NY -abbr
- New York
ny·a·la [nē-'ä-lə] -n
- an antelope ( Tragelaphus angasii) of southeastern Africa with vertical white stripes on the sides of the body, a dorsal crest of hair from the neck to the base of the tail, and in the male shaggy black hair along the underside
- a related antelope ( T. buxtoni) of Ethiopia
NYC -abbr
- New York City
nyc·ta·lo·pia [,nik-tə-'lō-pē-ə] -n
- night blindness
ny·lon ['nī-,län] -n
- any of numerous strong tough elastic synthetic polyamide materials that are fashioned into fibers, filaments, bristles, or sheets and used esp. in textiles and plastics
- stockings made of nylon
nymph ['nim(p)f] -n, adj
- any of the minor divinities of nature in classical mythology represented as beautiful maidens dwelling in the mountains, forests, trees, and waters
- girl
- any of various immature insects
- a larva of an insect (as a grasshopper, true bug, or mayfly) with incomplete metamorphosis that differs from the imago esp. in size and in its incompletely developed wings and genitalia
nym·pha·lid [nim-'fa-ləd, 'nim-fə-ləd] -n, adj
- any of a family (Nymphalidae) of butterflies (as a mourning cloak or fritillary) with the first pair of legs being hairy, reduced in size, and useless for walking
nym·phet [nim-'fet, 'nim(p)-fət] -n
- a sexually precocious girl barely in her teens
- a sexually attractive young woman
nym·pho ['nim(p)-(,)fō] -n
- a person affected by nymphomania : nymphomaniac
nym·pho·lep·sy ['nim(p)-fə-,lep-sē] -n, adj
- a demonic enthusiasm held by the ancients to seize one bewitched by a nymph
- a frenzy of emotion
nym·pho·ma·nia [,nim(p)-fə-'mā-nē-ə, -nyə] -n, n or adj, adj
- excessive sexual desire by a female
Ny·norsk [nü-'nȯrsk, nyü-, nᵫ-] -n
- a literary form of Norwegian based on the spoken dialects of Norway
nys·tag·mus [nis-'tag-məs] -n, adj
- a rapid involuntary oscillation of the eyeballs
nys·ta·tin ['nis-tə-tən] -n
- an antifungal antibiotic that is derived from a soil actinomycete ( Streptomyces noursei) and is used esp. to treat candidiasis