Word Formation & Derivatives

nonmandatory C2+

/nɑnˈmændəˌtɔri/ not required; optional M S

nonmusical C2+

/nɑnˈmjuzɪkəl/ not relating to or involving music; unmusical M S

nonobjective C2+

/ˌnɑnəbˈdʒɛktɪv/ not representing real objects; abstract; not impartial M S

nonportable C2+

/nɑnˈpɔrtəbəl/ not able to be carried or easily moved M S

nonpossession C2+

/ˌnɑnpəˈzɛʃən/ the state of not possessing something M S

nonpredictable C2+

/ˌnɑnprɪˈdɪktəbəl/ not able to be predicted; unpredictable M S

nonpregnant C2+

/nɑnˈprɛɡnənt/ not pregnant M S

nonpublic C2+

/nɑnˈpʌblɪk/ not open to or intended for the general public; private M S

nonrational C2+

/nɑnˈræʃənəl/ not based on or governed by reason M S

nonreligious C2+

/ˌnɑnrɪˈlɪdʒəs/ not connected with religion; secular M S

nonresistant C2+

/ˌnɑnrɪˈzɪstənt/ offering no resistance; not resistant M S

nonsailor C2+

/nɑnˈseɪlər/ a person who is not a sailor M S

nonsignificant C2+

/ˌnɑnsɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt/ not significant, especially statistically M S

nonsystematic C2+

/ˌnɑnˌsɪstəˈmætɪk/ not done according to a system; haphazard M S

nontraditional C2+

/ˌnɑntrəˈdɪʃənəl/ not following tradition or convention M S

nontransparent C2+

/ˌnɑntrænsˈpɛrənt/ not transparent; opaque or not open to scrutiny M S

nonurgent C2+

/nɑnˈɝdʒənt/ not urgent; able to wait M S

nonvocal C2+

/nɑnˈvoʊkəl/ not involving the voice; instrumental or silent M S

northeasterly C2+

/ˌnɔrθˈistərli/ toward or coming from the northeast M S

northerly C2+

/ˈnɔrðərli/ toward or coming from the north M S

northwesterly C2+

/ˌnɔrθˈwɛstərli/ toward or coming from the northwest M S

notoriousness C2+

/noʊˈtɔriəsnəs/ the state of being notorious; ill fame M S

numbness C2+

/ˈnʌmnəs/ loss of sensation or feeling; emotional deadening M S

numeral C2+

/ˈnumərəl/ a symbol or word denoting a number M S

numerate C2+

/ˈnumərət/ able to understand and work with numbers; to count or enumerate M S

numerically C2+

/nuˈmɛrɪkli/ in terms of numbers; by numerical means M S

nurseryman C2+

/ˈnɝsəriˌmæn/ a person who owns or works at a plant nursery M S

nychthemeral C2+

/nɪkˈθɛmərəl/ relating to a full period of a day and a night (24 hours) M S

oaken C2+

/ˈoʊkən/ made of or resembling oak M S

obdurate C2+

/ˈɑbdərət/ stubbornly unyielding or hardened against persuasion or moral influence M S

objectivity C2+

/ˌɑbdʒɛkˈtɪvɪti/ the quality of judging fairly, free from personal bias or feeling M S

objector C2+

/əbˈdʒɛktɚ/ a person who expresses opposition or dissent to something M S

oblate C2+

/ˈɑbleɪt/ flattened at the poles, as a spheroid; or a layperson dedicated to monastic life M S

obligee C2+

/ˌɑblɪˈdʒi/ a person to whom another is bound by a contract or legal obligation M S

obligingly C2+

/əˈblaɪdʒɪŋli/ in a helpful and accommodating manner M S

obligingness C2+

/əˈblaɪdʒɪŋnəs/ the quality of being eager to help and accommodate others M S

obligor C2+

/ˈɑblɪɡɔr/ a person who is legally bound to fulfill an obligation to another M S

obliviousness C2+

/əˈblɪviəsnəs/ the state of being unaware of or not noticing what is happening around one M S

obloquy C2+

/ˈɑbləkwi/ strong public criticism or verbal abuse; disgrace from such censure M S

obscenity C2+

/əbˈsɛnɪti/ the quality of being offensively indecent; an obscene word or act M S

obscurity C2+

/əbˈskjʊrɪti/ the state of being unknown, unimportant, or difficult to understand M S

obsequent C2+

/ˈɑbsɪkwənt/ of a stream, flowing in a direction opposite to the dip of the underlying strata M S

observable C2+

/əbˈzɝvəbəl/ able to be seen or noticed; in physics, a measurable quantity M S

obstetrics C2+

/əbˈstɛtrɪks/ the branch of medicine concerned with childbirth and pregnancy care M S

obtainer C2+

/əbˈteɪnɚ/ a person who acquires or gets possession of something M S

obtainment C2+

/əbˈteɪnmənt/ the act of acquiring or securing something M S

obtrusive C2+

/əbˈtrusɪv/ noticeable or prominent in an unwelcome, intrusive way M S

occupancy C2+

/ˈɑkjəpənsi/ the act of occupying or using a space, or the proportion so used M S

occupationless C2+

/ˌɑkjəˈpeɪʃənləs/ having no job, profession, or regular activity M S

occupier C2+

/ˈɑkjəpaɪɚ/ a person who lives in or holds a place, or a force holding occupied territory M S

occurrent C2+

/əˈkɝənt/ occurring or happening at the present moment; actually taking place M S

offendedness C2+

/əˈfɛndɪdnəs/ the state of feeling hurt, insulted, or resentful M S

offenseless C2+

/əˈfɛnsləs/ causing no offense; inoffensive and harmless M S

offensively C2+

/əˈfɛnsɪvli/ in a way that causes offense; or in an attacking manner M S

offertory C2+

/ˈɔfɚtɔri/ the part of a church service when offerings are collected, or the music sung then M S

officeholder C2+

/ˈɔfɪsˌhoʊldɚ/ a person who holds a public or official position M S

oftenness C2+

/ˈɔfənnəs/ the quality or frequency of happening often M S

olfaction C2+

/ɑlˈfækʃən/ the sense or action of smelling M S

omnicompetence C2+

/ˌɑmnɪˈkɑmpɪtəns/ the quality of being able to handle all matters or possessing unlimited authority M S

oneness C2+

/ˈwʌnnəs/ the state of being unified, whole, or in complete harmony M S

opportuneness C2+

/ˌɑpɚˈtunnəs/ the quality of being well-timed or favorable for a purpose M S

oppositeness C2+

/ˈɑpəzɪtnəs/ the state or quality of being directly contrary or opposed M S

optic C2+

/ˈɑptɪk/ relating to the eye or vision; a lens or eye M S

optionary C2+

/ˈɑpʃəˌnɛri/ of or relating to options; left to one's choice M S

oracular C2+

/ɔˈrækjəlɚ/ resembling an oracle; prophetic, wise, or ambiguously mysterious M S

originative C2+

/əˈrɪdʒəˌneɪtɪv/ having the power to create or bring something into being M S

originator C2+

/əˈrɪdʒəˌneɪtɚ/ a person who creates or initiates something M S

ornateness C2+

/ɔrˈneɪtnəs/ the quality of being elaborately or excessively decorated M S

ornery C2+

/ˈɔrnəri/ bad-tempered, stubborn, and difficult to deal with M S

orthoepy C2+

/ɔrˈθoʊəpi/ the study of correct or accepted pronunciation of words M S

oscillation C2+

/ˌɑsɪˈleɪʃən/ a regular movement back and forth between two points or states M S

osculate C2+

/ˈɑskjəleɪt/ to kiss; in geometry, to touch so as to share a common tangent M S

osculation C2+

/ˌɑskjəˈleɪʃən/ the act of kissing; in geometry, contact of a high order between curves M S

ostensive C2+

/ɑˈstɛnsɪv/ directly demonstrating or pointing out, especially by example M S

ostentation C2+

/ˌɑstɛnˈteɪʃən/ showy display intended to impress or attract attention M S

ostentatious C2+

/ˌɑstɛnˈteɪʃəs/ characterized by vulgar or pretentious display; designed to impress M S

ostracization C2+

/ˌɑstrəsɪˈzeɪʃən/ the act of excluding someone from a group or society M S

otherworldly C2+

/ˌʌðɚˈwɝldli/ seeming to belong to another world; ethereal or supernatural M S

outguess C2+

/ˌaʊtˈɡɛs/ to anticipate and so get the better of by guessing another's intentions M S

outlying C2+

/ˈaʊtˌlaɪɪŋ/ situated far from a center; remote or peripheral M S

outrival C2+

/ˌaʊtˈraɪvəl/ to surpass or exceed in competition or rivalry M S

outstandingly C2+

/ˌaʊtˈstændɪŋli/ in a remarkably excellent or exceptional manner M S

overabundant C2+

/ˌoʊvɚəˈbʌndənt/ present in excessive or more than sufficient quantity M S

overassessment C2+

/ˌoʊvɚəˈsɛsmənt/ an excessively high valuation, charge, or estimate M S

overconfident C2+

/ˌoʊvɚˈkɑnfɪdənt/ having excessive confidence in oneself or one's abilities M S

overestimation C2+

/ˌoʊvɚˌɛstɪˈmeɪʃən/ the act of judging something to be greater or better than it is M S

overindulgence C2+

/ˌoʊvɚɪnˈdʌldʒəns/ excessive gratification of one's appetites or desires M S

overjealous C2+

/ˌoʊvɚˈdʒɛləs/ excessively jealous or possessive M S

overlive C2+

/ˌoʊvɚˈlɪv/ to outlive; to survive beyond a person, time, or event M S

overpowering C2+

/ˌoʊvɚˈpaʊɚɪŋ/ extremely strong or intense; impossible to resist M S

overrate C2+

/ˌoʊvɚˈreɪt/ to value or assess too highly M S

overrefined C2+

/ˌoʊvɚrɪˈfaɪnd/ excessively subtle, polished, or delicate to the point of artificiality M S

overrefinement C2+

/ˌoʊvɚrɪˈfaɪnmənt/ excessive subtlety or polish carried beyond what is natural or useful M S

overwhelmingly C2+

/ˌoʊvɚˈwɛlmɪŋli/ in a way that is very great in amount, effect, or degree M S

overwinter C2+

/ˌoʊvɚˈwɪntɚ/ to spend or survive through the winter M S

ovular C2+

/ˈoʊvjələr/ relating to or resembling an ovule or egg M S