7-letter words containing y, n
- annuity — An annuity is an investment or insurance policy that pays someone a fixed sum of money each year.
- anodyne — If you describe something as anodyne, you are criticizing it because it has no strong characteristics and is not likely to excite, interest, or upset anyone.
- anolyte — the section of an electrolyte that is around or attached to the anode
- anomaly — If something is an anomaly, it is different from what is usual or expected.
- anomoly — Misspelling of anomaly.
- anonyma — a woman of ill repute and low social stature
- anonyms — an assumed or false name.
- anorexy — Archaic form of anorexia.
- antakya — Antioch (Syria)
- antalya — a port in SW Turkey, on the Gulf of Antalya. Pop: 751 000 (2005 est)
- anthony — Saint. ?251–?356 ad, Egyptian hermit, commonly regarded as the founder of Christian monasticism. Feast day: Jan 17
- anticly — ludicrously or grotesquely
- antigay — opposed to homosexual people and behaviour
- antispy — Countering or opposing spies; antiespionage.
- antonym — The antonym of a word is a word which means the opposite.
- anxiety — Anxiety is a feeling of nervousness or worry.
- any day — some time soon
- any key — (humour, hardware) The key that particularly confused users look for on their computer keyboards when instructed to "Press any key to continue". "But my keyboard doesn't have a key labelled 'any'!".
- any old — You use any old to emphasize that the quality or type of something is not important. If you say that a particular thing is not any old thing, you are emphasizing how special or famous it is.
- any one — any single
- anybody — Anybody means the same as anyone.
- anycast — (networking) A network addressing and routing scheme whereby data is routed to the nearest or best destination as viewed by the routing topology.
- anymore — If something does not happen or is not true anymore, it has stopped happening or is no longer true.
- anyroad — anyway; anyhow.
- anytime — You use anytime to mean a point in time which is not fixed or set.
- anyways — Anyways is a non-standard form of anyway.
- anywhen — at any time
- anywise — in any way or manner; at all
- aplenty — If you have something aplenty, you have a lot of it.
- aptonym — A proper name that aptly describes the occupation or character of the person, especially by coincidence.
- ardency — having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent: an ardent vow; ardent love.
- arensky — Anton Stepanovich [uhn-tawn styi-pah-nuh-vyich] /ʌnˈtɔn styɪˈpɑ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1906, Russian composer.
- as many — the same number of
- astheny — Dated form of asthenia.
- attorny — (obsolete, or, proscribed) alternative spelling of attorney.
- aurigny — one of the Channel Islands, in the English Channel: separated from the French coast by a dangerous tidal channel (the Race of Alderney). Pop: 2294 (2001). Area: 8 sq km (3 sq miles)
- autonym — a piece of literature published under the real name of an author
- autumny — characteristic of autumn
- aveyron — a department of S France in Midi-Pyrénées region. Capital: Rodez. Pop: 266 940 (2003 est). Area: 8771 sq km (3421 sq miles)
- babying — an infant or very young child.
- babylon — the chief city of ancient Mesopotamia: first settled around 3000 bc
- bairnly — childish, childlike, young
- balcony — A balcony is a platform on the outside of a building, above ground level, with a wall or railing around it.
- baloney — If you say that an idea or statement is baloney, you disapprove of it and think it is foolish or wrong.
- banally — devoid of freshness or originality; hackneyed; trite: a banal and sophomoric treatment of courage on the frontier.
- banbury — a town in central England, in N Oxfordshire: telecommunications, financial services. Pop: 43 867 (2001)
- banyans — Plural form of banyan.
- barnaby — a masculine name
- barneys — Plural form of barney.
- baryons — Plural form of baryon.