Словарь английских синонимов и синонимичных выражений. Том II. J – Z.
Шрифт:
Niggard, a. Parsimonious, niggardly.
Niggardliness, n. Parsimony, stinginess, avarice, meanness.
Niggardly, a. 1. Parsimonious, covetous, stingy, avaricious, miserly, penurious, sordid, mean, illiberal, mercenary, niggard, close, close-fisted.
2. Saving, sparing, chary.
Nigh, a. Near, adjacent, adjoining, contiguous, close by, close, close at hand, bordering upon, not far off, not distant, approximate to, hard by.
Nigh, ad. Near, nearly.
Nigh, prep. Near, close to, close by, not far from.
Night-fall, n. Evening, dusk, close of the day.
Nightingale, n. Philomel, philomela, (Philomela luscinia.)
Night-jar, n. Goat-sucker, wheel-bird, churn-owl (Caprimulgus Europoeus).
Nightly, a. Nocturnal.
Night-walker, n. Somnambulist, sleep-walker.
Nihilism, n. Nothingness, nothing, non-existence, nonentity, nullity.
Nihility, n. Nothingness, nothing, non-existence, nonentity, nullity.
Nimble, a. Agile, lively, brisk, active, smart, quick, spry, ready, alert, dapper, sprightly.
Nimbleness, n. Briskness, smartness, agility, spryness, alertness, activity, sprightliness.
Nincompoop, n. [Low.] Ninny.
Ninepins, n. pl. Skittles.
Ninny, n. Simpleton, fool, dunce.
Nip, v. a. 1. Pinch, compress, squeeze, gripe.
2. Clip, cut off.
3. Blast, bite, destroy, ruin.
Nip, n. 1. Pinch, bite.
2. Bit, small cut.
3. [Low.] Dram, nipper, sip, drink.
Nipper, n. 1. Fore tooth (of a horse).
2. [Low.] Dram, nip, sip, drink.
Nippers, n. pl. Pincers, tweezers.
Nipple, n. Teat, dug, pap.
Nitre, n. [Written also Niter.] Saltpetre, nitrate of potash.
Nitric acid, Aquafortis, spirit of nitre.
Nitric oxide, Deutoxide of nitrogen, binoxide of nitrogen, nitrous gas, nitrous air.
Nitrogen, n. Azote.
Nitrogenize, v. a. Azotize.
Nitro-muriatic acid, Aqua regia.
Nitrous ether, Sweet spirits of nitre.
Nitrous oxide, Laughing gas, protoxide of nitrogen, exhilarating gas.
No, ad. 1. Nay.
2. Not at all, in no degree.
No, a. None, not any.
Nob, n. [Colloquial.] Nobleman.
Nobby, a. [Colloquial.] Consequential, aristocratic.
Nobility, n. 1. Grandeur, greatness, dignity, nobleness, elevation, superiority, worthiness, loftiness of character, moral excellence.
2. Noble birth, patrician dignity, eminence by rank.
3. Noblesse, aristocracy, peerage, patrician class.
Noble, a. 1. Great, dignified, superior, elevated, worthy, exalted, illustrious.
2. Grand, stately, lordly, splendid, magnificent, sublime.
Noble, n. Nobleman.
Nobleman, n. Peer, noble, grandee, lord, one of the nobility.
Nobleness, n. 1. Greatness, dignity, magnanimity, elevation, superiority, worthiness, nobility, loftiness of character, moral excellence.
2. Stateliness, grandeur, magnificence.
Noblesse, [Fr.] Aristocracy, peerage, nobility.
Nobody, n. No one, no person, not any one, not anybody.
Nocturnal, a. Nightly.
Nocturnally, ad. Nightly, by night.
Nod, v. a. & n. Bow.
Nod, n. Bow, beck.
Noddle, n. Head (in contempt).
Noddy, n. 1. Fool, simpleton, dunce.
2. (Ornith.) Booby, gannet, solan goose (Sterna solida).
Node, n. Knot, knob, protuberance, swelling, lump, prominence, process, excrescence, nodule.
Nodule, n. Knot, node.
Noise, n. 1. Sound.
2. Clamor, din, blare, clatter, uproar, tumult, ado, cry, vociferation, hubbub, racket, hallabaloo, fuss, breeze.
Noisome, a. 1. Noxious, injurious, hurtful, unwholesome, insalubrious, unhealthy, pernicious, mischievous, detrimental, destructive, deleterious, baneful, poisonous, pestilential.
2. Offensive, fetid, disgusting.
Noisy, a. Clamorous, boisterous, turbulent, vociferous, obstreperous, blatant, brawling, blustering, uproarious, tumultuous, riotous.
Nomad, n. 1. Wandering tribe, nomadic people.
2. Wanderer, booly.
Nomade, n. 1. Wandering tribe, nomadic people.
2. Wanderer, booly.
Nomadic, a. Wandering, migratory, vagrant, roving, strolling.
Nomenclature, n. Terminology.
Nominal, a. Titular, not real, only in name.
Nominate, v. a. Name for an office, propose as a candidate, designate for appointment or election.
Nonage, n. Minority, pupilage.
Non-appearance, n. Absence.
Non-attendance, n. Absence.
Nonchalance, n. [Fr.] Carelessness, indifference, unconcern, coolness.
Nonchalant, a. [Fr.] Unconcerned, indifferent, careless, cool, apathetic, not anxious.
Non compos, n. [Contracted from non compos mentis.] Simpleton, dunce, fool.
Non compos mentis, [L.] Demented, idiotic, lunatic, foolish, imbecile, crazy, destitute of common sense, void of understanding.
None, pron., sing. & pl. Not one, not any.
Nonentity, n. 1. Inexistence, nonexistence.
2. Nothing.
Non-essential, a. Adventitious, incidental, accidental, extraneous, extrinsic.
Nonesuch, n. Nonpareil, paragon, pattern, model, chef-d'oeuvre, beau ideal, acme of perfection, pink of perfection.