NY -abbr

  1. New York

ny·a·la [nē-'ä-lə] -n

  1. 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
  2. a related antelope ( T. buxtoni) of Ethiopia

NYC -abbr

  1. New York City

nyc·ta·lo·pia [,nik-tə-'lō-pē-ə] -n

  1. night blindness

ny·lon ['nī-,län] -n

  1. 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
  2. stockings made of nylon

nymph ['nim(p)f] -n, adj

  1. any of the minor divinities of nature in classical mythology represented as beautiful maidens dwelling in the mountains, forests, trees, and waters
  2. girl
  3. any of various immature insects
  4. 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

  1. 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

  1. a sexually precocious girl barely in her teens
  2. a sexually attractive young woman

nym·pho ['nim(p)-(,)fō] -n

  1. a person affected by nymphomania : nymphomaniac

nym·pho·lep·sy ['nim(p)-fə-,lep-sē] -n, adj

  1. a demonic enthusiasm held by the ancients to seize one bewitched by a nymph
  2. a frenzy of emotion

nym·pho·ma·nia [,nim(p)-fə-'mā-nē-ə, -nyə] -n, n or adj, adj

  1. excessive sexual desire by a female

Ny·norsk [nü-'nȯrsk, nyü-, nᵫ-] -n

  1. a literary form of Norwegian based on the spoken dialects of Norway

nys·tag·mus [nis-'tag-məs] -n, adj

  1. a rapid involuntary oscillation of the eyeballs

nys·ta·tin ['nis-tə-tən] -n

  1. an antifungal antibiotic that is derived from a soil actinomycete ( Streptomyces noursei) and is used esp. to treat candidiasis