Reference  |  Soule's Synonymes  |  N  |  Nightly to Nyssa

N — Nightly to Nyssa (Part 5 of 16)

Nonage, n. Minority, pupilage, legal immaturity

Non-appearance, Non-attendance, n. Absence.

Nonchalance, n. [Fr.] Carelessness, indifference, unconcern, coolness.

Nonchalant, a. [Fr.] Unconcerned, indifferent, careless, cool, apathetic.

Non compos mentis. [L.] Demented, idiotic, lunatic, foolish, imbecile, crazy, not of sound mind.

Nondescript, a. Abnormal, amorphous, odd, unclassifiable, indescribable.

None, pron. sing. and pl.

    1. Not one.
    2. Not any, not a part, not the least portion.

Nonentity, n.

    1. Inexistence, non-existence.
    2. Nothing.
    3. Nothingness, insignificance, futility.
    4. Nobody, cipher.

Non-essential, a. Adventitious, incidental, accidental, extraneous, extrinsic.

Nonesuch, n. Nonpareil, paragon, pattern, model, acme of perfection, pink of perfection, beas ideal.

Nonpareil, n. See Nonesuch.

Nonpareil, a. Peerless, unequalled, unparalleled.

Nonplus, n. Puzzle, perplexity, poser, quandary.

Nonplus, v. a. Puzzle, confound, confuse, disconcert, perplex, pose, put to a stand.

Nonsense, n.

    1. Folly, absurdity, stuff, trash, moonshine, twaddle, balderdash, fudge, inanity, platitude.
    2. Trifles, things of no consequence or importance.

Nonsensical, a. Absurd, foolish, silly, senseless, insensate, stupid, ill-judged, unreasonable, irrational, preposterous, unmeaning, frivolous, trifling.