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2,287 words — headwords with part of speech, pronunciation, and a plain-language definition.

neutrophilique: neutrophilic
neutropénie: neutropenia
neuvaine: novena (recitation of prayers for nine days)
neuvième: ninth
neuvième: ninth
neuvième art: comics, graphic novels, comic art
neuvièmement: ninthly
neveu: nephew
new wave: New wave (music genre)
new-yorkais: of New York
newfie: idiot; simpleton
newfie: stupid
news: news magazine or programme
newton: newton
newtonien: Newtonian (related to Isaac Newton)
nez: nose; someone who invents perfumes
nez en bec d'aigle: a hawknose
nez en trompette: a turned-up nose, a snub nose
nez à nez: face to face
nganda: bar
nganga: an African witch doctor or specialist in traditional medicine
ni: neither; nor
ni chair ni poisson: neither fish nor fowl (something or someone which is not easily categorized or neatly definable)
ni fait ni à faire: half-assed, sloppy, slipshod
ni oui ni non: a game whose aim is to answer yes-or-no questions without saying "yes" or "no"
ni plus ni moins: neither more nor less; no more no less; quite simply
ni vu ni connu: on the sly, secretly
ni vu, ni connu: alternative spelling of ni vu ni connu
niable: deniable
niagaresque: reminiscent of the Niagara Falls
niais: caught in the nest; inexperienced, green; silly, vacuous, stupid
niais: buffoon, fool
niaisement: inanely; foolishly
niaiser: to kid; to act foolishly
niaiserie: silliness; foolish talk or behaviour
niaiseux: niais, ignorant, stupid or simpleminded
niaiseux: dilly-dallier (someone who wastes time by engaging in trivial or unproductive activities)
niak: an East Asian or South Asian person;; a sub-Saharan African; joint, bun, marijuana cigarette
niakoué: Vietnamese; Any South East Asian or Chinese person.
niaouli: niaouli
nibard: titty, boob (breast)
nicaraguayen: Nicaraguan
nice: candid, naive
niche: niche; kennel (house or shelter for a dog)
niche fiscale: tax exemption
nicher: to nest (bird); to nestle; to hang out
nicheur: nesting (of a bird, that builds its own nest)
nichoir: birdhouse, nest box
nichon: boob, tit, breast
nichrome: Nichrome
nichée: litter (of dogs), brood (of birds)
nickel: nickel (metal); atom of nickel
nickel: spotless; perfect, bang on
nickelage: nickel-plating
nickellement: spotlessly
nickelure: nickel-plating
nickelé: electroplated with nickel
nickélifère: nickeliferous
nickéline: nickeline
nicodème: Simple Simon