- pronunciation:
- nuhn
- features:
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a woman who is a member of a religious order, esp. one who has taken vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, and lives in a convent.
- similar words:
- celibate, monastic
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| related words: |
ascetic, celibate, contemplative, mendicant, mother, virgin |
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| derivation: |
nunlike (adj.) |
The words
nun and
none (no person or thing) sound alike but have different meanings.