view: My own view is absolutely clear. What I did was right.
opinion: He held the opinion that a government should think before introducing a tax.
no|tion|al /noʊ ʃən ə l/ ADJ Something that is notional exists only in theory or as a suggestion or idea, but not in reality. [FORMAL ] □ …the notional value of state assets. ● no|tion|al|ly ADV [ADV with v] □ …those who notionally supported the republic but did nothing in terms of action. □ That meant that he, notionally at least, outranked them all.
no|to|ri|ety /noʊ təra I I ti/ N‑UNCOUNT To achieve notoriety means to become well-known for something bad. □ He achieved notoriety as chief counsel to President Nixon in the Watergate break-in.
no|to|ri|ous /noʊtɔː riəs/ ADJ To be notorious means to be well-known for something bad. □ [+ for ] …an area notorious for crime and violence. □ She told us the story of one of Britain's most notorious country house murders. ● no|to|ri|ous|ly ADV [usu ADV group, oft ADV before v] □ The train company is overstaffed and notoriously inefficient. □ Doctors notoriously neglect their own health and fail to seek help when they should.
not|with|stand|ing /nɒ tw I ðstæ nd I ŋ/ PREP If something is true notwithstanding something else, it is true in spite of that other thing. [FORMAL ] □ He despised William Pitt, notwithstanding the similar views they both held. ● ADV [n ADV ] Notwithstanding is also an adverb. □ His relations with colleagues, differences of opinion notwithstanding, were unfailingly friendly.
nou|gat /nuː gɑː, [AM ] -gət/ N‑UNCOUNT Nougat is a kind of firm sweet, containing nuts and sometimes fruit.
nought /nɔː t/ (noughts ) The spelling naught is also used for meaning 2 . 1 NUM Nought is the number 0. [mainly BRIT ] □ Sales rose by nought point four per cent last month. □ Houses are graded from nought to ten for energy efficiency. in AM, use zero
2 PHRASE If you try to do something but your efforts are not successful, you can say that your efforts come to nought . [FORMAL ] □ Numerous attempts to persuade him to write his memoirs came to nought.
Nought|ies also noughties /nɔː tiz/ N‑PLURAL The Noughties is the decade between 2000 to 2009. [INFORMAL ] □ …the economic realities of the noughties.
noun /naʊ n/ (nouns )
1 N‑COUNT A noun is a word such as 'car', 'love', or 'Anne' which is used to refer to a person or thing.
2 → see also collective noun , count noun , mass noun , proper noun , singular noun , uncount noun
nou n group (noun groups ) N‑COUNT A noun group is a noun or pronoun, or a group of words based on a noun or pronoun. In the sentence, 'He put the bottle of wine on the kitchen table', 'He', 'the bottle of wine', and 'the kitchen table' are all noun groups.
nou n phrase (noun phrases ) N‑COUNT A noun phrase is the same as a noun group .
nour|ish /nʌ r I ʃ, [AM ] nɜː r I ʃ/ (nourishes , nourishing , nourished )
1 VERB To nourish a person, animal, or plant means to provide them with the food that is necessary for life, growth, and good health. □ [V n] The food she eats nourishes both her and the baby. □ [V n] …microbes in the soil which nourish the plant. ● nour|ish|ing ADJ □ Most of these nourishing substances are in the yolk of the egg. □ …sensible, nourishing food.
2 VERB To nourish something such as a feeling or belief means to allow or encourage it to grow. □ [V n] Journalists on the whole don't create public opinion. They can help to nourish it.
3 → see also -nourished
-nourished /-nʌ r I ʃt, [AM ] -nɜː r-/ COMB -nourished is used with adverbs such as 'well' or 'under' to indicate how much food someone eats or whether it is the right kind of food. □ To make sure the children are well-nourished, vitamin drops are usually recommended. □ …under-nourished and poorly dressed orphans.
nour|ish|ment /nʌ r I ʃmənt, [AM ] nɜː r-/
1 N‑UNCOUNT If something provides a person, animal, or plant with nourishment , it provides them with the food that is necessary for life, growth, and good health. □ He was unable to take nourishment for several days.
2 N‑UNCOUNT The action of nourishing someone or something, or the experience of being nourished, can be referred to as nourishment . □ Sugar gives quick relief to hunger but provides no lasting nourishment.
nous /naʊ s/ N‑UNCOUNT Nous is intelligence or common sense. [BRIT ] □ Few ministers have the nous or the instinct required to understand the ramifications. □ He is a man of extraordinary vitality, driving ambition and political nous.
nou|veau riche /nuː voʊ riː ʃ/ (nouveau riche or nouveaux riches ) also nouveau-riche
1 N‑PLURAL The nouveaux riches are people who have only recently become rich and who have tastes and manners that some people consider vulgar. [DISAPPROVAL ] □ The nouveau riche have to find a way to be accepted.
2 ADJ Nouveau-riche means belonging or relating to the nouveaux riches. [DISAPPROVAL ] □ …critics who did not appreciate his nouveau-riche taste.
nou|velle cui|sine /nuː vel kw I zin / N‑UNCOUNT Nouvelle cuisine is a style of cooking in which very fresh foods are lightly cooked and served in unusual combinations. You can also refer to food that has been cooked in this way as nouvelle cuisine . □ The classics of Gascony are served as well as nouvelle cuisine.
Nov. Nov. is a written abbreviation for November . □ The first ballot is on Tuesday Nov 20.