbɫɛs/members of the nobility (especially of the French nobility)
- nebulous/ˈnɛbjəɫəs/lacking definition or definite content
- numskulla stupid person
- nurtures/ˈnɝtʃɝz/
- naloxonea potent narcotic antagonist (trade name Narcan) especially effective with morphine
- niggling(informal) small and of little importance
- nametags
- notables/ˈnoʊtəbəɫz/
8-letter words starting with N
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There are 538 8-letter words starting with N in our dictionary.