mythical |
concerning, involving, resembling, or portrayed in a myth or myths. [2 definitions] |
mythicize |
to treat or explain as, or turn into, a myth. |
mythmaker |
one who creates a myth or myths, usu. to serve the needs of a particular situation. |
mythological |
of, concerning, or appearing in myths or mythology. [2 definitions] |
mythologize |
to relate or create a myth or myths. [3 definitions] |
mythology |
a body of myths particular to one society, event, or subject, or all myths collectively. [2 definitions] |
mythomania |
in psychiatry, an abnormal compulsion to exaggerate or lie. |
mythos |
the complex of beliefs and attitudes, or patterns of meaning, that are characteristic of a given group, society, or culture. |
N1 |
symbol of the chemical element nitrogen. |
N2 |
abbreviation of "north." |
n |
the fourteenth letter of the English alphabet. |
n. |
abbreviation of "noun," in grammar, a word that names a person, place, thing, condition, or quality, that usu. has plural and possessive forms, and that functions as the subject of a sentence or as the object of a verb or preposition. |
Na |
symbol of the chemical element sodium. |
NAACP |
abbreviation of "National Association for the Advancement of Colored People." |
nab |
(informal) to catch or seize; arrest. [2 definitions] |
nabob |
a provincial governor in the Indian Mogul empire. [2 definitions] |
nacelle |
an enclosure on an aircraft for housing the engine, the cargo, or the crew and passengers. [2 definitions] |
nacho |
a small tortilla chip spread with cheese and sometimes other spicy food and then broiled. |
nacre |
a hard, iridescent material lining certain seashells, such as that of the pearl oyster; mother-of-pearl. |
nacreous |
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of nacre. [2 definitions] |
nadir |
the lowest or most depressing point or stage. [2 definitions] |