10-letter words containing y, u, a, n
- jubilantly — With jubilation or triumph.
- julian day — a serial number equal to the number of days elapsed since January 1, 4713 b.c., proposed by Joseph Scaliger in 1582 and used in astronomical calculations: January 1, 1965, at noon, Greenwich Civil Time, was Julian Day 2,438,762.0. Abbreviation: J.D.
- laughingly — With amused ridicule or ludicrous inappropriateness.
- laundryman — a person who works in or operates a laundry.
- laundrymen — Plural form of laundryman.
- lazy susan — a revolving tray for foods, condiments, etc., placed usually at the center of a dining table.
- lin yutang — (Lin Yü-t'ang) 1895–1976, Chinese author and philologist.
- low sunday — the first Sunday after Easter.
- lullabying — Present participle of lullaby.
- lunar year — year (def 4a).
- luxuriancy — Obsolete form of luxuriance.
- lyam-hound — a bloodhound.
- manularity — /man"yoo-la"ri-tee/ ("manual" + "granularity") A notional measure of the manual labor required for some task, particularly one of the sort that automation is supposed to eliminate. "Composing English on paper has much higher manularity than using a text editor, especially in the revising stage." Hackers tend to consider manularity a symptom of primitive methods; in fact, a true hacker confronted with an apparent requirement to do a computing task by hand will inevitably seize the opportunity to build another tool (see toolsmith).
- mapinguary — A legendary red-furred ground-dwelling sloth-like creature said to live in the Amazon rainforests of Brazil and Bolivia.
- monaurally — In a monaural fashion.
- mount jaya — a mountain in E Indonesia, in Papua (formerly Irian Jaya) in the Sudirman Range: the highest mountain in New Guinea. Height: 5039 m (16 532 ft)
- musicianly — In the manner of a musician.
- naturality — The condition of being natural; nature, naturalness.
- nauseously — In a nauseous manner.
- nautically — of or relating to sailors, ships, or navigation: nautical terms.
- neurodynia — (pathology) nerve pain; neuralgia.
- neuropathy — any diseased condition of the nervous system.
- neutrality — the state of being neutral.
- nonduality — Lack of duality.
- nonfaculty — a position that is not part of an academic faculty
- nuptiality — The frequency or incidence of marriage within a population.
- nurseryman — a person who owns or conducts a plant nursery.
- nuyts land — early name of a region on the southern coast in S Australia, discovered by the Dutch in 1626–27.
- oppugnancy — opposing; antagonistic; contrary.
- outplaying — Present participle of outplay.
- paraguayan — a republic in central South America between Bolivia, Brazil, and Argentina. 157,047 sq. mi. (406,750 sq. km). Capital: Asunción.
- paronymous — containing the same root or stem, as the words wise and wisdom.
- picayunish — of little value or account; small; trifling: a picayune amount.
- play-lunch — a schoolchild's mid-morning snack
- playground — an area used for outdoor play or recreation, especially by children, and often containing recreational equipment such as slides and swings.
- polyanthus — a hybrid primrose, Primula polyantha.
- postulancy — the period or state of being a postulant, especially in a religious order.
- poultryman — a person who raises domestic fowls, especially chickens, to sell as meat; a chicken farmer.
- punctually — strictly observant of an appointed or regular time; not late; prompt.
- purveyance — the act of purveying.
- qualifying — Present participle of qualify.
- quaternary — consisting of four.
- quaternity — a group or set of four.
- ravenously — extremely hungry; famished; voracious: feeling ravenous after a hard day's work.
- redundancy — the state of being redundant.
- reluctancy — unwillingness; disinclination: reluctance to speak in public.
- repugnancy — the state of being repugnant.
- ruminantly — in a ruminant manner
- saintsbury — George Edward Bateman [beyt-muh n] /ˈbeɪt mən/ (Show IPA), 1845–1933, English literary critic and historian.
- sally lunn — a slightly sweetened teacake served hot with butter.