n

¹ American  

Symbol.

1. Physics. neutron.

2. Optics. index of refraction.

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'n ² American  

[uhn] / ən /

Or 'n'

conjunction

Informal.

1. a shortened form of and: Look 'n listen.

   Stop 'n save.

   Look 'n listen.

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N ³ American  

[en] / ɛn /

Or n

noun

plural

N's, Ns, n's, ns

1. the 14th letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.

2. any spoken sound represented by the letter N or n, as in now, dinner, son, etc.

3. something having the shape of an N .

4. a written or printed representation of the letter N or n.

5. a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter N or n.

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N ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. Physics. newton; newtons.

2. north.

3. northern.

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N ⁵ American  

Symbol.

1. the 14th in order or in a series.

2. (sometimes lowercase) the medieval Roman numeral for 90.

3. Chemistry.

   1. nitrogen.

   2. Avogadro's number.

4. Biochemistry. asparagine.

5. Mathematics. an indefinite, constant whole number, especially the degree of a quantic or an equation, or the order of a curve.

6. Chess. knight.

7. Printing. en.

8. Physics. neutron number.

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n- ⁶ American  

Chemistry.

1. an abbreviated form of normal, used in the names of hydrocarbon compounds that have a normal or straight chain of carbon atoms.

   n-3 fatty acid.

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-n ⁷ American  

1. variant of -an after a vowel.

   Virginian.

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n. ⁸ American  

abbreviation

1. born.

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n. ⁹ American  

abbreviation

1. name.

2. nephew.

3. Commerce. net.

4. neuter.

5. new.

6. nominative.

7. noon.

8. Chemistry. normal (strength solution).

9. north.

10. northern.

11. Finance. note.

12. noun.

13. number.

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N. ¹⁰ American  

abbreviation

1. Nationalist.

2. Navy.

3. New.

4. Noon.

5. Chemistry. normal (strength solution).

6. Norse.

7. north.

8. northern.

9. Finance. note.

10. November.

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N ¹ British  

symbol

1. Also: kt.  chess knight

2. neper

3. neutral

4. newton(s)

5. chem nitrogen

6. North

7. Avogadro's number

8. noun

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abbreviation

1. Norway (international car registration)

n. ² British  

abbreviation

1. natus

2. neuter

3. new

4. nominative

5. noun

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n ³ British  

symbol

1. neutron

2. optics index of refraction

3. nano-

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n ⁴ British  

/ ɛn /

noun

1. the 14th letter and 11th consonant of the modern English alphabet

2. a speech sound represented by this letter, usually an alveolar nasal, as in nail

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n ⁵ British  

/ ɛn /

determiner

1. an indefinite number (of)

   there are n objects in a box

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n- ⁶ British  

prefix

1. chem short for normal

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Etymology

Origin of 'n²

A phonetic spelling representing the pronunciation of the word in continuous rapid speech

Origin of n.⁸

From the Latin word nātus

Example Sentences

Saying he was in "good spirits", he joked: "I am determined not to die before Benjamin Netanyahu, Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump and Ant' n 'Dec. That should keep me going for a while."

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

It recovered a bit i n February after Trump nominated former Fed governor Kevin Warsh, viewed as a more traditional pick, as the next Fed chair.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

Lucinda Williams has stayed busy following her 2020 stroke, touring regularly and releasing a strong album, “Stories From a Rock n Roll Heart,” in 2023.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025

Ventura Foods said it issued the recall after one of its ingredient suppliers recalled a batch of onion granules that the company had used n some of its dressings.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2025

Beyond them stood the Tow n of Boston, emerging out of the Gloom, with the Smoke of the first Cook-Fires pulling away from the Alleys & Steeples.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson