Webster's Dictionary 1913

1810

Noumenal

Nou″me‐nal (?), a.(Metaph.) Of or pertaining to the noumenon; real; — opposed to phenomenal. G. H. Lewes.

1811

Noumenon

‖Nou″me‐non (nou″mē̍‐nŏn), n.(Metaph.) The of itself unknown and unknowable rational object, or thing in itself, which is distinguished from the phenomenon through which it is a...

1812

Noun

Noun (noun), n. [OF. noun, nun, num, non, nom, F. nom, fr. L. nomen name. See Name.] (Gram.) A word used as the designation or appellation of a creature or thing, existing in fa...

1813

Nounal

Noun″al (?), a. Of or pertaining to a noun.Verbs which in whole or in part have shed their old nounal coat. Earle.

1814

Nounize

Noun″ize (?), v. t. To change (an adjective, verb, etc.) into a noun. Earle.

1815

Nourice

Nour″ice (?), n. A nurse. Spenser.

1816

Nourish

Nour″ish (nŭr″ĭsh), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Nourished (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Nourishing.] [OE. norisen, norischen, OF. nurir, nurrir, norir, F. nourrir, fr. L. nutrire. Cf. Nurse, Nutri...

1817

Nourish (2)

Nour″ish, v. i. 1. To promote growth; to furnish nutriment.Grains and roots nourish more than their leaves. Bacon.2. To gain nourishment. Bacon.

1818

Nourish (3)

Nour″ish, n. A nurse. Hoolland.

1819

Nourishable

Nour″ish‐a‐ble (?), a. [Cf. F. nourrissable.]1. Capable of being nourished; as, the nourishable parts of the body. Grew.2. Capable of giving nourishment. Bp. Hall.

1820

Nourisher

Nour″ish‐er (?), n. One who, or that which, nourishes. Milton.

1821

Nourishing

Nour″ish‐ing, a. Promoting growth; nutritious.

1822

Nourishingly

Nour″ish‐ing‐ly, adv. Nutritively; cherishingly.

1823

Nourishment

Nour″ish‐ment (?), n. [Cf. OF. norrissement.]1. The act of nourishing, or the state of being nourished; nutrition.2. That which serves to nourish; nutriment; food.Learn to seek ...

1824

Nouriture

Nour″i‐ture (?), n. Nurture. Spenser.

1825

Noursle

Nour″sle (?), v. t. [Freq., fr. OE. nourse. See Nurse.] To nurse; to rear; to bring up. [Written also nosel, nousel, nousle, nowsle, nusle, nuzzle, etc.]She noursled him till ye...

1826

Nous

‖Nous (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. νου̑σ mind.] Intellect; understanding; talent; — used humorously.

1827

Nous (2)

‖Nous (?), n.(Philos.) The reason; the highest intellect; God regarded as the World Reason.

1828

Nousel

{ Nous″el, Nou″sle } (?), v. t. [See Noose.] To insnare; to entrap. Johnson.

1829

Nouthe

{ Nou″the, Now″the (?) }, adv. [Now + the.] Just now; at present.But thereof needeth not to speak as nouthe. Chaucer.

1830

Nouveau riche

{ ‖Nou′veau″ riche″ (?), m., ‖Nou′velle″ riche″ (?), f. }; pl. m.Noveaux riches (#), f.Nouvelles riches (#). A person newly rich.

1831

Nova

‖No″va (nō″vȧ), n.; pl. L. Novæ (–vē), E. Novas (–vȧz). [L., fem. sing. of novus new.] (Astron.) A new star, usually appearing suddenly, shining for a brief period, and then sin...

1832

Novaculite

No‐vac″u‐lite (?), n. [L. novacula a sharp knife, razor: cf. F. novaculite.] (Min.) A variety of siliceous slate, of which hones are made; razor stone; Turkey stone; hone stone;...

1833

Novatian

No‐va″tian (?), n.(Eccl. Hist.) One of the sect of Novatius, or Novatianus, who held that the lapsed might not be received again into communion with the church, and that second ...

1834

Novatianism

No‐va″tian‐ism (?), n. The doctrines or principles of the Novatians. Milner.

1835

Novation

No‐va″tion (?), n. [L. novatio; novus new: cf. F. novation.] 1. Innovation.I shall easily grant that novations in religion are a main cause of distempers in commonwealths. Laud....

1836

Novator

No‐va″tor (?), n. An innovator.