Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z nullizygous Carrying two mutant alleles for the same gene, both alleles being complete loss-of-function or "null" alleles. nullness The quality of being null or empty. nullo A bid in which the bidder asserts that he or she will not take any tricks. nullomer A sequence of bases (in a nucleic acid) that is absent in one species (especially human) but may be present in others. nulloplasty Synonym of nullectomy. nullspace The kernel of a linear map between two vector spaces or two modules. Nullstellensatz A theorem that establishes a fundamental relationship between geometry and algebra by relating algebraic sets to ideals in polynomial rings over algebraically closed fields. nullsurface A surface whose normal at all points is a null vector Nulph A surname. Nulty A surname from Irish. num Used to denote eating, or enjoyment of eating. Numa A city in Iowa. Numan A surname. Numancia A municipality of Aklan, Philippines. Numanoid A fan of the English synthpop musician Gary Numan (born 1958). Numantine Of or relating to the ancient Celtiberian city of Numantia. Numazu A city in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. numb Physically unable to feel, not having the power of sensation. Numbaa A locality in the Shoalhaven council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia. numbat A small marsupial carnivore, Myrmecobius fasciatus, endemic to western Australia, that eats almost exclusively termites. numbedness numbness number Quantity of countable things. numberable Capable of being numbered or counted. numbered Containing numbers. numberedness Quality of being numbered. numberer Someone who numbers. numberful Many in number; numerous. numberhood The property of being a number. numbering A sequence of numbers indicating order or otherwise used for identification. numberish Characteristic of a number; numberlike. numberless Without number; having too many to count. numberlessly In a numberless way; uncountably, infinitely. numberlessness The state of being without number, uncountability. numberlike Resembling or characteristic of a number. numberly Of or relating to number; numerous. numberness The quality of being a number. numbers Many individuals as a group. numbersome Characterized by (great) number; numerous. numbertaker A person employed to note down numbers, in particular on railways where fleet numbers of wagons were recorded. numberwang A situation involving a bewildering succession of numbers. numberwing An eighty-eight butterfly. numberwork mathematical work done with numbers numbery Good with numbers; mathematically inclined. numbfish An electric ray of the family Narcinidae, capable of delivering numbing shocks. numbhead Synonym of numskull (“dunce, stupid person”). numbing An act by which something is numbed. numbingly In a way or to an extent that numbs numbingness The state or condition of being numbing. numbish Somewhat numb. numbles The entrails of a deer or other animal, used for food. numbly In a numb manner; without feeling. numbness Absent or reduced sensitivity to cutaneous stimulation. numbnut Synonym of numbnuts. numbnuts A slow-witted, unresponsive, or inept person (usually male). numbskulled stupid. numbskulledness The quality of being numbskulled; foolishness; idiocy. numbskullery The behaviour of a numbskull; foolishness; stupidity. Numbugga A locality in the Bega Valley council area, south-eastern New South Wales, Australia. numbwit A fool; a stupid person. numby Somewhat numb; numbed. numchuck Synonym of nunchaku. numdah An Indian rug or mat made with chain stitch. Numedal A valley and district in Buskerud county, Norway. numen A divinity, especially a local or presiding god. Numenian Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Numenius of Apamea, a Neopythagorean philosopher of the 2nd century CE. numerability The quality of being numerable. numerable Able to be counted; countable. numerableness The quality of being numerable. numerably In a way that allows numbering; countably. numeracy Competence with mathematics and with how to apply it to practical applications; sufficient ability to think critically in a quantitative way. numeral A symbol that is not a word and represents a number, such as the Arabic numerals 1, 2, 3 or the Roman numerals I, V, X, L. numeraled Having a numeral or numerals. Numeralla A locality in the Snowy Monaro council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia. numerally According to number; in number; numerically. numerary Relating to numbers or numbering. numerate To count. numerately In a numerate manner numeration The act of counting or numbering; enumeration. numerative Of or pertaining to numeration. numerator The number or expression written above the line in a fraction (such as 1 in ½). numeric Of or relating to numbers, especially the characters 0 to 9. numerical Of or pertaining to numbers. numericalization Quantification or representation with numbers. numericalize To quantify or represent with numbers. numerically In a numerical manner. numericalness The state or quality of being numerical. numericist A mathematician whose speciality is numerical methods numericity The quality of being numeric. numericize To represent using numbers; to digitize. numericlatural Relating to numericlature. numericlature A system of nomenclature based on numbers. numerics The field of numerically-controlled engineering. numerist Someone who deals in, or is skilled with, numbers. numerization The creation of a one-to-one relationship with the integers numerlog The name of a numeric amount. numero The sign ⟨ № ⟩. numerolatry worship of numbers numerolinguistic Of or pertaining to numbers and language. numerological Of, pertaining to, or based on numerology. numerologically By means of, or in relation to, numerology numerologist A practitioner of numerology numerology The study of the purported mystical relationship between numbers (or the letters of words, represented by numbers) and the character or action of physical objects and living beings. numeromancy Divination using numbers; numerology. numeromantic Of or pertaining to numeromancy. numeron A hypothetical nonverbal cognitive representation of a numeric amount. numeronym A number-based word. numerophile Someone who loves numbers. numerophilia The love of numbers. numerophilic Affected by numerophilia; having a love for numbers. numerophobe Someone who hates or is afraid of numbers. numerophobia The hatred or fear of numbers. numerophobic Affected by numerophobia; having a hatred or fear of numbers. numerosity The condition of being numerous. numerous An indefinite large number of. numerously In a numerous manner; in great numbers. numerousness The state or quality of being numerous. Numfor One of the Schouten Islands of Papua province, northeastern Indonesia. Numic Of or relating to a branch of the Uto-Aztecan language family, including seven languages spoken by Native Americans traditionally living in the Great Basin, Colorado River basin, and southern Great Plains. Numidia A historical region and ancient Berber kingdom located in North Africa, initially situated in modern Algeria but later expanding into Tunisia and Libya. Numidian Of or pertaining to Numidia or its inhabitants. numidid Any member of the Numididae; a guineafowl. numinal Divine. Numinbah A locality in the Tweed council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia. numinism The belief that physical objects contain a divine presence. numinosity Quality of being numinous. numinous Of or relating to a numen (divinity); indicating the presence of a divinity. numinously In a numinous manner. numinousness The state or quality of being numinous. numismat Synonym of numismatist. numismatic Of or pertaining to currency, especially to coins. numismatically In terms of coins or currency. numismatician One who studies and/or collects coins and/or currencies. numismatics The study of coins, tokens, medals and paper money. numismatist One who studies and/or collects coins and/or currencies. numismatography The systematic description of coins and medals. numismatologist One versed in numismatics. numismatology numismatics Numkena A surname from Hopi. nummary Of or pertaining to coins or money. nummet A light meal. nummiform coin-shaped nummular Of or relating to coins or money. nummulated Resembling coins. nummulation The arrangement or aggregation of red blood cells into rouleaux, resembling piles of coins. nummuliform coin-shaped; nummiform nummuline Relating to nummulites. nummulite A protozoan from the Tertiary period, known only as fossils. nummulitic Pertaining to or consisting of nummulites, especially as designating a type of Eocene limestone formation. nummulitid Any in the family Nummulitidae of foraminifers. nummulitoid Resembling a nummulite.