NEAPOLITAN
NEAPOLITAN, adjective Belonging to Naples, in Italy.NEAPOLITAN, noun An inhabitant or native of the kingdom of Naples.
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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NEAR
NEAR, adjective [This seems to be a contracted word, from nigher, the comparative of neh, nih or nieh; strait, narrow; to narrow]1. Nigh; not far distant in place, time or degre...
NEAREST
NEAREST, adjective Shortest; most direct; as the nearest way to London. So we use nearer for shorter. [The use of these words is not correct, but very common.]
NEARLY
NEARLY, adverb1. At no great distance; not remotely.2. Closely; as two persons nearly related or allied.3. Intimately; pressingly; with a close relation to ones interest or happ...
NEARNESS
NEARNESS, noun1. Closeness; small distance. The nearness of a place to a market enhances the value of lands.2. Close alliance by blood; propinquity; as the nearness of brothers ...
NEAT
NEAT, noun [Neat coincides with the root of need in elements, and if connected with it, the sense is a herd or collection, from crowding, pressing; but this is doubtful.]1. Catt...
NEATHERD
NEATHERD, noun A person who has the care of cattle; a cow-keeper.
NEATLY
NEATLY, adverb1. With neatness; in a neat manner; in a cleanly manner; as a garment neatly washed.2. With good taste; without tawdry ornaments; as a lady neatly dressed.3. Nicel...
NEATNESS
NEATNESS, noun1. Exact cleanliness; entire freedom from foul matter; as the neatness of a floor or of a garment.2. Purity; freedom from ill chosen words; as the neatness of styl...
NEATRESS
NEATRESS, noun [from neat, cattle] A female who takes care of cattle. [Not used in the United States]
NEB
NEB, noun [G. In the different dialects, it signifies a bill, beak, the nose, or the face, from extending or shooting. It is also written nib.] The nose; the beak of a fowl; the...
NEBULAB
NEBULAB, noun [fog, mist; Probably the primary sense is thick or mixed.]1. A dark spot, a film in the eye, or a slight opacity of the cornea.2. In astronomy, a cluster of fixed ...
NEBULE
NEBULE, n. [fog, mist; Probably the primary sense is thick or mixed.]1. A dark spot, a film in the eye, or a slight opacity of the cornea.2. In astronomy, a cluster of fixed sta...
NEBULOSITY
NEBULOSITY, noun [from nebulous.] The state of being cloudy or hazy.
NEBULOUS
NEBULOUS, adjective1. Cloudy; hazy.2. Resembling a small cloud or collection of vapors.
NECESSARIAN
NECESSARIAN, noun [See Necessary.] An advocate for the doctrine of philosophical necessity; more properly necessitarian.
NECESSARIES
NECESSARIES, nounplural [from necessary] Things necessary for some purpose; as the necessaries of life.
NECESSARILY
NECESSARILY, adverb1. By necessity; in such a manner that it cannot be otherwise. Truth is necessarily opposite to falsehood. A square is necessarily different from a circle.2. ...
NECESSARINESS
NECESSARINESS, noun The state of being necessary.
NECESSARY
NECESSARY, adjective1. That must be; that cannot be otherwise; indispensably requisite. It is necessary that every effect should have a cause.2. Indispensable; requisite; essent...
NECESSITARIAN
NECESSITARIAN, noun One who maintains the doctrine of philosophical necessity in regard to the origin and existence of things.NECESSARIAN, noun One who maintains the doctrine of...
NECESSITATE
NECESSITATE, verb transitive To make necessary or indispensable; to render unavoidable; to compel.The marquis of Newcastle, being pressed on both sides, was necessitated to draw...
NECESSITATED
NECESSITATED, pp. Made necessary, indispensable or unavoidable.
NECESSITATING
NECESSITATING, participle present tense Making necessary or indispensable.
NECESSITATION
NECESSITATION, noun The act of making necessary; compulsion. [Little used]
NECESSITIED
NECESSITIED, adjective In a state of want. [Not in use.]
NECESSITOUS
NECESSITOUS, adjective1.Very needy or indigent; pressed with poverty.There are multitudes of necessitous heirs and penurious parents.2. Narrow; destitute; pinching; as necessito...