Adjectives

Adjectives That Start with N: a List of 580+ N Words to Describe Someone (with Definitions and Examples)

Adjectives Beginning with N

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Adjectives That Start with NA (56 Words)
Adjectives That Start with NE (102 Words)
Adjectives That Start with NI (37 Words)
Adjectives That Start with NO (351 Words)
Adjectives That Start with NU, NY (34 Words)
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Adjectives That Start with NA (56 Words)

nacreous	Having a play of lustrous rainbow colors Celestials with nacreous scales are known but rarely seen.
naiant	Applied to a fish depicted horizontally An animal or creature naiant is swimming.
naif	Marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience One must be impartially naif or impartially critical.
naive	Lacking information or instruction The boy is callow and naive.
naked	Lacking any cover The naked longing and yearning in his eyes is palpable.
namby-pamby	Weak in willpower, courage or vitality
nameless	Being or having an unknown or unnamed source The nameless height is located in the belarusian forests.
namibian	Of or relating to namibia or its people Finland has stated it is a staunch supporter of namibian independence.
nanocephalic	Having an abnormally small head and underdeveloped brain
napoleonic	Of or relating to or like napoleon bonaparte The napoleonic era and the restoration.
nappy	In small tight curls If we are going to worry about nappy.
narcoleptic	Of or relating to narcolepsy It sounds like you are narcoleptic.
narcotic	Inducing mental lethargy It permits the administration of narcotic analgesia and naloxone by paramedics.
narcotised	Under the influence of narcotics
narcotising	Inducing stupor or narcosis I won the bet, narcotising the indescribable agony with a bottle of vodka.
narcotized	Under the influence of narcotics
narcotizing	Inducing stupor or narcosis The effect of so much misery isn’t narcotizing, however.
narial	Of or relating to or near the nares Its position is not indicative of a narial opening either.
narrative	Consisting of or characterized by the telling of a story Everything in the narrative is veracious.
narrow	Very limited in degree Galatea is embedded in an unnamed narrow and faint ringlet.
narrow-bodied	Having a relatively narrow body The width of the properties was comparatively narrow.
narrow-minded	Rigidly adhering to a particular sect or its doctrines Bill’s character is described in an official press release as officious,punctilious, humourless and narrow minded.
narrowed	Made narrow; limited in breadth In recent years the achievement test gap has narrowed appreciably.
narrower	Lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view The village was famous for its narrow and crisscross road.
narrowing	Characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination Why confine these articles to such a narrow purlieu
nary	Colloquial for `not a’ or `not one’ or `never a’ In the treaty there is nary a mention of lambs.
nasal	Of or in or relating to the nose The nasal capacity remains the same.

nascent	Being born or beginning Copper availability doesn’t affect the translation of the nascent protein.
nasopharyngeal	Of or relating to or located near the nasopharynx Seizure after local anesthesia for nasopharyngeal angiofibroma.
nastiest	Offensive or even (of persons) malicious- ezra pound Plenty of citations exist for the nasty effects of ‘datura’ intoxication.
nasty	Exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent His tone varies from the gently whimsical to the truly nasty.
natal	Relating to or accompanying birth Prophylaxis needs antenatal, natal and post natal care.
national	Limited to or in the interests of a particular nation The school follows the national curriculum.
nationalist	Devotion to the interests or culture of a particular nation including promoting the interests of one country over those of others The influx of german nationalist propaganda is disgusting.
nationalistic	Devotion to the interests or culture of a particular nation including promoting the interests of one country over those of others Is it that the nationalistic beliefs are centered exclusively on the autocrat
nationwide	Occurring or extending throughout a country or nation The case attracted nationwide publicity in the united states.
native	Characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin Native speakers use the inflexions intuitively.
nativist	Of or relating to or advocating nativism There was a need for a nativist aesthetic.
nativistic	Of or relating to or advocating nativism By 1917, germans were the object of much of the american nativistic fervor.
natriuretic	Of or relating to natriuresis The natriuretic effect of bnp leads to an increase in urine production.
natty	Marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners I’ve always been partial to natty dread and burnin’
natural	Being neither raised nor lowered by one chromatic semitone Cooking is one of the natural instincts.
naturalised	Planted so as to give an effect of wild growth It has widely naturalised elsewhere.
naturalistic	Representing what is real; not abstract or ideal Trustworthiness and authenticity in naturalistic evaluation.
naturistic	In accord with naturism It endorses a naturistic approach to sports and community living.
naughty	Suggestive of sexual impropriety The three naughty wives reappear with giddy greetings all around.
nauruan	Of or relating to the island republic of nauru or its residents The origin of the nauruan people has not yet been finally determined.
nauseating	Causing or able to cause nausea I also find the subject matter nauseating.
nauseous	Feeling nausea; feeling about to vomit It was like just this emotion and it made you nauseous.
nautical	Relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen The names of many of the beers maintain a british nautical theme.
naval	Connected with or belonging to or used in a navy Tokyo protests china’s naval incursion off senkakus.
navicular	Shaped like a boat A very common application is the diagnosis of navicular disease in horses.
navigable	Able to be sailed on or through safely The river is navigable within the first of its estuary.
nazarene	Of or relating to the nazarenes or their religion Notzri is the earliest form of the word nazarene.
nazi	Relating to or consistent with or typical of the ideology and practice of nazism or the nazis The article thoroughly underplays the nazi years.

Adjectives That Start with NE (102 Words)

neandertal	Ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance Jose maria basabe studied 5 teeth from a young neandertal found on the site.
neanderthal	Ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance First discovery of a neanderthal tomb.
neanderthalian	Relating to or belonging to or resembling neanderthal man
neapolitan	Of or relating to or characteristic of naples or its people You could be responsible for the neapolitan section…
near	With or in a close or intimate relationship Near the scotch barrels, the distillers is talking about the cause of losses.
nearby	Close at hand The brackish water lake of okanj is nearby.
nearer	Closely resembling the genuine article The station is near the neighborhood.
nearest	Being on the left side The station is near the neighborhood.
nearsighted	Unable to see distant objects clearly I do suffer from astigmatism and i am nearsighted.
neat	Clean or organized The reason for the link is to keep the infobox clean and neat.
nebular	Of or relating to or resembling a nebula That is the case with nebular theory.
nebulose	Lacking definite form or limits- h.t.moore
nebulous	Of or relating to or resembling a nebula The arrangement was somewhat nebulous.
necessary	Unavoidably determined by prior circumstances The map is extraordinarily necessary.
necessitous	Poor enough to need help from others
neck-deep	Deeply involved The old man was thin and gaunt with deep wrinkles in the back of his neck.
neckless	Lacking or apparently lacking a neck They have round neckless heads with two round eyes.
necklike	Resembling a neck
necromantical	Relating to or associated with necromancy
nectariferous	Possessing nectaries A nectariferous disc is present but inconspicuous.
nectarous	Extremely pleasing to the taste; sweet and fragrant
nee	Used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman The dynamic and iconoclastic leader of this church was watchman nee.
needful	Necessary for relief or supply I hope that the electrician did whatever was needful.
needlelike	Ending in a sharp point The mouth of the fish is filled with sharp, needlelike, curved teeth.
needless	Unnecessary and unwarranted Further, the clumsy verbosity is needless.
needy	Poor enough to need help from others He would help the poor and needy irrespective of race.
nefarious	Extremely wicked The word nefarious is creeping into my mind.
negative	Characterized by or displaying negation or denial or opposition or resistance; having no positive features The negative reviews were mainly scathing.
neglectful	Failing in what duty requires I’ve been neglectful of my friends.
negligent	Characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern The defendant is usually negligent in causing the accident to occur.
negligible	Not worth considering In the bureaucracy, the purge was negligible from the outset.
negotiable	Capable of being passed or negotiated The fare is negotiable with the driver before boarding.
negro	Relating to or characteristic of or being a member of the traditional racial division of mankind having brown to black pigmentation and tightly curled hair He authored the famous oration ‘the negro element in american life.’
neighboring	Having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching The children attended school in the neighboring village of barbara.
neighborly	Exhibiting the qualities expected in a friendly neighbor I think it would be a bit more neighborly to move it to an appropriate section.
neighbourly	Exhibiting the qualities expected in a friendly neighbor It maintains a traditional neighbourly atmosphere with an emphasis on community.
neither	Not either; not one or the other I have neither the time nor the temperament.
neo	Recent or new Circuit breaker predates the introduction of the neo knights.
neoclassic	Characteristic of a revival of an earlier classical style The sumptuous foyer contained neoclassic medallions and pilasters.
neoclassical	Characteristic of a revival of an earlier classical style The building is in neoclassical style.
neoclassicist	Relating to or advocating neoclassicism The mansion was built between 1765 and 1770 in the neoclassicist style.
neoclassicistic	Relating to or advocating neoclassicism It was rebuilt to neoclassicistic style in the beginning of 19th century.
neocortical	Of or relating to the neocortex of the cerebrum Heterogeneity of phasic cholinergic signaling in neocortical neurons.
neoliberal	Having or showing belief in the need for economic growth in addition to traditional liberalistic values And another is a neoliberal site.
neolithic	Of or relating to the most recent period of the stone age (following the mesolithic) The settlement dates back to the neolithic.
neonatal	Relating to or affecting the infant during the first month after birth The most common cause of hemolytic disease is neonatal isoerythrolysis.
neoplastic	Of or related to or having the properties of a neoplasm These compounds have anti neoplastic activity.
neotenic	Of or relating to or characterized by neoteny Neoteny may occur in some individuals, but neotenic populations are not known.
neotenous	Of or relating to or characterized by neoteny
nepalese	Of or pertaining to or characteristic of nepal or its people or language or culture Nepalese atc at the time was not equipped with radar.
nepali	Of or pertaining to or characteristic of nepal or its people or language or culture Nepali is the word for the language of the nepali people.
nephritic	Affected by nephritis Nephritic syndrome is not a specific diagnosis.
nephrotoxic	Toxic to the kidney Pegs are nephrotoxic if applied to damaged skin.
neritic	Of or relating to the region of the sea over the continental shelf which is less than 200 meters deep They feed almost exclusively on neritic and oceanic squid, mostly nocturnally.
nerve-racking	Extremely irritating to the nerves Diagonal bracing is used to prevent racking of the structure.
nerveless	Marked by calm self-control (especially in trying circumstances); unemotional
nervous	Unpredictably excitable (especially of horses) Poliomyelitis is a disease of the central nervous system.
nervy	Offensively bold She seems to be nervy.
nescient	Holding that only material phenomena can be known and knowledge of spiritual matters or ultimate causes is impossible I am fed up with the nescient logic that permeates this article.
nestorian	Relating to nestorius or nestorianism But yes, nestorian was much used, but it’s not an ethnic term.
net	Conclusive in a process or progression The skiff encircles the school with the net.
nether	Lower He scoops up the kittens on the cart’s nether shelf.
nethermost	Farthest down I have added all the information about tourism and nethermost pike.
netlike	Having open interstices or resembling a web The skirt’s netlike openings may be polyhedral or round in shape.
nett	Remaining after all deductions They represent a nett loss of functionality.
netted	Remaining after all deductions The skiff encircles the school with the net.
nettlesome	Causing irritation or annoyance As the picture shows, that route can be somewhat nettlesome.
networklike	Having a network of veins or ribs
neural	Of or relating to the nervous system Pessimism bias has been described as the neural basis of depression.
neuralgic	Of or relating to or suffering from neuralgia
neurasthenic	Of or relating to or suffering from neurasthenia On the basis of this, they are often labelled neurotic or neurasthenic.
neuroanatomic	Of or relating to neural tissue or the nervous system We report here both neuroanatomic and genetic quantitative evidence that the size of the striatum and the number of neurons contained within it are modulated independently.
neuroanatomical	Of or relating to neural tissue or the nervous system Neuroanatomical correlates of extraversion and neuroticism.
neurobiological	Of or relating to the biological study of the nervous system Attempting to dress up prejudice as a neurobiological disorder is a disaster.
neuroendocrine	Of or relating to the nervous and endocrine systems (especially as they function together) Neuroendocrine perspectives on social attachment and love.
neurogenic	Arising in or stimulated by nerve tissues Recurrent neurogenic sarcoma of the paranasal sinuses.
neuroglial	Relating to or consisting of neuroglia
neurologic	Of or relating to or used in or practicing neurology Neurologic findings in vitamin e deficiency.
neurological	Of or relating to or used in or practicing neurology Functional neurological deficit.
neuromatous	Of or relating to or caused by neuromas
neuromotor	Relating to a nerve fiber or impulse passing toward motor effectors
neuromuscular	Affecting or characteristic of both neural and muscular tissue Requested citation for the neuromuscular reference.
neuronal	Of or relating to neurons It may promote neuronal survival.
neuronic	Of or relating to neurons
neuropsychiatric	Of or relating to neuropsychiatry Here the young neuropsychiatric technician saw his first oil paintings.
neuropsychological	Of or concerned with neuropsychology Neuropsychological assessment and illness.
neurotic	Characteristic of or affected by neurosis Mickey, another of allen’s neurotic characters, provides the comic relief.
neurotropic	Tending to attack or affect the nervous system preferentially As such, this neurotropic virus is not found in the blood.
neuter	Having no or imperfectly developed or nonfunctional sex organs The holy spirit is treated with the neuter pronoun.
neutered	Of grammatical gender Apparently, it is the neuter gerundive.
neutral	Not supporting or favoring either side in a war, dispute, or contest Incrimination is hardly neutral.
neutralised	Made neutral in some respect; deprived of distinctive characteristics It needs to be neutralised, so to speak.
never-ending	Uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing What is truly puerile is the never ending racist crudity of dbachmann.
new	In use after medieval times Beginning in 2006, hill offered a new statecraft.
newborn	Recently born Newborn quilts and basket of baby items for expectant mothers.
newer	Harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity Beginning in 2006, hill offered a new statecraft.
newest	Original and of a kind not seen before Hence, the time to start a new charter airline seemed opportune.
newfangled	Gratuitously new He constantly speaks in a stylish, newfangled dialect.
newfound	Newly discovered The death of his brothers gave him newfound purpose in the senate.
newsworthy	Sufficiently interesting to be reported in a newspaper Again newsworthy, but not encyclopedic.
newtonian	Of or relating to or inspired by sir isaac newton or his science There are newtonian counterparts to the gr outlook.
next	Nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space The next section invokes the following.

Adjectives That Start with NI (37 Words)

nibbed	Having a writing point or nib especially of a certain kind Triart markers feature a refillable 3 nibbed marker design.
nicaean	Of or relating to the ancient city of nicaea in asia minor This controversy led to the convention of the nicaean council in 325 ce.
nicaraguan	Of or relating to nicaragua or is people Ser is a nicaraguan magazine of fashion and lifestyle.
nice	Excessively fastidious and easily disgusted Grandma is very tender and nice.
nicene	Of or relating to the ancient city of nicaea in asia minor The nicene creed is the fundamental statement of the christian faith.
nicer	Excessively fastidious and easily disgusted The melody sounds nice.
nidicolous	Remaining in the nest for a time after hatching However, the concepts of altricial and nidicolous are not identical.
nidifugous	Leaving the nest shortly after hatching The chicks are nidifugous and accompany the female after hatching.
niffy	Malodorous But thank you for praising me on my niffy fact or theory.
nifty	Very good The exposition is swift, nifty and joyously unclunky.
nigerian	Of or relating to nigeria List of nigerian states by area.
nigerien	Of or relating to the people of nigeria Nigerien footballers who have played abroad at any time during their career.
nigh	Being on the left side This is well nigh impossible to decipher.
nighted	Overtaken by night or darkness He was nighted after saving a whole family from a ship wreck, single handedly.
nightlong	Lasting, open, or operating through the whole night
nightly	Happening every night C set also planned a nightly sportscast.
nightmarish	Extremely alarming Bacon’s portraits are notable for their nightmarish quality.
nihilistic	Of or relating to nihilism Dalton would appear to be somewhat nihilistic.
nilotic	Of or relating to or constituting the nilotic group of languages A list of nilotic languages would be very useful in this article.
nilpotent	Equal to zero when raised to a certain power A nilsquare or nilpotent infinitesimal can then be defined.
nimble	Moving quickly and lightly They are not nimble or adaptable enough to be pacesetters.
niminy-piminy	Affectedly dainty or refined
nine	Denoting a quantity consisting of one more than eight and one less than ten A polygon with nine sides is called a nonagon.
nine-year-old	Belonging to some prior time At an old age, frailty is a fact of life.
ninefold	Having nine units or components This deity shines his torch over the ninefold darkness.
ninepenny	Used of nail size; 2 3/4 in or 7 cm long
nineteen	Being one more than eighteen She began acting in the film studios at the age of nineteen.
nineteenth	Coming next after the eighteenth in position In the nineteenth century a dissension arose over the nature of sanctification.
ninetieth	The ordinal number of ninety in counting order He died three days before his ninetieth birthday.
ninety	Being ten more than eighty The usable portion of the tube is ninety feet deep.
ninth	Coming next after the eighth and just before the tenth in position The eighth and ninth are the stars and stripes and the presidential flag.
nipponese	Of or relating to or characteristic of japan or its people or their culture or language All in all, you have been sweet enough in your nipponese way.
nippy	A sharp biting taste Glad to see puppy up and giving suitably painful nippy bites to miscreants.
nisi	Not final or absolute A decree of divorce is initially granted ‘nisi’, i.e.
nitid	Bright with a steady but subdued shining
nitric	Of or containing nitrogen What are the physical properties of nitric oxide
nitwitted	Lacking sense or understanding or judgment Although very beautiful, she is somewhat proud and nitwitted.

Adjectives That Start with NO (351 Words)

no	Quantifier; used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns for indicating a complete or almost complete lack or zero quantity of As there is no supercilious attitude, i’ve got nothing to lose.
no-frills	Characterized by the absence of inessential features No sign of ellipse, no sign of aphelion, no sign of perihelion.
no-nonsense	Not tolerating irrelevancies The speech was infantile nonsense.
no-win	Certain to end in failure and disappointment The vantage of the armies made them win.
noachian	Of or relating to noah or his time I linked noachian era to an edit page because there is no existing article.
noble	Impressive in appearance Man isn’t a noble savage, he’s an ignoble savage.
nocent	Having a tendency to cause harm
nociceptive	Caused by or in response to pain Cellular memory in spinal nociceptive circuitry.scand.
noctilucent	Shining or glowing by night The care will be the first space viewing of an artificial noctilucent cloud.
nocturnal	Of or relating to or occurring in the night The pacific seahorse is nocturnal.
nodular	Having nodules or occurring in the form of nodules Other types include nodular regenerative hyperplasia and hamartoma.
nodulated	Having nodules or occurring in the form of nodules The genus lupinus is nodulated by the soil microorganism bradyrhizobium sp.
noduled	Having nodules or occurring in the form of nodules
nodulose	Having minute nodules Nodulose roots become swollen near the tips; example turmeric.
noetic	Of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind Since they are stating that intellectual is the same word as noetic.
noiseless	Making no sound- shakespeare The human sensory system is not noiseless.
noisome	Offensively malodorous Meanwhile, the allies awaited reinforcements and supplies in the noisome swamps, dying meantime by thousands of fever.
noisy	Full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds The guggenheim is a noisy extrovert that craves attention.
nomadic	Migratory The figures excludes the nomadic bedouin population.
nominal	Pertaining to a noun or to a word group that functions as a noun The number indicates the nominal power rating.
nominalistic	Of or relating to nominalism It can also be traced to the nominalistic tradition of illiam of ockham.
nominative	Appointed by nomination The esperanto cases are nominative and accusative.
nomothetic	Relating to or involving the search for abstract universal principles The structure of mood change an idiographic/nomothetic analysis.
nonabsorbent	Not capable of absorbing or soaking up (liquids)
nonabsorptive	Not capable of absorbing or soaking up (liquids)
nonadaptive	Failing to serve an adjustive purpose
nonaddictive	Not causing or characterized by addiction It has been medically proven to be nonaddictive and safe to ingest.
nonadhesive	Not tending to adhere Eggs are nonadhesive and range in size from 2.6 to 2.9 mm.
nonadjacent	Not adjacent; not next A chord is an edge between nonadjacent nodes in the cycle.
nonadsorbent	Lacking a capacity to adsorb or cause to accumulate on a surface
nonadsorptive	Lacking a capacity to adsorb or cause to accumulate on a surface
nonaged	Not of legal age
nonagenarian	Being from 90 to 99 years old Just wondering why you removed the nonagenarian category.
nonaggressive	Not aggressive; not given to fighting or assertiveness The culture is pacifistic and nonaggressive, though dwarma peoples eat meat.
nonalcoholic	Characterized by the absence of alcohol Also, pumpkin can be used to flavor both alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages.
nonaligned	Not affiliated with any faction, party, or cause Yemen participates in the nonaligned movement.
nonappointive	Filled by popular election rather than by appointment
nonarbitrable	Not appropriate for or subject to arbitration
nonarbitrary	Not subject to individual determination Starting at zero is a natural, nonarbitrary point.
nonarboreal	Not inhabiting or frequenting trees
nonassertive	Not aggressively self-assured, though not necessarily lacking in confidence None of the above theories give a formal semantics for nonassertive speech acts.
nonassociative	Not associative Find a nonassociative finite simple a loop, if such a loop exists.
nonastringent	Not astringent
nonautonomous	Controlled by outside forces It may also be nice to use a nonautonomous equation.
nonbearing	Supporting no vertical weight other than its own
nonbelligerent	Not directly at war
noncaloric	Of food have no (or few) calories
noncarbonated	Not having carbonation
noncausal	Not causative
noncausative	Not causative It thus relates a causative and a noncausative form.
noncellular	Not made up of or divided into cells
nonchalant	Marked by blithe unconcern Josh was a mellow and nonchalant young man.
nonchristian	Not believing in christ The stuff about offending the nonchristian is utter bollocks.
nonchurchgoing	No longer active or practicing
noncivilised	Not having a high state of culture and social development
noncivilized	Not having a high state of culture and social development
nonclassical	Not classical The name ‘nonclassical’ is derived from the label’s approach to classical music.
noncollapsable	Not capable of collapsing
noncollapsible	Not capable of collapsing
noncolumned	Not having columns
noncombatant	Member of armed forces whose duties do not include fighting as e.g. a chaplain or surgeon Its major problem is a misreporting of combatant casualties as noncombatant.
noncombinative	Not involving combination
noncombining	Not able to combine
noncombustible	Not capable of igniting and burning The box is stuffed with noncombustible materials.
noncommercial	Not connected with or engaged in commercial enterprises The program is free for noncommercial use.
noncommissioned	Appointed from enlisted personnel His temporary replacement was a noncommissioned officer.
noncommittal	Refusing to bind oneself to a particular course of action or view or the like Some sources use agnostic in the sense of noncommittal.
noncommunicable	Not capable of being passed on Noncommunicable diseases such as cancer also are a major health issue in jordan.
noncompetitive	Not involving competition or competitiveness Admission is noncompetitive and the academic year is divided into quarters.
noncompliant	Boldly resisting authority or an opposing force The noncompliant tag is a request for the article to be improved.
noncomprehensive	Not comprehensive
nonconcentric	Not having a common center; not concentric
nonconducting	Not able to conduct heat or electricity or sound
nonconductive	Not able to conduct heat or electricity or sound A selected region of a conductive elastomer is made relatively nonconductive by subjecting said region to ultrasonic vibration and pressure.
nonconforming	Not conforming to established customs or doctrines especially in religion Implied intent exists if the landowner fails to exercise the nonconforming use.
nonconformist	Not conforming to established customs or doctrines especially in religion Greenacres has long been the site of a nonconformist chapel and congregation.
nonconscious	Relating to the lack of consciousness of inanimate things On the development, mechanisms, and ecology of nonconscious social behavior.
noncontagious	Not capable of being passed on
noncontentious	Of persons; not given to controversy
noncontinuous	Not continuing without interruption in time or space This type of program is usually noncontinuous.
noncontroversial	Not likely to arouse controversy Faqs are supposed to be noncontroversial.
nonconvergent	Never meeting or crossing
noncritical	Not in a state of crisis or emergency The assembly of this simple device requires a minimum of noncritical steps.
noncrucial	Not in a state of crisis or emergency
noncrystalline	Not crystalline
noncurrent	Not current or belonging to the present time
noncyclic	Not cyclic Let c be the number of noncyclic sorts in the language.
noncyclical	Not cyclic The causes for noncyclical breast pain are very varied and hard to establish.
nondeductible	Not allowable as a deduction
nondenominational	Not restricted to a particular religious denomination He seems to be some kind of nondenominational christian.
nondescript	Lacking distinct or individual characteristics; dull and uninteresting The whole complex is pretty nondescript.
nondigestible	Not digestible
nondisposable	Unavailable for use
none	Not any None of the rivers are perennial.
nonechoic	Not echoic or imitative of sound
noneffervescent	Not sparkling
nonelected	Filled by appointment rather than by election
nonelective	Filled by appointment rather than by election
nonenterprising	Lacking in enterprise; not bold or venturesome
nonenzymatic	Not relating to or produced by enzymes
nonequivalent	Not equal or interchangeable in value, quantity, or significance Computerized mastery testing with nonequivalent testlets.
nonessential	Not of prime or central importance- pubs.mla Cdc4 can be essential, or nonessential, depending on the organism.
nonexempt	Not exempt from an obligation or liability
nonexistent	Not having existence or being or actuality Nonexistent creature from a nonexistent mythology.
nonexplorative	Not exploratory
nonexploratory	Not exploratory
nonexplosive	Not explosive
nonextant	No longer existing or inaccessible through loss or destruction- g.b.saul
nonextensile	Not extensile
nonfat	Without fat or fat solids I’m eating nonfat coconut sorbet with godiva liqueuer on it.
nonfatal	Not bringing death This benefit was driven primarily by a reduction in nonfatal mi.
nonfictional	Not fictional The opposite of a nonfictional character is a fictional character.
nonfigurative	Not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature He also started painting nonfigurative art.
nonfinancial	Not involving financial matters
nonfissile	Not fissile
nonfissionable	Not capable of undergoing fission
nonflammable	Impossible to ignite It is nonflammable, but iodine may be released during a fire.
nonflavored	Without flavoring added
nonflavoured	Without flavoring added
nonflowering	Without flower or bloom and not producing seeds Nonflowering plants include reindeer moss and glade moss.
nonfunctional	Not having or performing a function The line had an nonfunctional parameter in it.
nonglutinous	Not resembling glue in texture
nongranular	Not having granules
nongregarious	Of plants and animals; not growing or living in groups or colonies
nonhairy	Without hair
nonharmonic	Not harmonic You have to say what the next chord is in the example for nonharmonic bass.
nonhereditary	Not acquirable by inheritance Ollier disease is a rare nonhereditary sporadic disorder.
nonheritable	Not inheritable
nonhierarchic	Not classified hierarchically
nonhierarchical	Not classified hierarchically There are two main varieties hierarchical and nonhierarchical.
nonhuman	Not human; not belonging to or produced by or appropriate to human beings I see no reason not to include notable nonhuman deaths.
nonimitative	Not marked by or given to imitation
nonimmune	Likely to be affected with The cause of refractoriness may be either immune or nonimmune based.
nonindulgent	Characterized by strictness, severity, or restraint
nonindustrial	Not having highly developed manufacturing enterprises The health effects of nonindustrial indoor air pollution.
noninfectious	Not infectious Avian flu viruses are noninfectious for most species.
noninflammatory	Not inflammatory It can refer to a process that is inflammatory or noninflammatory.
noninheritable	Not inheritable
noninstitutional	Not institutional The sample represents the civilian noninstitutional population.
noninstitutionalised	Not committed to an institution
noninstitutionalized	Not committed to an institution
nonintegrated	Not integrated; not taken into or made a part of a whole Paper mills can be fully integrated mills or nonintegrated mills.
nonintellectual	Not intellectual That is a nonintellectual view of our purpose here.
noninterchangeable	Such that the terms of an expression cannot be interchanged without changing the meaning
nonintersecting	Never meeting or crossing
noninvasive	Relating to a technique that does not involve puncturing the skin or entering a body cavity And this is an excellent, noninvasive way to do so.
nonionic	Not converted into ions It is a member of the nonoxynol family of nonionic surfactants.
nonionised	Not converted into ions
nonionized	Not converted into ions
nonjudgmental	Refraining from making judgments especially ones based on personal opinions or standards There, she was nurtured in a welcoming and nonjudgmental environment.
nonkosher	Not conforming to dietary laws
nonleaded	Not containing tetraethyl lead Development of nonleaded technology.
nonlegal	Not regulated or sanctioned by law
nonlethal	Not capable of causing death The m84 is classified as a nonlethal weapon.
nonlexical	Not relating to words There are clearly cases where a prepositional phrase can occur in a clause not by virtue of the lexical entry of the verb but rather by virtue of nonlexical facts of english syntax.
nonlinear	Designating or involving an equation whose terms are not of the first degree Experimental ultrasonic nonlinear acoustics.
nonlinguistic	Not consisting of or related to language We ask subjects to segment discourse using a nonlinguistic criterion in order to avoid circularity when we later investigate the correlation of linguistic devices with segments derived from the segmentation task results.
nonliteral	Not literal; using figures of speech They lack a theory connecting the nonliteral and literal readings.
nonliterary	Marked by lack of affectation or pedantry- w.d.howells In fact, it can be performed for any expression, nonliterary or literary.
nonliterate	Used of a society that has not developed writing Daily life was infused with this mixture of nonliterate/literate.
nonliving	Not endowed with life Pct also applies to nonliving autonomic systems.
nonmagnetic	Not capable of being magnetized It is almost nonmagnetic and corrosion resistant.
nonmandatory	Not required by rule or law
nonmaterial	Not consisting of matter Culture is both material and nonmaterial.
nonmeaningful	Having no meaning or direction or purpose
nonmechanical	Lacking mechanical skills
nonmechanistic	Not mechanistic
nonmedicinal	Not having a medicinal effect or not medically prescribed
nonmetal	Not containing or resembling or characteristic of a metal A mott transition is a metal nonmetal transition in condensed matter.
nonmetallic	Not containing or resembling or characteristic of a metal Nonmetallic conductors, such as conductive plastic, are sometimes used.
nonmetamorphic	Not metamorphic
nonmigratory	Used of animals that do not migrate Akepa is a nonmigratory passerine bird endemic to hawaii.
nonmilitary	Not associated with soldiers or the military That technology also has nonmilitary applications, particularly in sports.
nonmodern	Not modern; of or characteristic of an earlier time
nonmonotonic	Not monotonic Nonmonotonic reasoning by minimal belief revision.
nonmotile	Not capable of movement They are oxidase negative, nonmotile and usually nitrate negative.
nonmoving	Not in motion The party opposing the motion is the nonmovant or nonmoving party.
nonmusical	Not musical in nature Improvisation can be carried out with both musical and nonmusical references.
nonnative	Of plants or animals originating in a part of the world other than where they are growing Nonnative bullfrogs may be the worst predator on small waterbird chicks.
nonnatural	Existing outside of or not in accordance with nature-aldous huxley The distinction between natural and nonnatural meaning.
nonnegative	Either positive or zero Rk is both smooth and nonnegative.
nonnomadic	Not nomadic or wandering
nonnormative	Not based on a norm But don’t leave the nonnormative group unmodified or it won’t make sense.
nonobjective	Not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature You seem to be nonobjective in my case.
nonobligatory	Not required by rule or law
nonobservant	Failing or refusing to observe religious customs Anyone is free to be nonobservant.
nonopening	Not open; not opening
nonoperational	Not involved in military operations The unit became nonoperational for a short time.
nonoscillatory	Not having periodic vibrations Uniformly high order accurate nonoscillatory schemes.
nonparallel	Of or relating to the sequential performance of multiple operations An ir approach for translating new words from nonparallel, comparable texts.
nonparametric	Not involving an estimation of the parameters of a statistic Mantel nonparametric test calculator.
nonparasitic	Not parasitic on another organism Several other worms may be free living, or nonparasitic.
nonpareil	Eminent beyond or above comparison The general scene recorded itself; of all the magnificent evenings which my voyage had brought forth this was perhaps the nonpareil.
nonparticulate	Not composed of distinct particles
nonpartisan	Free from party affiliation or bias The magazine is basically nonpolitical and nonpartisan.
nonpartizan	Free from party affiliation or bias
nonpasserine	Relating to or characteristic of birds that are not perching birds
nonperiodic	Not recurring at regular intervals Quasicrystals are structural forms that are both ordered and nonperiodic.
nonpersonal	Lacking personality Especially if the changes are consistent in being nonpersonal in nature.
nonphotosynthetic	Not photosynthetic
nonphysical	Lacking substance or reality; incapable of being touched or seen Objects can be nonphysical and nonmoving, or actively physical and movable.
nonplused	Filled with bewilderment
nonplussed	Filled with bewilderment This is something that has always left me nonplussed.
nonpoisonous	Not producing poison
nonpolar	Not ionic It is classified as a nonpolar amino acid.
nonpolitical	Not political Every source i’ve found describes the hippie subgroup as nonpolitical.
nonporous	Not porous; especially not having vessels that appear as pores Vinyl is not flexible, but very smooth and nonporous so it’s easy to clean.
nonpregnant	Not pregnant A nonpregnant uterus that enlarges quickly is suspicious.
nonprehensile	Not prehensile
nonprescription	Purchasable without a doctor’s prescription All prescription and nonprescription drugs are the cause of disease.
nonproductive	Not directly productive Roughly one third of patients had nonproductive cough.
nonprofessional	Not professional; not engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or for gain The role of nonprofessional volunteers in a suicide prevention center.
nonprofit	Not commercially motivated The playground was developed by the nonprofit boundless playgrounds.
nonprognosticative	Not offering prognostications
nonprogressive	Old-fashioned and out of date
nonproprietary	Not protected by trademark or patent or copyright
nonprotractile	Not extensile
nonpsychoactive	Not affecting the mind or mental processes
nonpublic	Not invested with or related to prominent position or status etc. I guess i’m not seeing any nonpublic information being outed here.
nonpurulent	Not containing pus Eucalyptol is an effective treatment for nonpurulent rhinosinusitis.
nonracial	Not racial; having nothing to do with race or races Natal also briefly had a nonracial franchise, although this ended in 1896.
nonracist	Unprejudiced about race Nonracist uncivil jerks deserve to be treated the same way.
nonradioactive	Not radioactive
nonrandom	Not random A judgment sample is a type of nonrandom sample.
nonrational	Obtained through intuition rather than from reasoning or observation The interpretation given above is valid for a nonrational bezier curve.
nonreciprocal	Not reciprocal The geometry of nonreciprocal propagation may at first appear paradoxical.
nonreciprocating	Not moving alternately forward and backward
nonrecreational	Involving gainful employment in something often done as a hobby
nonreflecting	Not capable of physical reflection
nonreflective	Not capable of physical reflection Note the nonreflective backing of the day speed limit number.
nonrenewable	That can not be renewed Coal, oil, natural gas, and nuclear fuels such as uranium are nonrenewable.
nonrepetitive	Marked by the absence of repetition
nonrepresentational	Of or relating to a style of art in which objects do not resemble those known in physical nature Hard edged painting can be both figurative or nonrepresentational.
nonrepresentative	Not standing for something else The excerpts in wikipedia seem inconsistent and nonrepresentative.
nonresident	Not living in a particular place or owned by permanent residents A number of other countries have nonresident ambassadors.
nonresidential	Not residential
nonresilient	Not resilient
nonresinous	Not having resin
nonresiny	Not having resin
nonresistant	Likely to be affected with It acts quickly and can kill up to 99% of nonresistant cells within 2 days.
nonresonant	Not reverberant; lacking a tendency to reverberate
nonrestrictive	Not limiting the reference of a modified word or phrase The use of commas can indicate a restrictive or nonrestrictive sense.
nonreticulate	Not resembling or forming a network
nonretractable	Not capable of being retracted
nonretractile	Not capable of being retracted
nonreturnable	That may not be returned
nonreversible	Not reversible or capable of having either side out
nonrhythmic	Deliberately not rhythmic A tic is a sudden, repetitive, stereotyped, nonrhythmic movement or sound.
nonrigid	Designating an airship having a shape maintained only by internal gas pressure and without a supporting structure
nonruminant	Not ruminant
nonsectarian	Not restricted to one sect or school or party- bertrand russell Carden schools are largely nonsectarian and always independent.
nonsegmental	Having a body that is not divided into segments
nonsegregated	Rid of segregation; having had segregation ended
nonsense	Having no intelligible meaning The contents themselves are just abject nonsense.
nonsensical	Having no intelligible meaning The contents themselves are just abject nonsense.
nonsensitive	Never having had security classification
nonsexual	Not having or involving sex Affection between males was supposed to be expressed in a nonsexual way.
nonsignificant	Attributable to chance But that is not viable information and in my opinion nonsignificant.
nonskid	Designed to reduce or prevent skidding The deck has sections of molded in nonskid.
nonslip	Designed to reduce or prevent slipping One change was the switch to nonslip soles.
nonslippery	Not slippery; not likely to slip or skid
nonsocial	Of plants and animals; not growing or living in groups or colonies The second category focuses on nonsocial or general processing.
nonsovereign	Controlled by outside forces Its an official government website listing it as a nonsovereign dependency.
nonspatial	Not spatial
nonspeaking	Not capable of or especially not involving speech or spoken lines Tions made by five nonspeaking adults over 14 days.
nonspecific	Not caused by a specific agent; used also of staining in making microscope slides Let’s not use nonspecific language.
nonspherical	Not spherical You wouldn’t see the distinct colors if the raindrops were nonspherical.
nonstandard	Not conforming to the language usage of a prestige group within a community- a. Redirect is pointless as the term is nonstandard.
nonsteroidal	Not steroidal or not having the effects of steroid hormones Cox 1 is inhibited by nonsteroidal anti inflammatory drugs such as aspirin.
nonstick	Permitting easy removal of adherent food particles This results in a semi nonstick surface which has heat and scratch resistance.
nonstop	At all times Total nonstop action and the independent circuit.
nonstructural	Not structural
nonsubjective	Undistorted by emotion or personal bias; based on observable phenomena I think a wording along my lines can be made workable and nonsubjective.
nonsubmergible	Not submersible or submergible
nonsubmersible	Not submersible or submergible
nonsuppurative	Not suppurative
nonsurgical	Not surgical The treatment choice, whether surgical or nonsurgical, also plays a role.
nonsweet	Not containing sugar
nonsyllabic	Not forming a syllable or the nucleus of a syllable; consisting of a consonant sound accompanied in the same syllable by a vowel sound or consisting of a vowel sound dominated by other vowel sounds in a syllable (as the second vowel in
nonsymbiotic	Not parasitic on another organism
nonsynchronous	Not occurring together A quantized nonsynchronous clipped speech multi channel coded 1.
nonsynthetic	Involving or derived from living organisms; free from chemical treatments or additives
nontaxable	Not subject to taxation
nontechnical	Not characteristic of or skilled in applied arts and sciences Or perhaps some kind of nontechnical issues were involved.
nontelescopic	Not telescopic
nontelescoping	Not telescopic
nonterritorial	Not displaying territoriality
nonthermal	Not involving heat
nontoxic	Not producing or resulting from poison Tfm is nontoxic to humans and other mammals.
nontraditional	Not conforming to or in accord with tradition As any nontraditional remedy salesman knows,
nontransferable	Incapable of being transferred
nontranslational	Of or relating to movement that is not uniform or not without rotation
nontransmissible	Not acquirable by inheritance
nonturbulent	Not turbulent The free atmosphere is usually nonturbulent, or only intermittently turbulent.
nonuniform	Not homogeneous Shock wave propagation in the nonuniform interstellar medium.
nonunion	Not belonging to or not allowing affiliation with a trade union These tactics succeeded in keeping the many nonunion miners away.
nonunionised	Not affiliated in a trade union
nonunionized	Not affiliated in a trade union
nonuple	Having nine units or components
nonvenomous	Not producing venom Even nonvenomous snake bites like any animal bite will cause tissue damage.
nonverbal	Involving little use of language Essentials of nonverbal communication.
nonviable	Not capable of living or developing successfully Also, in regards to the nonviable word.
nonviolent	Achieved without bloodshed There is nonviolent resistance to the occupation.
nonviscid	Not resembling glue in texture
nonvisual	Not resulting in vision These include nonvisual sensory messages, such as pain, or motor nerves.
nonvolatile	Not volatilizing readily A low voltage write, avalanche breakdown, nonvolatile mnosfet memory device.
nonvolatilisable	Not volatilizing readily
nonvolatilizable	Not volatilizing readily
nonvoluntary	Not subject to the control of the will- john f.kennedy Let the community enact a nonvoluntary one if it sees the need.
nonwashable	Not washable
nonwoody	Not woody; not consisting of or resembling wood
nordic	Resembling peoples of scandinavia However, this effect is neutralized among nordic or liberalist countries.
normal	In accordance with scientific laws This is normal and is called postprandial anorexia.
norman	Of or relating to or characteristic of the normans Some of the nave’s pillars are norman piers cased in perpendicular panelling.
normative	Pertaining to giving directives or rules The view is a normative form of egoism.
normotensive	Having normal blood pressure
norse	Of or relating to scandinavia or its peoples or cultures The norse arrived in ad 980 and began to colonize the island.
north	Situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north The list runs anticlockwise from north east to south east wales.
northbound	Moving toward the north Northbound the next stations are .
northeast	Situated in or oriented toward the northeast The epicenter was located approximately northeast of the town of carmel.
northeasterly	Situated in or oriented toward the northeast It continues a northeasterly course for about as a freeway.
northeastern	Of a region of the united states generally including the new england states; new york; and sometimes new jersey and pennsylvania Plimoth plantation is in the northeastern part of the village.
northeastward	Toward the northeast A cold front pushed the storm northward, then northeastward.
northerly	Coming from the north; used especially of wind The lobsters in tysfjord are the most northerly in the world.
northern	In or characteristic of a region of the united states north of (approximately) the mason-dixon line The northern meseta is constituted of paleozoic plinths.
northernmost	Situated farthest north Mesquite springs is located in the northernmost part of death valley.
northmost	Situated farthest north Prawn island is a small island located northmost and center on the city map.
northward	Moving toward the north The revolt rapidly spread northward.
northwest	Situated in or oriented toward the northwest Earthquakes continue to rumble the pacific northwest coast sunday.
northwesterly	Situated in or oriented toward the northwest The highway then leaves galena on a northwesterly direction.
northwestern	Situated in or oriented toward the northwest Hillam was trained as a dentist and an orthodontist at northwestern university.
northwestward	Toward the northwest Thus diverting more of the gulf stream northwestward.
norwegian	Of or relating to norway or its people or culture or language This category lists the editors of the official norwegian almanac.
noseless	Having no nose The story would be more clear if the noseless nun were not mentioned.
nosey	Offensively curious or inquisitive I tend to be rather nosy myself.
nosocomial	Taking place or originating in a hospital To prevent nosocomial myiasis, hospital rooms must be kept free of flies.
nosohusial	Taking place related or acquired under home healthcare
nostalgic	Unhappy about being away and longing for familiar things or persons All nostalgic tram routes are on unreserved tracks.
nosy	Offensively curious or inquisitive Ask the disabled nosy questions and stare.
not-too-distant	Separated in space or coming from or going to a distance The tardis materializes on a distant planet in the far future.
notable	Worthy of notice The subject is only marginally notable.
noted	Widely known and esteemed He is noted for wearing a toupee.
noteworthy	Worthy of notice The noteworthy thing is the arrest and surrounding incident.
noticeable	Undesirably noticeable The dubbing is particularly noticeable during the train scene.
noticed	Being perceived or observed I’ve noticed another strident voice.
notifiable	Requiring that official notification be given Just because he’s autistic doesn’t mean he isn’t relevant or notifiable.
notional	Being of the nature of a notion or concept The notional functional syllabus.
notorious	Known widely and usually unfavorably; She was a notorious hypochondriac.
nourishing	Of or providing nourishment The cord disappears once the young are capable of nourishing themselves.
novel	Pleasantly new or different She later proved this in her supplementary book about the writing of the novel.
noxious	Injurious to physical or mental health The beak contains nociceptors that sense pain and noxious stimuli.

Adjectives That Start with NU, NY (34 Words)

nubbly	Of textiles; having a rough surface
nubby	Of textiles; having a rough surface Thanks for letting me borrow your nubby clamps.
nubile	Of girls or women who are eligible to marry Such was the ideal of wifely purity in an isle where nubile virgins went naked as in paradise.
nuclear	Deriving destructive energy from the release of atomic energy The nuclear envelope disassembles and microtubules invade the nuclear space.
nucleate	Having a nucleus or occurring in the nucleus Sites in eastern iowa appeared to nucleate, vacating much of the hinterlands.
nucleated	Having a nucleus or occurring in the nucleus Public services are nucleated in the centre of either of these areas.
nude	Completely unclothed He had her recite the famous sleepwalking soliloquy in the nude.
nugatory	Of no real value He studied the laws of the state, but favored such interpretations thereof as rendered them nugatory.
null	Lacking any legal or binding force The pseudoinverse of the null vector is the transposed null vector.
numb	Not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive Larger doses can cause the user to become numb and even fully insensate.
numberless	Too numerous to be counted We hear of numberless other ventures, but these are the principal.
numbing	So frightened as to be unable to move; stunned or paralyzed with terror; petrified The clinician may first use a local anesthetic to numb the cervix.
numerable	That can be counted Miserable beetles may sometimes be seen eaten almost hollow within by in numerable parasites.
numeral	Of or relating to or denoting numbers The roman numeral system was clumsy and inefficient.
numerate	Able to understand and use numbers We started to numerate the numbers.
numeric	Measured or expressed in numbers The table can effectively replace the numeric content of the section.
numerical	Measured or expressed in numbers In these cases, the numerical order of the rankings is accurate.
numerological	Of or relating to numerology A lot of the age spans are probably numerological.
numerous	Amounting to a large indefinite number The photojournalism department has won numerous awards.
numidian	Of or relating to ancient numidia or its people or culture Regarding numidian foot soldiers, by unarmoured i mean without metal armour.
numinous	Of or relating to or characteristic of a numen These facts are far more numinous than his or any other artistic output.
nuptial	Of or relating to a wedding A pre nuptial agreement, probably.
nurtural	Resulting from nurture
nurturant	Providing physical and emotional care and nourishment
nutbrown	Of the color of nuts
nutlike	Resembling a nut in shape and size They did indeed have a pleasant nutlike flavor.
nutrient	Of or providing nourishment Increases in nutrient loading may lead to eutrophication.
nutritional	Of or relating to or providing nutrition First, the nutritional basis of the indigenous population is directly weakened.
nutritious	Of or providing nourishment The roots or bulbs cooked make palatable and nutritious food.
nutritive	Of or providing nourishment Now colostrum is very thick and has a high nutritive concentration.
nuts	Informal or slang terms for mentally irregular But going nuts and overindulging can lead to extra pounds.
nutty	Having the flavor of nuts It has a nutty, artichoke like flavor.
nymphomaniac	Affected with excessive sexual desire The magdalene is a lusty, nymphomaniac ectoplasm.
nymphomaniacal	Affected with excessive sexual desire

That’s plenty of N adjectives, isn’t that right? Now, go and start using all these words in your speech and writing to express the qualities of people, places or things.