Words That Start With No: Expand Your Vocabulary Easily

Discover a variety of words that start with the prefix “no,” enhancing your vocabulary and understanding of their usage.

Nocturnal- active during the night.
Noise- a sound, especially one that is loud or unpleasant.
Nomad- a person who moves from place to place rather than living in one location.
Nominate- to formally suggest someone for a position or for an award.
Normal- conforming to a standard; usual, typical, or expected.
Notable- worthy of attention or notice; remarkable.
Notice- attention or observation.
Novel- a fictional narrative book.
November- the eleventh month of the year.
Noxious- harmful, poisonous, or very unpleasant.
Nozzle- a cylindrical or round spout at the end of a pipe, hose, or tube used to control a jet of gas or liquid.
Nostalgia- a sentimental longing for the past.
Nominal- existing in name only.
Nonchalant- feeling or appearing casually calm and relaxed.
Notion- a conception or belief about something.
Noble- belonging to a hereditary class with high social or political status; aristocratic.
Notify- to inform someone or give notice.
Node- a point in a network or diagram at which lines or pathways intersect or branch.
Noodle- a strip of pasta made from dough, usually eaten with a sauce or in a soup.
Noir- a genre of crime film or fiction characterized by cynicism, fatalism, and moral ambiguity.
Nocturne- a short composition inspired by the night, typically for piano.
Nomadic- living the life of a nomad; wandering.
Nook- a corner or recess, especially one offering seclusion or security.
Nonprofit- not making or conducted primarily to make a profit.
Nostalgic- feeling pleasure and sadness that is caused by remembering something from the past.
Novice- a person new to or inexperienced in a field or situation.
Noteworthy- deserving attention.
Nourish- to provide with the food necessary for growth, health, and good condition.
Nostalgist- someone who indulges in nostalgia.
Nonpartisan- not biased, especially toward any particular political group.
Nonplussed- surprised and confused to the extent that one is unsure how to react.
Nonconformist- a person whose behavior or views do not conform to prevailing ideas or practices.
Nomology- the science or study of laws; the science of the laws of the mind.
Noctambulist- a person who walks around while asleep; a sleepwalker.
Nonbinding- not involving an obligation to observe the terms of the agreement.
Nonferrous- metals excluding iron (in particular used about metals that do not contain significant amounts of iron).
Nociceptive- related to the sensory nervous system’s response to certain harmful or potentially harmful stimuli.
Nomothetic- relating to the study or discovery of general scientific laws.
Nonsectarian- not involving or relating to a specific religious sect or political group.
Nonlinear- not arranged in a straight line or not happening in a series of steps.
Nonentity- a person or thing with no special or interesting qualities; an unimportant person or thing.
Nomenclature- the body or system of names used in a particular specialist field.
Nonpareil- having no match or equal; unrivaled.
Nonchalantly- in a casually calm and relaxed manner.
Nonexclusive- not limited to a single person, group, or area.
Nocuous- harmful, poisonous, or very unpleasant.
Noiseless- silent or quiet.
Nocent- harmful or evil.
Nonagon- a nine-sided polygon.
Nonviolence- the use of peaceful methods, rather than force, to bring about political or social change.
Nomographer- a writer of laws.
Nonconductive- not having the property of conducting something (especially heat or electricity).
Nominalism- the doctrine that universals or general ideas are mere names without any corresponding reality.
Nominator- a person who nominates someone else for a position or award.
Nonviable- not capable of living or developing adequately.
Nostomania- an irresistible compulsion to return home.
Noninvasive- (especially of medical procedures) not involving the introduction of instruments into the body.
Noctilucent- resembling or relating to clouds that are visible in the twilight.
Nociceptor- a sensory receptor for painful stimuli.
Nonary- consisting of nine things or units.
Nosegay- a small bunch of flowers, typically one that is sweet-scented.
Nobility- the quality of being noble in character.
Nonevent- an occurrence of only superficial interest; a dull or insignificant occurrence.
Nonuser- a person who does not use something, especially drugs or alcohol.
Nonesuch- a person or thing having no equal.
Nomadize- to live as a nomad; move around constantly.
Noosphere- the sphere of human thought.
Nomarch- a provincial governor in ancient Egypt.
Noncurrent- not belonging to or occurring in the present.
Nonetheless- in spite of that; notwithstanding; however.
Nopal- a type of cactus from which edible fruits and pads are harvested.
Nomism- ethical theory that moral behavior should be guided strictly by law.
Nominee- a person who is proposed or formally entered as a candidate for some position or award.
Nonacid- not acid.
Nonage- lack of maturity; minority.
Normative- establishing, relating to, or deriving from a standard or norm.
Northing- movement in a northern direction.
Northward- in a northern direction.
Nosography- the description of diseases.
Nosology- the classification of diseases.
Nostril- either of two external openings of the nose.
Nosocomial- referring to infections that are acquired in a hospital.
Noblesse- nobility or the noble class collectively.
Nobleman- a man who belongs to the nobility.
Nonconformity- refusal to conform to an established or conventional creed.
Nonage- period of legal minority.
Notarize- certify or attest to (the validity of a signature on a document, for example) by a notary.
Novate- to replace an old obligation with a new one.
Novercal- relating to a stepmother.
Novitiate- the state or period of being a novice, especially in a religious order.
Noctilucous- shining in the night.
Nominalize- to convert into a noun phrase.
Novation- the substitution of a new contract in place of an old one.
Noxiousness- the quality of being harmful or poisonous.
Nonabandonment- a medical obligation to provide continuous care to a patient.
Nonathlete- someone who is not an athlete.
Noncritical- not critical or at a crisis point.
Nonreader- a person who does not read.
Nonreactive- not reacting chemically.
Normlessness- the state of lack of social norms or guidance.

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