noetic (en)

(adjective) of, relating to, or based on the intellect

noisome (en)

(adjective) noxious harmful / (adjective) offensive to the senses and especially to the sense of smell / (adjective) highly obnoxious or objectionable

nomenklatura (en)

a category of people within the Soviet Union and other Eastern Bloc countries who held various key administrative positions in the bureaucracy running all spheres of those countries' activity

nominalization (en)

the use of a word, which is not a noun, as a noun, or as the head of a noun phrase, with or without morphological transformation (e.g., the noun legalization from the verb legalize)

nonpareil (en)

(adj) having no match or equal; unrivaled OR (noun) an unrivaled or matchless person or thing

noosphere (en)

(noun) the sphere of human consciousness and mental activity especially in regard to its influence on the biosphere and in relation to evolution

nosology (en)

(noun) a classification or list of diseases / (noun) a branch of medical science that deals with classification of diseases

nostrum (en)

a medicine prepared by an unqualified person, especially one that is not considered effective; a scheme or remedy for bringing about some social or political reform or improvement

noumenal (en)

(noun) a posited object or event as it appears in itself independent of perception by the senses

nous (en)

(noun) common sense; practical intelligence; mind or intellect

novitiate (en)

the period or state of being a novice, especially in a religious order.

nugatory (en)

(adjective) of little or no consequence; trifling inconsequential / (adjective) having no force; inoperative

nulliparous (en)

(adjective) of, relating to, or being a female that has not borne offspring

numen (en)

(noun) a spiritual force or influence often identified with a natural object, phenomenon, or place

numinous (en)

(adjective) supernatural mysterious / (adjective) filled with a sense of the presence of divinity; holy / (adjective) appealing to the higher emotions or to the aesthetic sense; spiritual

numismatics (en)

(noun plural but singular in construction) the study or collection of coins, tokens, and paper money and sometimes related objects (as medals)

obdurate (en)

(adjective) stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing / (adjective) hardened in feelings / (adjective) resistant to persuasion or softening influences

oblatory (en)

The act of offering something, such as worship or thanks, to a deity. 2. Oblation. a. The act of offering the bread and wine of the Eucharist.

obloquy (en)

(noun) a strongly condemnatory utterance; abusive language / (noun) the condition of one that is discredited; bad repute

obnubilate (en)

(verb) becloud obscure

obscurantist (en)

deliberately preventing the facts or full details of something from becoming known

obsequies (en)

funeral rites

obstreperous (en)

(adjective) marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness; clamorous / (adjective) stubbornly resistant to control; unruly

obtruding (en)

(verb) to thrust out; extrude / (verb) to force or impose (as oneself or one's ideas) without warrant or request / (verb) to become unduly prominent or interfering; intrude

obverse (en)

the opposite or counterpart of a fact or truth; the side of a coin or medal bearing the head or principal design