English words starting with ny

Meanings of Ny:

abbreviation

New york (in official postal use).

Meanings of Nyala:

noun

A southern african antelope, which has a conspicuous crest on the neck and back and lyre-shaped horns.

Usage examples:

Other animal species to look out for include impala, blue wildebeest, waterbuck, zebra, nyala, kudu…

Meanings of Nyamwezi:

noun

A member of a people inhabiting western tanzania.

Usage examples:

At the same time, formal education equips the nyamwezi with basic skills for life in modern tanzani…

adjective

Relating to the nyamwezi or their language.

Usage examples:

Relations with the ancestors and respect for nyamwezi traditions are maintained through ritual acti…

Meanings of Nyanja:

noun

A member of a people of malawi and eastern and central zambia.

Usage examples:

For example, a bemba may throw verbal abuses to a nyanja, but this is done in jest for the most part.

adjective

Relating to the nyanja or their language.

Usage examples:

Kabwe said the comedy, which runs for 75 minutes, also features other famous zambian comedians incl…

Meanings of Nyaya:

noun

One of the six systems of orthodox hindu philosophy, ascribed to gautama and based on logic and the analysis of the nature of knowledge.

Meanings of Nychthemeral:

adjective

Designating or characterized by a variation that occurs in a period of twenty-four hours, especially corresponding to the contrast between day and night.

Meanings of Nychthemeron:

noun

A period of twenty-four hours, consisting of a day and a night.

Meanings of Nyctalopia:

noun

A condition characterized by an abnormal inability to see in dim light or at night, typically caused by vitamin a deficiency.

Usage examples:

Fundus examination is usually normal, distinguishing it from the progressive conditions causing nyc…

Meanings of Nyctalopic:

adjective

Of, relating to, or affected with nyctalopia.

Meanings of Nycteribiid:

adjective

Of, relating to, or designating the family nycteribiidae of wingless dipteran flies which are parasites of bats and bear live young.

noun

A fly of the family nycteribiidae; a bat fly.

Meanings of Nycteribiidae:

adjective

Of, relating to, or designating the family nycteribiidae of wingless dipteran flies which are parasites of bats and bear live young.

noun

A fly of the family nycteribiidae; a bat fly.

Meanings of Nycticorax:

noun

A genus comprising the typical night herons. also formerly (in form nycticorax): a bird of this genus.

Meanings of Nyctinastic:

adjective

(of the periodic movement of flowers or leaves) caused by nightly changes in light intensity or temperature.

Usage examples:

Leaflets of nyctinastic plants assume a vertical (i.e. closed) position in darkness and revert to h…

Meanings of Nyctitropic:

adjective

Nyctinastic.

Meanings of Nyctitropism:

noun

Nyctinasty.

Meanings of Nyctophobia:

noun

Extreme or irrational fear of the night or of darkness.

Usage examples:

Other standard phobias are nyctophobia, a fear of the dark, and ochlophobia a fear of crowds, from …

Meanings of Nye:

noun

New year's eve.

Usage examples:

A dozen of us are going out on nye

Meanings of Nyet:

adverb

No interjection; denoting a blunt refusal or dismissal (frequently in representations or imitation of russian speech), especially on the part of russia or (formerly) the soviet union.

noun

No; a blunt refusal or dismissal.

Meanings of Nylgau:

noun

Nilgai.

Meanings of Nylghau:

noun

Nilgai.

Meanings of Nylon:

noun

A tough, lightweight, elastic synthetic polymer with a protein-like chemical structure, able to be produced as filaments, sheets, or moulded objects.

Usage examples:

The resulting hydrogenated compounds are starting materials for nylon and polyester intermediates.

Meanings of Nymph:

noun

A mythological spirit of nature imagined as a beautiful maiden inhabiting rivers, woods, or other locations.

Usage examples:

The idyllic world of nymphs and shepherds

Meanings of Nympha:

noun

= "nymph".

Meanings of Nymphaea:

noun

A grotto or shrine dedicated to a nymph or nymphs.

Usage examples:

The spring itself, the pool into which it drains, and the nymphaeum dedicated to the imperial cult …

Meanings of Nymphaeum:

noun

A grotto or shrine dedicated to a nymph or nymphs.

Usage examples:

The spring itself, the pool into which it drains, and the nymphaeum dedicated to the imperial cult …