12-letter words containing y, n
- new egyptian — the Egyptian language, c. 1600-700 b.c.
- new plymouth — a seaport on W North Island, in New Zealand.
- new theology — a movement away from orthodox or fundamentalist theological thought, originating in the late 19th century and aimed at reconciling modern concepts and discoveries in science and philosophy with theology.
- new york bay — a bay of the Atlantic at the mouth of the Hudson, W of Long Island and E of Staten Island and New Jersey.
- new york cut — a porterhouse steak with the fillet removed.
- newfangledly — in a newfangled manner
- newly minted — new, recently created
- news analyst — commentator (def 1).
- newtownabbey — a town in Northern Ireland, in Newtownabbey district, Co Antrim on Belfast Lough: the third largest town in Northern Ireland, formed in 1958 by the amalgamation of seven villages; light industrial centre, esp for textiles. Pop: 62 056 (2001)
- night monkey — douroucouli.
- night prayer — the last of the seven canonical hours; compline
- nighty-night — good night
- nineteenthly — in the nineteenth place
- ninety-eight — a cardinal number, 90 plus 8.
- ninety-fifth — next after the ninety-fourth; being the ordinal number for 95.
- ninety-first — next after the ninetieth; being the ordinal number for 91.
- ninety-ninth — next after the ninety-eighth; being the ordinal number for 99.
- ninety-seven — a cardinal number, 90 plus 7.
- ninety-sixth — next after the ninety-fifth; being the ordinal number for 96.
- ninety-third — next after the ninety-second; being the ordinal number for 93.
- ninety-three — a cardinal number, 90 plus 3.
- nitty-gritty — the essential substance or details of a matter; basics; crux: Let's skip the chitchat and get down to the nitty-gritty.
- noam chomsky — (Avram) Noam [nohm,, noh-uh m] /noʊm,, ˈnoʊ əm/ (Show IPA), born 1928, U.S. linguist, educator, and political activist.
- nocturnality — of or relating to the night (opposed to diurnal).
- noematically — in an intellectual manner
- non-advocacy — the act of pleading for, supporting, or recommending; active espousal: He was known for his advocacy of states' rights.
- non-decaying — to become decomposed; rot: vegetation that was decaying.
- non-hydrated — chemically combined with water in its molecular form.
- non-industry — the aggregate of manufacturing or technically productive enterprises in a particular field, often named after its principal product: the automobile industry; the steel industry.
- non-literary — pertaining to or of the nature of books and writings, especially those classed as literature: literary history.
- non-military — of, for, or pertaining to the army or armed forces, often as distinguished from the navy: from civilian to military life.
- non-minority — the smaller part or number; a number, part, or amount forming less than half of the whole.
- non-monetary — of or relating to the coinage or currency of a country.
- non-pyogenic — producing or generating pus.
- non-systemic — of or relating to a system.
- non-toxicity — the quality, relative degree, or specific degree of being toxic or poisonous: to determine the toxicity of arsenic.
- non-yielding — inclined to give in; submissive; compliant: a timid, yielding man.
- nonarbitrary — decided by a judge or arbiter rather than by a law or statute.
- noncandidacy — the state of not being a candidate, esp for political office
- noncelebrity — a person who is not a celebrity
- nonchalantly — coolly unconcerned, indifferent, or unexcited; casual: His nonchalant manner infuriated me.
- noncommunity — not part of, related to, or owned by a community
- noncomplying — the failure to comply; non-compliance
- nonemergency — Not an emergency.
- nonenzymatic — relating to a process not produced by enzymes
- nonformulary — Not formulary.
- nonliability — Absence of legal liability.
- nonlinearity — Mathematics. the quality of a function that expresses a relationship that is not one of direct proportion.
- nonliterally — In a manner that is not literal.
- nonmandatory — Not mandatory.