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nicolaïsme
noun, masculine
Nicolaism, Nicholaism, Nicolationism or Nicolaitanism (early Christian heresy)
nicolaïte
noun, masculine/feminine
Nicolaite
nicotine
noun, feminine
nicotine (alkaloid)
nicotinique
adjective
nicotinic
nicotiniser
verb
to nicotinize
nicotinisme
noun, masculine
nicotinism
nicouline
noun, feminine
an alkaloid extracted from various tropical plants, including Lonchocarpus nicou, used as an insecticide; rotenone
nictation
noun, feminine
nictation
nictitant
adjective
nictitant
nictitation
noun, feminine
nictitation
nicéen
adjective
Nicene
nid
noun, masculine
nest; Some people or dangerous things, hidden or not
nid d'aigle
noun, masculine
eyrie; eyrie (almost inaccessible and inexpugnable place)
nid d'amour
noun, masculine
love nest
nid de poule
noun, masculine
pothole (a hole in the road)
nid de vipères
noun, feminine
snake pit (any institution full of hostile or treacherous people)
nid-de-poule
noun, masculine
alternative spelling of nid de poule
nidamentaire
adjective
nidamental
nidation
noun, feminine
nidation
nidicole
adjective
nidicolous
nidification
noun, feminine
nesting, nidification
nidifier
verb
to nidify; to make a nest
nielle
noun, feminine
corncockle; blight, ear cockle
nielle
noun, masculine
niello
nieller
verb
to blight (crops etc); to niello
niellé
adjective
Decorated with niello; blighted (cereals etc)
nier
verb
to deny
niet-niet
noun, masculine
utter denial or refusal
nietzschéen
adjective
Nietzschean
nietzschéisme
noun, masculine
Nietzscheism
nigari
noun, masculine
nigari
nigaud
adjective
silly, dimwitted
nigaud
noun, masculine
nincompoop, goof, nitwit
nigaudement
adverb
dimwittedly
nigauder
verb
to play the fool
nigauderie
noun, feminine
silliness
nigelle
noun, feminine
nigella; synonym of nigelle cultivée (“black caraway”) (Nigella sativa)
nigelle cultivée
noun, feminine
black caraway (Nigella sativa)
nigelle de Damas
noun, feminine
love-in-a-mist (Nigella damascena) L.
nigelle orientale
noun, feminine
Nigella orientalis L.
nigelline
noun, feminine
nigelline
night shop
noun, masculine
a convenience store, a bodega
nightclubber
noun, masculine
nightclubber
nigritelle
noun, feminine
Gymnadenia R.Br.
nigritelle de Gabas
noun, feminine
Gymnadenia nigra (L.) Rchb.f. subsp. gabasiana
nigritelle noire
noun, feminine
Gymnadenia nigra (L.) Rchb.f.
nigromancie
noun, masculine
nigromancy
nigérian
adjective
Nigerian
nigérien
adjective
of Niger; Nigerien
nihilisme
noun, masculine
nihilism
nihiliste
adjective
nihilist
nihiliste
noun, masculine/feminine
nihilist
nijinskien
adjective
Nijinskian
niladique
adjective
niladic
nilgaut
noun, masculine
nilgai
nilghaut
noun, masculine
obsolete spelling of nilgaut
nimbe
noun, masculine
halo; nimbus
nimber
verb
to surround with a halo or nimbus
nimphe
noun, feminine
obsolete spelling of nymphe
nineties
noun, feminine
nineties (decade)