2. Full of noise. "The noisy town." Dryden.
NOLDENol"de. Etym: [Contr. fr. ne wolde.]
Defn: Would not. [Obs.] Chaucer.
NOLENole, n. Etym: [See Noll.]
Defn: The head. [Obs.] Shak.
NOLI-ME-TANGERENo"li-me-tan"ge*re, n. Etym: [L., touch me not.]
1. (Bot.) (a) Any plant of a genus of herbs (Impatiens) having capsules which, if touched when ripe, discharge their seeds. — See Impatiens. (b) The squirting cucumber. See under Cucumber.
2. (Med.)
Defn: A name formerly applied to several varieties of ulcerous cutaneous diseases, but now restricted to Lupus exedens, an ulcerative affection of the nose.
NOLITION No*li"tion, n. Etym: [L. nolle not to will, to be unwilling; ne + velle to will, to be willing.]
Defn: Adverse action of will; unwillingness; — opposed to Ant:volition.A nolition and a direct enmity against the lust. Jer. Taylor.
NOLLNoll, n. Etym: [OE. nol, AS. hnoll top; akin to OHG. hnol top, head.]
Defn: The head; the noddle. [Obs.]
NOLLEITYNol*le"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. nolle to be unwilling.]
Defn: The state of being unwilling; nolition. [R.]
NOLLE PROSEQUINol"le pros"e*qui. Etym: [L., to be unwilling to prosecute.] (Law)
Defn: Will not prosecute; — an entry on the record, denoting that a plaintiff discontinues his suit, or the attorney for the public a prosecution; either wholly, or as to some count, or as to some of several defendants.
NOLO CONTENDERENo"lo con*ten"de*re. Etym: [L., I do not wish to contend.] (Law)
Defn: A plea, by the defendant, in a criminal prosecution, which, without admitting guilt, subjects him to all the consequences of a plea of quilty.
NOL. PROS.; NOL PROSNol. pros.
Defn: An abbrev. of Nolle prosequi.
NOL-PROSNol`-pros", v. t. [imp. & p. p. -prossed; p. pr. & vb. n. -prossing.]
Defn: To discontinue by entering a nolle prosequi; to decline to prosecute.
NOLTNolt, n. sing. & pl.
Defn: Neat cattle. [Prov. Eng.]
NOMNom, n. Etym: [F. See Noun.]
Defn: Name. Nom de guerre (, literally, war name; hence, a fictitious name, or one assumed for a time. — Nom de plume (, literally, pen name; hence, a name assumed by an author as his or her signature.
NOMANo"ma, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. Name.] (Med.)
Defn: See Canker, n., 1.
NOMADNom"ad, n. Etym: [L. nomas, -adis, Gr. niman to take, and E. nimble:cf. F. nomade. Cf. Astronomy, Economy, Nimble, Nemesis, Numb,Number.]
Defn: One of a race or tribe that has no fixed location, but wanders from place to place in search of pasture or game.
NOMADNom"ad, a.
Defn: Roving; nomadic.
NOMADENom"ade, n. Etym: [F.]
Defn: See Nomad, n.
NOMADIANNo*ma"di*an, n.
Defn: A nomad. [R.]
NOMADICNo*mad"ic, a. Etym: [Gr. Nomad.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to nomads, or their way of life; wandering; moving from place to place for subsistence; as, a nomadic tribe. — No*mad"ic*al*ly, adv.
NOMADISMNom"ad*ism, n.
Defn: The state of being a nomad.
NOMADIZENom"ad*ize, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Nomadized; p. pr. & vb. n.Nomadizing.]
Defn: To lead the life of a nomad; to wander with flocks and herdsfor the sake of finding pasturage.The Vogules nomadize chiefly about the Rivers Irtish, Obi, Kama, andVolga. W. Tooke.
NOMANCYNo"man*cy, n. Etym: [Cf. F. nomancie, nomance, abbrev. fr. onomancie.See Onomancy.]
Defn: The art or practice of divining the destiny of persons by the letters which form their names.
NO-MAN'S LANDNo"-man's` land`.
1. (Naut.)
Defn: A space amidships used to keep blocks, ropes, etc.; a space on a ship belonging to no one in particular to care for.
2. Fig.: An unclaimed space or time. That no-man's land of twilight. W. Black.
NOMARCHNom"arch, n. Etym: [Gr. -arch.]
Defn: The chief magistrate of a nome or nomarchy.
NOMARCHYNom"arch*y, n.; pl. Nomarchies (.
Defn: A province or territorial division of a kingdom, under the rule of a nomarch, as in modern Greece; a nome.
NOMBLES Nom"bles, n. pl. Etym: [F. nombles, fr. L. lumbulus, dim. of lumbus a loin. Cf. Numbles, Umbles, Humbles.]
Defn: The entrails of a deer; the umbles. [Written also numbles.]Johnson.
NOMBRIL Nom"bril, n. Etym: [F. nombril, for OF. lombril, i. e., ombril, with the article, a dim. fr. L. umbilicus the navel. See Navel.] (Her.)
Defn: A point halfway between the fess point and the middle base point of an escutcheon; — called also navel point. See Escutcheon.
NOMENome, n. Etym: [Gr.
1. A province or political division, as of modern Greece or ancient Egypt; a nomarchy.
2. Any melody determined by inviolable rules. [Obs.]
NOMENome, n. Etym: [Cf. Binomial.] (Alg.) [Obs.]
Defn: See Term.
NOME; NOMENNome, No"men, obs. p. p.
Defn: of Nim. Chaucer.
NOMENCLATORNo"men*cla`tor, n. Etym: [L., fr. nomen name + calare to call. SeeName, and Calendar.]
1. One who calls persons or things by their names.
Note: In Rome, candidates for office were attended each by a nomenclator, who informed the candidate of the names of the persons whom they met and whose votes it was desirable to solicit.
2. One who gives names to things, or who settles and adjusts the nomenclature of any art or science; also, a list or vocabulary of technical names.
NOMENCLATRESSNo"men*cla`tress, n.
Defn: A female nomenclator.
NOMENCLATURALNo`men*cla"tur*al, a.
Defn: Pertaining or according to a nomenclature.
NOMENCLATURENo"men*cla`ture, n. Etym: [L. nomenclatura: cf. F. nomenclature. SeeNomenclator.]
1. A name. [Obs.] Bacon.
2. A vocabulary, dictionary, or glossary. [R.]
3. The technical names used in any particular branch of science or art, or by any school or individual; as, the nomenclature of botany or of chemistry; the nomenclature of Lavoisier and his associates.
NOMIALNo"mi*al, n. Etym: [Cf. Binomial.] (Alg.)
Defn: A name or term.
NOMICNom"ic, a. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: Customary; ordinary; — applied to the usual English spelling, in distinction from strictly phonetic methods. H Sweet. — n.
Defn: Nomic spelling. A. J. Ellis.
NOMINALNom"i*nal, a. Etym: [L. nominalis, fr. nomen, nominis, name. SeeName.]
1. Of or pertaining to a name or names; having to do with the literal meaning of a word; verbal; as, a nominal definition. Bp. Pearson.
2. Existing in name only; not real; as, a nominal difference. "Nominal attendance on lectures." Macaulay.
NOMINALNom"i*nal, n.
1. A nominalist. [Obs.] Camden.
2. (Gram.)
Defn: A verb formed from a noun.
3. A name; an appellation. A is the nominal of the sixth note in the natural diatonic scale. Moore (Encyc. of Music. )
NOMINALISMNom"i*nal*ism, n.
Defn: The principles or philosophy of the Nominalists.
NOMINALISTNom"i*nal*ist, n. (Metaph.)
Defn: One of a sect of philosophers in the Middle Ages, who adopted the opinion of Roscelin, that general conceptions, or universals, exist in name only. Reid.
NOMINALISTICNom`i*nal*is"tic, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to the Nominalists.
NOMINALIZENom"i*nal*ize, v. t.
Defn: To convert into a noun. [Obs.]
NOMINALLYNom"i*nal*ly, adv.
Defn: In a nominal manner; by name; in name only; not in reality.Burke.
NOMINATENom"i*nate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nominated; p. pr. & vb. n.Nominating.] Etym: [L. nominatus, p. p. of nominare to nominate, fr.nomen name. See Name.]
1. To mention by name; to name. [Obs.] To nominate them all, it is impossible. Shak.
2. To call; to entitle; to denominate. [Obs.] Spenser.
3. To set down in express terms; to state. [Obs.] Is it so noiminated in the bond Shak.
4. To name, or designate by name, for an office or place; to appoint; esp., to name as a candidate for an election, choice, or appointment; to propose by name, or offer the name of, as a candidate for an office or place.
NOMINATELYNom"i*nate*ly, adv.
Defn: By name; particularly; namely. [Obs.] Spelman.
NOMINATIONNom`i*na"tion, n. Etym: [L. nominatio: cf. F. nomination.]
1. The act of naming or nominating; designation of a person as a candidate for office; the power of nominating; the state of being nominated. The nomination of persons to places being . . . a flower of his crown, he would reserve to himself. Clarendon.
2. The denomination, or name. [Obs.] Bp. Pearson.
NOMINATIVALNom`i*na*ti"val, a. (Gram.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to the nominative case.
NOMINATIVE Nom"i*na*tive, a. Etym: [L. nominativus belonging to a name, nominative.] (Gram.)
Defn: Giving a name; naming; designating; — said of that case or form of a noun which stands as the subject of a finite verb. — n.
Defn: The nominative case.
NOMINATIVELYNom"i*na*tive*ly, adv.
Defn: In the manner of a nominative; as a nominative.
NOMINATORNom"i*na`tor, n. Etym: [L.]
Defn: One who nominates.
NOMINEENom`i*nee", n. Etym: [See Nominate, and -ee.]
Defn: A person named, or designated, by another, to any office, duty, or position; one nominated, or proposed, by others for office or for election to office.
NOMINORNom"i*nor`, n. Etym: [See Nominate, and -or.]
Defn: A nominator. [Obs.] Bentham.
NOMOCRACYNo*moc"ra*cy, n. Etym: [Gr. -cracy, as in democracy.]
Defn: Government in accordance with a system of law. Milman.
NOMOGRAPHYNo*mog"ra*phy, n. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: A treatise on laws; an exposition of the form proper for laws.
NOMOLOGYNo*mol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Gr. -logy.]
1. The science of law; legislation.
2. The science of the laws of the mind; rational psychology. Sir W. Hamilton.
NOMOPELMOUSNom`o*pel"mous, a. Etym: [Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Having a separate and simple tendon to flex the first toe, or hallux, as do passerine birds.
NOMOTHETENom"o*thete, n. Etym: [Gr. nomothète.]
Defn: A lawgiver. [R.]
NOMOTHETIC; NOMOTHETICALNom`o*thet"ic, Nom`o*thet"ic*al, a. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: Legislative; enacting laws; as, a nomothetical power. [R.] Bp.Barlow.
NONNon, a.
Defn: No; not. See No, a. Chaucer.
NON-Non-. Etym: [L. non, OL. noenu, noenum, fr. neoenum, lit., not one.See None.]
Defn: A prefix used in the sense of not; un-; in-; as in nonattention, or non-attention, nonconformity, nonmetallic, nonsuit.
Note: The prefix non- may be joined to the leading word by means of a hyphen, or, in most cases, the hyphen may be dispensed with. The list of words having the prefix non- could easily be lengthened.
NONABILITYNon`a*bil"i*ty, n.
1. Want of ability.
2. (Law)
Defn: An exception taken against a plaintiff in a cause, when he is unable legally to commence a suit.
NONACCEPTANCENon`ac*cept"ance, n.
Defn: A neglect or refusal to accept.
NONACIDNon*ac"id, a. (Chem.)
Defn: Destitute of acid properties; hence, basic; metallic; positive; — said of certain atoms and radicals.
NONACQUAINTANCENon`ac*quaint"ance, n.
Defn: Want of acquaintance; the state of being unacquainted.
NONACQUIESCENCENon*ac`qui*es"cence, n.
Defn: Refusal of acquiescence; failure to yield or comply.
NONADMISSIONNon`ad*mis"sion, n.
Defn: Failure to be admitted.
NONADULTNon`a*dult", a.
Defn: Not adult; immature.
NONAEROBIOTICNon*a`ër*o*bi*ot"ic, a. (Biol.)
Defn: Capable of living without atmospheric oxygen; anaërobiotic.
NONAGENon"age, n. Etym: [LL. nonagium, from L. nonus ninth, novem nine.](Eccl.)
Defn: The ninth part of movable goods, formerly payable to the clergy on the death of persons in their parishes. Mozley & W.
NONAGENon"age, n. Etym: [Pref. non- + age.]
Defn: Time of life before a person becomes of age; legal immaturity;minority.The human mind . . . was still in its nonage. Coleridge.
NONAGEDNon"aged, a.
Defn: Having the quality of nonage; being a minor; immature. W.Browne.
NONAGENARIAN Non`a*ge*na"ri*an, n. Etym: [L. nonagenarius containing, or consisting of, ninety, fr. nonageni ninety each; akin to novem nine.]
Defn: A person ninety years old.
NONAGESIMALNon`a*ges"i*mal, a. Etym: [L. nonagesimus the ninetieth. SeeNonagenarian.] (Astron.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to the ninetieth degree or to a nonagesimal.
NONAGESIMALNon`a*ges"i*mal, n. (Astron.)
Defn: The middle or highest point of the part of the ecliptic which is at any given moment above the horizon. It is the ninetieth degree of the ecliptic, reckoned from the points in which it is intersected by the horizon.
NONAGONNon"a*gon, n. Etym: [L. nonus ninth + Gr. (Math.)
Defn: A figure or polygon having nine sides and nine angles.
NONAGRIANNon*a"gri*an, n. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any moth of the genus Nonagria and allied genera, as the spindleworm and stalk borer.
NONALIENATIONNon*al`ien*a"tion, n.
Defn: Failure to alienate; also, the state of not being alienated.
NONANENon"ane, n. Etym: [L. nonus ninth.] (Chem.)
Defn: One of a group of metameric hydrocarbons C9H20 of the paraffin series; — so called because of the nine carbon atoms in the molecule. Normal nonane is a colorless volatile liquid, an ingredient of ordinary kerosene.
NONAPPEARANCENon`ap*pear"ance, n.
Defn: Default of apperance, as in court, to prosecute or defend; failure to appear.
NONAPPOINTMENTNon`ap*point"ment, n.
Defn: Neglect of making appointment; failure to receive an appointment.
NONARRIVALNon`ar*riv"al, n.
Defn: Failure to arrive.
NON ASSUMPSITNon` as*sump"sit. Etym: [L., he did not undertake.] (Law)
Defn: The general plea or denial in an action of assumpsit.
NONATTENDANCENon`at*tend"ance, n.
Defn: A failure to attend; omission of attendance; nonappearance.
NONATTENTIONNon`at*ten"tion, n.
Defn: Inattention.
NONBITUMINOUSNon`bi*tu"mi*nous, a.
Defn: Containing no bitumen; not bituminous.
NONCE Nonce, n. Etym: [For the nonce, OE. for the nones, a corruption of for then ones, where n. in then is a relic of AS. m in , dat. of the article and demonstrative pronoun, E. the. See For, Once, and The.]
Defn: The one or single occasion; the present call or purpose; —chiefly used in the phrase for the nonce.The miller was a stout carl for the nones. Chaucer.And that he calls for drink, I 'll have prepared him A chalice forthe nonce. Shak.Nonce word, "a word apparently employed only for the nonce". Murray(New English Dict. ).
NONCHALANCENon`cha`lance", n. Etym: [F. See Nonchalant.]
Defn: Indifference; carelessness; coolness.
NONCHALANT Non`cha`lant", a. Etym: [F., fr. non not (L. non) + chaloir to concern one's self for, fr. L. calere to be warm, to be inflamed with desire, to be troubled. See Non-, and Caldron.]
Defn: Indifferent; careless; cool.
NONCHALANTLYNon"cha*lant`ly, adv.
Defn: In a nonchalant, indifferent, or careless manner; coolly.
NONCLAIMNon"claim`, n.
Defn: A failure to make claim within the time limited by law; omission of claim.
NONCOHESIONNon`co*he"sion, n.
Defn: Want of cohesion.
NONCOINCIDENCENon`co*in"ci*dence, n.
Defn: Lack of coincidence.
NONCOINCIDENTNon`co*in"ci*dent, a.
Defn: Not coincident.
NONCOMBATANTNon*com"bat*ant, n. (Mil.)
Defn: Any person connected with an army, or within the lines of an army, who does not make it his business to fight, as any one of the medical officers and their assistants, chaplains, and others; also, any of the citizens of a place occupied by an army; also, any one holding a similar position with respect to the navy.
NONCOMMISSIONEDNon`com*mis"sioned, a.
Defn: Not having a commission. Noncommissioned officer (Mil.), a subordinate officer not appointed by a commission from the chief executive or supreme authority of the State; but by the Secretary of War or by the commanding officer of the regiment.
NONCOMMITTALNon`com*mit"tal, n.
Defn: A state of not being committed or pledged; forbearance or refusal to commit one's self. Also used adjectively.
NONCOMMUNIONNon`com*mun"ion, n.
Defn: Neglect or failure of communion.
NONCOMPLETIONNon`com*ple"tion, n.
Defn: Lack of completion; failure to complete.
NONCOMPLIANCENon`com*pli"ance, n.
Defn: Neglect of compliance; failure to comply.
NONCOMPLYINGNon`com*ply"ing, a.
Defn: Neglecting or refusing to comply.
NON COMPOS; NON COMPOS MENTISNon com"pos. Non com"pos men"tis.Etym: [L.]
Defn: Not of sound mind; not having the regular use of reason; hence, also, as a noun, an idiot; a lunati
NONCON.Non"con. (, n.
Defn: See Noncontent.
NONCONCLUDINGNon`con*clud"ing, a.
Defn: Not concluding.
NONCONCURNon`con*cur", v. i.
Defn: To dissent or refuse to concur.
NONCONCURRENCENon`con*cur"rence, n.
Defn: Refusal to concur.
NONCONDENSIBLENon`con*den"si*ble, a.
Defn: Not condensible; incapable of being liquefied; — said of gases.
NONCONDENSINGNon`con*dens"ing, a. (Steam Engine)
Defn: Not condensing; discharging the steam from the cylinder at a pressure nearly equal to or above that of the atmosphere and not into a condenser.
NONCONDUCTINGNon`con*duct"ing, a.
Defn: Not conducting; not transmitting a fluid or force; thus, in electricity, wax is a nonconducting substance.
NONCONDUCTIONNon`con*duc"tion, n.
Defn: The quality of not being able to conduct or transmit; failure to conduct.
NONCONDUCTORNon`con*duct"or, n. (Physics)
Defn: A substance which does not conduct, that is, convey or transmit, heat, electricity, sound, vibration, or the like, or which transmits them with difficulty; an insulator; as, wool is a nonconductor of heat; glass and dry wood are nonconductors of electricity.
NONCONFORMINGNon`con*form"ing, a.
Defn: Not conforming; declining conformity; especially, not conforming to the established church of a country.
NONCONFORMISTNon`con*form"ist, n.
Defn: One who does not conform to an established church; especially, one who does not conform to the established church of England; a dissenter.
NONCONFORMITYNon*con*form"i*ty, n.
Defn: Neglect or failure of conformity; especially, in England, the neglect or refusal to unite with the established church in its rites and modes of worship.
NONCONSTATNon`con"stat, n. Etym: [Law L.]
Defn: It does not appear; it is not plain or clear; it does not follow.
NONCONTAGIOUSNon`con*ta"gious, a.
Defn: Not contagious; not catching; not communicable by contact.— Non`con*ta"gious*ness, n.
NONCONTENTNon`con*tent", n. (British House of Lords)
Defn: One who gives a negative vote; — sometimes abridged into noncon. or non con.
NONCONTRIBUTING; NONCONTRIBUTORYNon`con*trib"u*ting, Non`con*trib"u*to*ry, a.
Defn: Not contributing.
NONDANon"da, n. (Bot.)
Defn: The edible plumlike fruit of the Australian tree, ParinariumNonda.
NONDECANENon*dec"ane, n. Etym: [L. nonus ninth + decem ten.] (Chem.)
Defn: A hydrocarbon of the paraffin series, a white waxy substance,C19H40; — so called from the number of carbon atoms in the molecule.
NONDECIDUATENon`de*cid"u*ate, a. (Anat.)
Defn: Characterized by the absence of a decidua; indeciduate.
NONDELIVERYNon`de*liv"er*y, n.
Defn: A neglect or failure of delivery; omission of delivery.
NONDEPOSITIONNon*dep`o*si"tion, n.
Defn: A failure to deposit or throw down.
NONDESCRIPTNon"de*script, a. Etym: [Pref. non- + L. descriptus described.]
Defn: Not hitherto described; novel; hence, odd; abnormal; unclassifiable.
NONDESCRIPTNon"de*script, n.
Defn: A thing not yet described; that of which no account or explanation has been given; something abnormal, or hardly classifiable.
NONDEVELOPMENTNon`de*vel"op*ment, n.
Defn: Failure or lack of development.
NONDISCOVERYNon`dis*cov"er*y, n.
Defn: Want or failure of discovery.
NONDONon"do, n. (Bot.)
Defn: A coarse umbelliferous plant (Ligusticum actæifolium) with a large aromatic root. It is found chiefly in the Alleghany region. Also called Angelico.
NONE None, a. & pron. Etym: [OE. none, non, nan, no, na, AS. nan, fr. ne not + an one. No, a. & adv., One, and cf. Non-, Null, a.]
1. No one; not one; not anything; — frequently used also partitively, or as a plural, not any. There is none that doeth good; no, not one. Ps. xiv. 3. Six days ye shall gather it, but on the seventh day, which is the Sabbath, in it there shall be none. Ex. xvi. 26. Terms of peace yet none Vouchsafed or sought. Milton. None of their productions are extant. Blair.
2. No; not any; — used adjectively before a vowel, in old style; as, thou shalt have none assurance of thy life. None of, not at all; not; nothing of; — used emphatically. "They knew that I was none of the register that entered their admissions in the universities." Fuller. — None-so-pretty (Bot.), the Saxifraga umbrosa. See London pride (a), under London.
NONENone, n. Etym: [F.]
Defn: Same as Nones, 2.
NONEFFECTIVENon`ef*fect"ive, a.
1. Not effective.
2. (Mil.)
Defn: Not fit or available for duty.
NON-EGONon-e"go, n. Etym: [L., not I.] (Metaph.)
Defn: The union of being and relation as distinguished from, and contrasted with, the ego. See Ego.
NONELASTICNon`e*las"tic, a.
Defn: Not having elasticity.
NONELECTNon`e*lect", n. sing. & pl. (Theol.)
Defn: A person or persons not elected, or chosen, to salvation.
NONELECTIONNon`e*lec"tion, n.
Defn: Failure of election.
NONELECTRIC; NONELECTRICALNon`e*lec"tric, Non`e*lec"tric*al, a.
Defn: Not electric; conducting electricity.
NONELECTRICNon`e*lec"tric, n. (Physics)
Defn: A substance that is not an electric; that which transmits electricity, as a metal.
NONEMPHATIC; NONEMPHATICALNon`em*phat"ic, Non`em*phat"ic*al, a.
Defn: Having no emphasis; unemphatic.
NONENTITYNon*en"ti*ty, n.; pl. Nonentities (.
1. Nonexistence; the negation of being.
2. A thing not existing. South.
3. A person or thing of little or no account. [Colloq.]
NON-EPISCOPALNon`-E*pis"co*pal, a.
Defn: Not Episcopal; not pertaining to the Episcopal church or system.
NONES Nones, n. pl. Etym: [L. nonae, so called because it was the ninth day before the ides, fr. nonus ninth, from novem nine. See Nine, Nones, 2, Noon .]
1. (Roman Cal.)
Defn: The fifth day of the months January, February, April, June,August, September, November, and December, and the seventh day ofMarch, May, July, and October. The nones were nine days before theides, reckoning inclusively, according to the Roman method.
2. Etym: [F. none, fr. L. See Noon.]
Defn: The canonical office, being a part of the Breviary, recited at noon (formerly at the ninth hour, 3 P. M.) in the Roman Catholic Church.
3. The hour of dinner; the noonday meal. [Obs.] At my supper and sometimes at nones. P. Plowman.
NONESSENTIALNon`es*sen"tial, a.
Defn: Not essential.
NONESSENTIALNon`es*sen"tial, n.
Defn: A thing not essential.
NON EST FACTUMNon` est` fac"tum. Etym: [Law L. it is not (his) deed.] (Law)
Defn: The plea of the general issue in an action of debt on bond.
NON EST INVENTUSNon` est` in*ven"tus. Etym: [L., he is not found.] (Law)
Defn: The return of a sheriff on a writ, when the defendant is not found in his county. Bouvier.
NONESUCHNone"such`, n.
Defn: A person or thing of a sort that there is no other such; something extraordinary; a thing that has not its equal. It is given as a name to various objects, as to a choice variety of apple, a species of medic (Medicago lupulina), a variety of pottery clay, etc.
NONET; NONETTONo*net", No*net"to, n. Etym: [From L. nonus ninth, like E. duet, fr.L. duo.] (Mus.)
Defn: A composition for nine instruments, rarely for nine voices.
NONETTNon"ett, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The titmouse. [Obs.]
NONEXECUTIONNon*ex`e*cu"tion, n.
Defn: Neglect or failure of execution; nonperformance.
NONEXISTENCENon`ex*ist"ence, n.
1. Absence of existence; the negation of being; nonentity. A. Baxter.
2. A thing that has no existence. Sir T. Browne.
NONEXISTENTNon`ex*ist"ent, a.
Defn: Not having existence.
NONEXPORTATIONNon*ex`por*ta"tion, n.
Defn: A failure of exportation; a not exporting of commodities.
NONEXTENSILENon`ex*ten"sile, a.
Defn: Not extensile; incapable of being stretched.
NON-FEASANCE Non-fea"sance, n. Etym: [Pref. non- + OF. faisance a doing, fr. faire to do.] (Law)
Defn: An omission or neglect to do something, esp. that which ought to have been done. Cf. Malfeasance.
NONFULFILLMENTNon`ful*fill"ment, n.
Defn: Neglect or failure to fulfill.
NONILLIONNo*nil"lion, n. Etym: [L. nonus ninth + -illion, as in E. million.]
Defn: According to the French and American notation, a thousand octillions, or a unit with thirty ciphers annexed; according to the English notation, a million octillions, or a unit with fifty-four ciphers annexed. See the Note under Numeration.
NONIMPORTATIONNon*im`por*ta"tion, n.
Defn: Want or failure of importation; a not importing of commodities.
NONIMPORTINGNon`im*port"ing, a.
Defn: Not importing; not bringing from foreign countries.
NONINFLECTIONALNon`in*flec"tion*al, a.
Defn: Not admitting of, or characterized by, inflection.
NONINHABITANTNon`in*hab"it*ant, n.
Defn: One who is not an inhabitant; a stranger; a foreigner; a nonresident.
NONINTERVENTIONNon*in`ter*ven"tion, n.
Defn: The state or habit of not intervening or interfering; as, the nonintervention of one state in the affairs of another.
NONIUS No"ni*us, n. Etym: [Latinized form of Nunez, the name of a Portuguese mathematician.]
Defn: A vernier.
NONJOINDERNon*join"der, n. (Law)
Defn: The omission of some person who ought to have been made a plaintiff or defendant in a suit, or of some cause of action which ought to be joined.
NONJURANTNon*ju"rant, a.
Defn: Nonjuring.
NONJURING Non*ju"ring, a. Etym: [F. jurer to swear, or L. jurare, jurari, to swear, fr. L. jus, juris, right, law, justice. See Jury.]
Defn: Not swearing allegiance; — applied to the party in Great Britain that would not swear allegiance to William and Mary, or their successors.
NONJURORNon*ju"ror, n. (Eng. Hist.)
Defn: One of those adherents of James II. who refused to take the oath of allegiance to William and Mary, or to their successors, after the revolution of 1688; a Jacobite.
NONJURORISMNon*ju"ror*ism, n. (Eng. Hist.)
Defn: The doctrines, or action, of the Nonjurors.
NONLIMITATIONNon*lim`i*ta"tion, n.
Defn: Want of limitation; failure to limit.
NON LIQUETNon` li"quet. Etym: [L.]
Defn: It is not clear; — a verdict given by a jury when a matter is to be deferred to another day of trial.
NONMALIGNANTNon`ma*lig"nant, a.
Defn: Not malignant, as a disease.
NONMANUFACTURINGNon*man`u*fac"tur*ing, a.
Defn: Not carrying on manufactures.
NONMEDULLATEDNon*med"ul*la`ted, a.
Defn: Not medullated; (Anat.) without a medulla or marrow, or without a medullary sheath; as, a nonmedullated nerve fiber.
NONMEMBERNon*mem"ber, n.
Defn: One who is not a member.
NONMEMBERSHIPNon*mem"ber*ship, n.
Defn: State of not being a member.
NONMETALNon"met`al, n. (Chem.)
Defn: Any one of the set of elements which, as contrasted with the metals, possess, produce, or receive, acid rather than basic properties; a metalloid; as, oxygen, sulphur, and chlorine are nonmetals.
NONMETALLICNon`me*tal"lic, a.
1. Not metallic.
2. (Chem.)
Defn: Resembling, or possessing the properties of, a nonmetal or metalloid; as, sulphur is a nonmetallic element.
NONMORALNon*mor"al, a.
Defn: Not moral nor immoral; having no connection with morals; not in the sphere of morals or ethics; not ethical.
NONNATURALNon*nat"u*ral, a.
Defn: Not natural; unnatural.
NONNENonne, n.
Defn: A nun. [Obs.] Chaucer.
NONNECESSITYNon`ne*ces"si*ty, n.
Defn: Absence of necessity; the quality or state of being unnecessary.
NONNITROGNOUSNon`ni*trog"nous, a.
Defn: Devoid of nitrogen; as, a nonnitrogenous principle; a nonnitrogenous food. See the Note under Food, n., 1.
NONNUCLEATEDNon*nu"cle*a`ted, a.
Defn: Without a nucleus.
NONNYNon"ny, n.
Defn: A silly fellow; a ninny.
NONOBEDIENCENon`o*be"di*ence, n.
Defn: Neglect of obedience; failure to obey.
NONOBSERVANCENon`ob*serv"ance, n.
Defn: Neglect or failure to observe or fulfill.
NON OBSTANTENon` ob*stan"te. Etym: [L.]
1. Notwithstanding; in opposition to, or in spite of, what has been stated, or is to be stated or admitted.
2. (Law)
Defn: A clause in old English statutes and letters patent, importing a license from the crown to do a thing notwithstanding any statute to the contrary. This dispensing power was abolished by the Bill of Rights. In this very reign [Henry III.] the practice of dispensing with statutes by a non obstante was introduced. Hallam. Non obstante veredicto Etym: [LL.] (Law), a judgment sometimes entered by order of the court, for the plaintiff, notwithstanding a verdict for the defendant. Stephen.
NONOICNo*no"ic, a. (Chem.)
Defn: Pertaining to, derived from, or resembling, nonane; as, nonoic acid, which is also called pelargonic acid. Cf. Pelargonic.
NONONE Non"one, n. Etym: [Nonane + -one, suffix denoting the third degree of unsaturation.] (Chem.)
Defn: Any one of several metameric unsaturated hydrocarbons (C9H14) of the valylene series.
NONOXYGENOUSNon`ox*yg"e*nous, a. (Chem.)
Defn: Without oxygen; characterized by the absence of oxygen; as, a nonoxygenous alkaloid.
NONPAREILNon`pa*reil", n. Etym: [See Nonpareil, a. ]
1. Something of unequaled excellence; a peerless thing or person; a nonesuch; — often used as a name.
2. Etym: [F. nonpareille.] (Print.)
Defn: A size of type next smaller than minion and next larger than agate (or ruby).
Note: This line is printed in the type called nonpareil.
3. (Zoöl.) (a) A beautifully colored finch (Passerina ciris), native of the Southern United States. The male has the head and neck deep blue, rump and under parts bright red, back and wings golden green, and the tail bluish purple. Called also painted finch. (b) Any other similar bird of the same genus.
NONPAREIL Non`pa*reil", a. Etym: [F., from non not + pareil equal, fr. LL. pariculus, dim. of L. par equal. See Non, and Pair, Peer.]
Defn: Having no equal; peerless.
NONPAYMENTNon*pay"ment, n.
Defn: Neglect or failure to pay.
NONPERFORMANCENon`per*form"ance, n.
Defn: Neglect or failure to perform.
NONPHOTOBIOTICNon*pho`to*bi*ot"ic, a. (Biol.)
Defn: Capable of living without light; as, nonphotobiotic plant cells, or cells which habitually live in darkness.
NONPLANENon`plane", a. (Math.)
Defn: Not lying in one plane; — said of certain curves.
NONPLUSNon"plus, n. Etym: [L. non not + plus more, further. See Plural.]
Defn: A state or condition which daffles reason or confounds judgment; insuperable difficalty; inability to proceed or decide; puzzle; quandary. Both of them are a perfect nonplus and baffle to all human understanding. South.
NONPLUS Non"plus`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nonplused or Nonplussed; p. pr. & vb. n. Nonplusing or Nonplussing.]
Defn: To puzzle; to confound; to perplex; to cause to stop byembarrassment.He has been nonplused by Mr. Dry's desiring him to tell what it wasthat he endeavored to prove. Spectator.
NONPREPARATIONNon*prep`a*ra"tion, n.
Defn: Neglect or failure to prepare; want of preparation.
NONPRESENTATIONNon*pres`en*ta"tion, n.
Defn: Neglect or failure to present; state of not being presented.
NONPRODUCTIONNon`pro*duc"tion, n.
Defn: A failure to produce or exhibit.
NONPROFESSIONALNon`pro*fes"sion*al, a.
Defn: Not belonging to a profession; not done by, or proceeding from, professional men; contrary to professional usage.
NONPROFICIENCYNon`pro*fi"cien*cy, n.
Defn: Want of proficiency; failure to make progress.
NONPROFICIENTNon`pro*fi"cient, n.
Defn: One who has failed to become proficient.
NON PROS.Non" pros.` (.
Defn: An abbreviation of Non prosequitur.
NON-PROS Non`-pros", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nonprossed; p. pr. & vb. n. Non- prossing.]
Defn: To decline or fail to prosecute; to allow to be dropped (said of a suit); to enter judgment against (a plaintiff who fails to prosecute); as, the plaintiff was non-prossed.
NON PROSEQUITURNon" pro*seq"ui*tur. Etym: [L. he does not prosecute.] (Law)
Defn: A judgment entered against the plaintiff in a suit where he does not appear to prosecute. See Nolle prosequi.
NONRECURRENTNon`re*cur"rent, a.
Defn: Not recurring.
NONRECURRINGNon`re*cur"ring, a.
Defn: Nonrecurrent.
NONREGARDANCENon`re*gard"ance, n.
Defn: Want of due regard; disregard; slight. [Obs.] Shak.
NONREGENTNon`re"gent, n. (Eng. Universities)
Defn: A master of arts whose regency has ceased. See Regent.
NONRENDITIONNon`ren*di"tion, n.
Defn: Neglect of rendition; the not rendering what is due.The nonrendition of a service which is due. S. E. Dwight.
NONRESEMBLANCENon`re*sem"blance, n.
Defn: Want of resemblance; unlikeness; dissimilarity.
NONRESIDENCENon*res"i*dence, n.
Defn: The state or condition of being nonresident, Swift.
NONRESIDENTNon*res"i*dent, a.
Defn: Not residing in a particular place, on one's own estate, or in one's proper place; as, a nonresident clergyman or proprietor of lands.
NONRESIDENTNon*res"i*dent, n.
Defn: A nonresident person; one who does not reside in the State or jurisdiction.
NONRESISTANCENon`re*sist"ance, n.
Defn: The principles or practice of a nonresistant; passive obedience; submission to authority, power, oppression, or violence without opposition.
NONRESISTANTNon`re*sist"ant, a.
Defn: Making no resistance.
NONRESISTANTNon`re*sist"ant, n.
Defn: One who maintains that no resistance should be made to constituted authority, even when unjustly or oppressively exercised; one who advocates or practices absolute submission; also, one who holds that violence should never be resisted by force.
NONRESISTINGNon`re*sist"ing, a.
Defn: Not making resistance.
NONRUMINANTNon*ru"mi*nant, a.
Defn: Not ruminating; as, a nonruminant animal.
NONSANENon`sane", a.
Defn: Unsound; not perfect; as, a person of nonsane memory.Blackstone.
NONSENSENon"sense, n. Etym: [Pref. non- + sense: cf. F. nonsens.]
1. That which is not sense, or has no sense; words, or language, which have no meaning, or which convey no intelligible ideas; absurdity.
2. Trifles; things of no importance. Nonsense verses, lines made by taking any words which occur, but especially certain words which it is desired to recollect, and arranging them without reference to anything but the measure, so that the rhythm of the lines may aid in recalling the remembrance of the words.
Syn.— Folly; silliness; absurdity; trash; balderdash.
NONSENSICALNon*sen"si*cal, a.
Defn: Without sense; unmeaning; absurb; foolish; irrational;preposterous.— Non*sen"si*cal*ly, adv.— Non*sen"si*cal*ness, n.
NONSENSITIVENon*sen"si*tive, a.
Defn: Not sensitive; wanting sense or perception; not easily affected.
NON SEQUITURNon seq"ui*tur. Etym: [L., it does not follow.] (Logic)
Defn: An inference which does not follow from the premises.
NONSEXUALNon*sex"u*al, a.
Defn: Having no distinction of sex; sexless; neuter.
NONSLAVEHOLDINGNon*slave"hold`ing, a.
Defn: Not possessing or holding slaves; as, a nonslaveholding State.
NONSOLUTIONNon`so*lu"tion, n.
Defn: Failure of solution or explanation.
NONSOLVENCYNon*sol"ven*cy, n.
Defn: Inability to pay debts; insolvency.
NONSOLVENTNon*sol"vent, a.
Defn: Not solvent; insolvent.
NONSOLVENTNon*sol"vent, n.
Defn: An insolvent.
NONSONANTNon*so"nant, a.
Defn: Not sonant.— n.
Defn: A nonsonant or nonvocal consonant.
NONSPARINGNon*spar"ing, a.
Defn: Sparing none.
NONSTRIATEDNon*stri"a*ted, a. (Nat. Hist.)
Defn: Without striations; unstriped; as, nonstriated muscle fibers.
NONSUBMISSIONNon`sub*mis"sion, n.
Defn: Want of submission; failure or refusal to submit.
NONSUBMISSIVENon`sub*mis"sive, a.
Defn: Not submissive.
NONSUCHNon"such, n.
Defn: See Nonesuch.
NONSUITNon"suit`, n. (Law)
Defn: A neglect or failure by the plaintiff to follow up his suit; a stopping of the suit; a renunciation or withdrawal of the cause by the plaintiff, either because he is satisfied that he can not support it, or upon the judge's expressing his opinion. A compulsory nonsuit is a nonsuit ordered by the court on the ground that the plaintiff on his own showing has not made out his case.
NONSUITNon"suit`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nonsuited; p. pr. & vb. n.Nonsuiting.] (Law)
Defn: To determine, adjudge, or record (a plaintiff) as having dropped his suit, upon his withdrawal or failure to follow it up. "When two are joined in a writ, and one is nonsuited." Z. Swift.
NONSUITNon"suit`, a.
Defn: Nonsuited. D. A. Tyng.
NONSURETYNon*sure"ty, n.
Defn: Insecurity. [Obs.]
NONTENURENon*ten"ure, n. (Law)
Defn: A plea of a defendant that he did not hold the land, as affirmed.
NONTERMNon"term`, n. (Law)
Defn: A vacation between two terms of a court.
NONTOXICNon*tox"ic, a.
Defn: Not toxic.
NONTRONITE Non"tro*nite, n. Etym: [So called because found in the arrondissement of Notron, France.] (Min.)
Defn: A greenish yellow or green mineral, consisting chiefly of the hydrous silicate of iron.
NONUNIFORMISTNon*u"ni*form`ist, n.
Defn: One who believes that past changes in the structure of the earth have proceeded from cataclysms or causes more violent than are now operating; — called also nonuniformitarian.
NONUNIONNon*un"ion, a.
1. Not belonging to, or affiliated with, a trades union; as, a nonunoin carpenter.
2. Not recognizing or favoring trades unions or trades-unionists; as, a nonunion contractor. —Non*un"ion*ism (#), n.
NONUNIONISTNon*un"ion*ist, n.
Defn: One who does not belong, or refuses to belong, to a trades union.
NONUSANCENon*us"ance, n.
Defn: Neglect of using; failure to use. [R.] Sir T. Browne.
NONUSERNon*us"er,
1. A not using; failure to use. An office may be forfeited by misuser or nonuser. Blackstone.
2. (Law)
Defn: Neglect or omission to use an easement or franchise or to assert a right. Kent.
NONVASCULARNon*vas"cu*lar, a. (Anat.)
Defn: Destitute of vessels; extravascular.
NONVERNACULARNon`ver*nac"u*lar, a.
Defn: Not vernacular.A nonvernacular expression. Sir W. Hamilton.
NONVOCALNon*vo"cal, a.
Defn: Not vocal; destitute of tone.— n.
Defn: A nonvocal consonant.
NONYLNon"yl, n. Etym: [Nonane + -yl.] (Chem.)
Defn: The hydrocarbon radical, C9H19, derived from nonane and forming many compounds. Used also adjectively; as, nonyl alcohol.
NONYLENENon"y*lene, n. Etym: [Nonane + ethylene.] (Chem.)
Defn: Any one of a series of metameric, unsaturated hydrocarbonsC9H18 of the ethylene series.
NONYLENICNon`y*len"ic, a. (Chem.)
Defn: Of, pertaining to, related to, or designating, nonylene or its compounds; as, nonylenic acid.
NONYLICNo*nyl"ic, a. (Chem.)
Defn: Of, pertaining to, or designating, nonyl or its compounds; as, nonylic acid.
NOODLENoo"dle, n. Etym: [Cf. Noddle, Noddy.]
Defn: A simpleton; a blockhead; a stupid person; a ninny. [Low]The chuckling grin of noodles. Sydney Smith.
NOODLENoo"dle, n. Etym: [G. nudel vermicelli.]
Defn: A thin strip of dough, made with eggs, rolled up, cut into small pieces, and used in soup.
NOOKNook, n. Etym: [OE. nok; cf. Gael. & Ir. niuc.]
Defn: A narrow place formed by an angle in bodies or between bodies; a corner; a recess; a secluded retreat. How couldst thou find this dark, sequestered nook Milton.
NOOK-SHOTTENNook"-shot`ten, a.
Defn: Full of nooks, angles, or corners. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]That nook-shotten isle of Albion. Shak.
NOOLOGICAL; NOOELOGICALNo`ö*log"ic*al, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to noölogy.
NOOLOGIST; NOOELOGISTNo*öl"o*gist, n.
Defn: One versed in noölogy.
NOOLOGY; NOOELOGYNo*öl"o*gy, n. Etym: [Gr. -logy.]
Defn: The science of intellectual phenomena.
NOONNoon, a.
Defn: No. See the Note under No. [Obs.]
NOON Noon, n. Etym: [AS. n, orig., the ninth hour, fr. L.nona (sc. hora) the ninth hour, then applied to the church services (called nones) at that hour, the time of which was afterwards changed to noon. See Nine, and cf. Nones, Nunchion.]
1. The middle of the day; midday; the time when the sun is in the meridian; twelve o'clock in the daytime.
2. Hence, the highest point; culmination. In the very noon of that brilliant life which was destined to be so soon, and so fatally, overshadowed. Motley. High noon, the exact meridian; midday. — Noon of night, midnight. [Poetic] Dryden.
NOONNoon, a.
Defn: Belonging to midday; occurring at midday; meridional. Young.
NOONNoon, v. i.
Defn: To take rest and refreshment at noon.
NOONDAYNoon"day`, n.
Defn: Midday; twelve o'clock in the day; noon.
NOONDAYNoon"day`, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to midday; meridional; as, the noonday heat."Noonday walks." Addison.
NOON-FLOWERNoon"-flow`er, n. (Bot.)
Defn: The goat's beard, whose flowers close at midday.
NOONINGNoon"ing, n.
Defn: A rest at noon; a repast at noon.
NOONSHUNNoon"shun, n. [Obs.]
Defn: See Nunchion. Nares.
NOONSTEADNoon"stead, n.
Defn: The position of the sun at noon. [Obs.] Drayton.
NOONTIDE Noon"tide`, n. Etym: [From noon + tide time; cf. AS. n the ninth hour.]
Defn: The time of noon; midday.
NOOSE Noose, n. Etym: [Prob. fr. OF. nous, nom. sing. or acc. pl. of nou knot, F. n, L. nodus. Cf. Node.]
Defn: A running knot, or loop, which binds the closer the more it is drawn.
NOOSENoose, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Noosed; p. pr. & vb. n. Noosing.]
Defn: To tie in a noose; to catch in a noose; to entrap; to insnare.
NOOTNoot.
Defn: See lst Not. [Obs.] Chaucer.
NOPALNo"pal, n. Etym: [Mexican nopalli.] (Bot.)
Defn: A cactaceous plant (Nopalea cochinellifera), originally Mexican, on which the cochineal insect feeds, and from which it is collected. The name is sometimes given to other species of Cactaceæ.
NOPALRYNo"pal*ry, n.; pl. Nopalries (.
Defn: A plantation of the nopal for raising the cochineal insect.
NOPENope, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A bullfinch. [Prov. Eng.]
NORNor, conj. Etym: [OE. nor, contr. from nother. See Neither.]
Defn: A negative connective or particle, introducing the second member or clause of a negative proposition, following neither, or not, in the first member or clause (as or in affirmative propositions follows either). Nor is also used sometimes in the first member for neither, and sometimes the neither is omitted and implied by the use of nor. Provide neither gold nor silver, nor brass, in your purses, nor scrip for your journey. Matt. x. 9, 10. Where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt. Matt. vi. 20. I love him not, nor fear him. Shak. Where neither party is nor true, nor kind. Shak. Simois nor Xanthus shall be wanting there. Dryden.
NORBERTINENor"bert*ine, n.
Defn: See Premonstrant.
NORFOLKNor"folk, n.
Defn: Short for Norfolk Jacket.
NORFOLK DUMPLINGNorfolk dumpling. (Eng.)(a) A kind of boiled dumpling made in Norfolk.(b) A native or inhabitant of Norfolk.
NORFOLK JACKETNorfolk jacket.
Defn: A kind of loose-fitting plaited jacket, having a loose belt.
NORFOLK PLOVERNorfolk plover.