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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

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  1. Nōte'wor-thy, a.p. 893Worthy of observation or notice.
  2. Noth'ing, n.p. 893Not any thing; no thing; — opposed to any thing and something. Yet had his aspect nothing of severe. Dryden. 2. Non-existence; nonentity; absence of being; nihility; nothingness. Shak. 3. Not any…
  3. Noth'ing, adv.p. 893In no degree; not at all. Adam, with such counsel, nothing swayed. Milton. The influence of reason in producing our passions is nothing near so extensive as is commonly believed. Burke.
  4. Noth'ing-ism, n.p. 893Nihility; nothingness. [Rare.]
  5. Noth'ing-ness, n.p. 893Nihility; non-existence. 2. Nothing; a thing of no value.
  6. Nō'tice, n.p. 893The act of noting, remarking, or observing; observation by the senses or intellect; cognizance; note; heed. How ready is envy to mingle with the notices we take of other persons! Watts. 2.…
  7. Nō'tice, v. t.p. 893To observe; to see; to mark; to take note of; to heed; to pay attention to. 2. To show that one has observed; to take public note of; to remark upon; to make observations on. This plant deserves to…
  8. Nō'tice-a-ble, a.p. 893Capable of being observed; worthy of observation; likely to attract observation. “A noticeable man, with large gray eyes.” Wordsworth. No data shown, but noticeable eyes And hair in masses. E. B.…
  9. Nō'tice-a-bly, adv.p. 893In a noticeable manner.
  10. Nō'ti-cer, n.p. 893One who notices.
  11. Nō'ti-fi-cā'tion, n.p. 893The act of notifying, or giving notice; the act of making known; especially, the act of giving official notice or information to the public, or to individuals, corporations, companies, or societies…
  12. Nō'ti-fy, v. t.p. 893To make known; to declare; to publish; — often with to; as, to notify a fact to a person. No law can bind till it be notified or promulgated. South. 2. To give notice to; to inform by words or…
  13. Nō'tion, n.p. 894Mental apprehension of whatever may be known or imagined; idea; conception; more properly, a general or universal conception, as distinguishable or definable by marks or note. What hath been…
  14. Nō'tion-al, a.p. 894Consisting of, or conveying, notions or ideas; expressing abstract conceptions. 2. Existing in idea only; visionary; fantastical; imaginary. “Notional good, by fancy only made.” Prior. “Sermons and…
  15. Nō'tion-āl'i-ty, n.p. 894Empty, ungrounded opinion. [Obs.] Glanville.
  16. Nō'tion-al-ly, adv.p. 894In mental apprehension; in conception; not in reality. “Two faculties notionally or really distinct.” Norris.
  17. Nō'tion-ate, a.p. 894Existing as a notion; notional. [Rare.]
  18. Nō'tion-ist, n.p. 894One who holds to an ungrounded opinion.
  19. Nō'tist, n.p. 894An annotator; a commentator. [Obs.]
  20. Nō'to-nō'ctĕ, n.p. 894(Entom.) A genus of hemipterous insects, having the body somewhat in the shape of a boat, with the hind feet very long, generally stretched out at full length, and having the form, and performing the…
  21. Nō-to-rī'e-ty, n.p. 894The condition or quality of being notorious; exposure to the public knowledge; as, the notoriety of a crime. 2. Knowledge by a great number, or by the community in general. They were not subjects in…
  22. No-tō'ri-oūs, a.p. 894Generally known and talked of by the public; universally believed to be true; manifest to the world; evident; usually, known to disadvantage; as, a notorious thief; a notorious crime or vice; a man…
  23. No-tō'ri-oūs-ly, adv.p. 894In a notorious manner; publicly; openly.
  24. No-tō'ri-oūs-ness, n.p. 894The state of being open or known beyond denial; notoriety.
  25. Nō-tôr'nis, n.p. 894(Ornith.) A genus of grallatorial birds allied to the rail, originally described from fossil bones brought from New Zealand. R. Owen.
  26. Nŏt'self, n.p. 894The negative of self. “The former ... accord to consciousness a cognizance of not-self.” Sir W. Hamilton.
  27. Nŏtt, a.p. 894Shorn. [Obs.] Chaucer.
  28. Nŏtt, v. t.p. 894To shear. [Obs.] Stowe.
  29. Nŏtt'-hĕad'ed or Nŏtt'-păt'ed, a.p. 894Having the hair cut close. [Obs.] Shak.
  30. Nō'tus, n.p. 894The south wind.
  31. Nŏt'wheat, n.p. 894Wheat not bearded. Carew.
  32. Nōt'with-stānd'ing, prep.p. 894Without opposition, prevention, or obstruction from; in spite of. We gentil women bee Loth to displease any wight, Notwithstanding our great right. Chaucer. Those on whom Christ bestowed miraculous…
  33. Nŏt'/with-stănd'ingp. 894commonly classed as an adv. or conj., originally the participle of withstand, with not prefixed. This not obstructing or preventing; nevertheless; however; as, I shall go, notwithstanding it rains. I…
  34. Nougat, n.p. 894A cake made in France of almonds and honey or treacle. Simmonds.
  35. Nôught, n.p. 894The same as NAUGHT. See NAUGHT.
  36. Noul, n.p. 894The top of the head; the noll. [Obs.] Spenser.
  37. Nouldp. 894Would not. [Obs.] “By those who nould repent.” Fairfax.
  38. Nou'me-non, n.p. 894(Metaph.) The of itself unknown and unknowable rational object, or thing in itself, which is distinguished from the phenomenon in which it occurs to apprehension, and by which it is interpreted and…
  39. Noun, n.p. 894(Gram.) A word used as the designation or appellation of a creature or thing, existing in fact or in thought. See NAME.
  40. Nōur'ice, n.p. 894A nurse. [Obs.] Spenser.
  41. Nou'r'ish, v. t.p. 894To feed and cause to grow; to supply with matter which increases bulk or supplies waste; to furnish with nutriment; to support. He planteth an ash, and the rain doth nourish it. Is. xliv. 14. Whilst…
  42. Nour'ish, v. i.p. 894To promote growth. Grains and roots nourish more than leaves. Bacon. 2. To gain nourishment. [Rare.] Bacon.
  43. Nōur'ish, n.p. 894A nurse. [Obs.] Holland.
  44. Nōur'ish-a-ble, a.p. 894Capable of receiving nourishment; as, the nourishable parts of the body. (Grew.)
  45. Nour'ish-er, n.p. 894One who, or that which, nourishes.
  46. Nour'ish-ing, p. a.p. 894Promoting growth; nutritious; nutritive; as, a nourishing diet.
  47. Nōur'ish-ing-ly, adv.p. 894Nutritively; cherishingly.
  48. Noŭr'ish-ment, n.p. 894The act of nourishing, or the state of being nourished; nutrition. 2. That which serves to nourish, or to repair waste and promote growth; nutriment; food; sustenance. So they may learn to seek the…
  49. Nour'i-tūre, n.p. 894The same as NURTURE. [Obs.]
  50. Nôurs'le, v. t.p. 894To nurse; to rear; to bring up. [Obs.] [Written also nosel, nonsel, nousle, noxsle, nusle, and nuxle.] “Long noursled in ignorance.” Fuller.
  51. Nōurs'ling, n.p. 894The same as NURSLING. [Obs.]
  52. Nous, n.p. 894Intellect; understanding; talent;—used humorously. [Colloq.]
  53. Nous'el, v. t.p. 894See NOURSLE.
  54. Nous'el or Nous'le, v. t.p. 894To ensnare; to entrap, as in a noose or trap. See NOURSLE.
  55. No-văc'ū-līte, n.p. 894(Min.) A variety of argillaceous slate, of which hones are made for sharpening cutting instruments; razor-stone; Turkey stone; whet-slate.
  56. No-vā'tian, n.p. 894(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 marriages are unlawful.
  57. No-vā'tian-ism, n.p. 894The opinions of the Novatians. One Hypolitus, a Roman presbyter, had been seduced into Novatianism. Milner.
  58. No-vā'tion, n.p. 894Innovation. [Obs.] I shall easily grant that novations in religion are a main cause of distempers in commonwealths. Abp. Laud. 2. (Law.) A substitution of a new debt for an old one. (Chitty.) Pothier.
  59. No-vā'tor, n.p. 894The same as INNOVATOR, q. v.
  60. Nōv'el, a.p. 894Of recent origin or introduction; not ancient; new; hence, especially, of a kind not before known or usual; out of the ordinary course; calculated to attract attention or to strike with surprise…