Noter Not"er noun 1. One who takes notice.

2. An annotator. [ Obsolete]

Noteworthy Note"wor`thy adjective Worthy of observation or notice; remarkable.

Nother Noth"er conj. Neither; nor. [ Obsolete] Chaucer.

Nothing Noth"ing noun [ From no , adjective + thing .]

1. Not anything; no thing (in the widest sense of the word thing ); -- opposed to anything and something .

Yet had his aspect nothing of severe.

Dryden.

2. Nonexistence; nonentity; absence of being; nihility; nothingness. Shak.

3. A thing of no account, value, or note; something irrelevant and impertinent; something of comparative unimportance; utter insignificance; a trifle.

Behold, ye are of nothing , and your work of nought.

Is. xli. 24.

'T is nothing , says the fool; but, says the friend,
This nothing , sir, will bring you to your end.

Dryden.

4. (Arith.) A cipher; naught.

Nothing but , only; no more than. Chaucer. -- To make nothing of . (a) To make no difficulty of; to consider as trifling or important . "We are industrious to preserve our bodies from slavery, but we make nothing of suffering our souls to be slaves to our lusts." Ray. (b) Not to understand; as, I could make nothing of what he said.

Nothing Noth"ing adverb In no degree; not at all; in no wise.

Adam, with such counsel nothing swayed.

Milton.

The influence of reason in producing our passions is nothing near so extensive as is commonly believed.

Burke.

Nothing off (Nautical) , an order to the steersman to keep the vessel close to the wind.

Nothingarian Noth`ing·a"ri·an noun One of no certain belief; one belonging to no particular sect.

Nothingism Noth"ing·ism noun Nihility; nothingness. [ R.]

Nothingness Noth"ing·ness noun 1. Nihility; nonexistence.

2. The state of being of no value; a thing of no value.

Notice No"tice noun [ French, from Latin notitia a being known, knowledge, from noscere , notum , to know. See Know .]

1. The act of noting, remarking, or observing; observation by the senses or intellect; cognizance; note.

How ready is envy to mingle with the notices we take of other persons !

I. Watts.

2. Intelligence, by whatever means communicated; knowledge given or received; means of knowledge; express notification; announcement; warning.

I . . . have given him notice that the Duke of Cornwall and Regan his duchess will be here.

Shak.

3. An announcement, often accompanied by comments or remarks; as, book notices ; theatrical notices .

4. A writing communicating information or warning.

5. Attention; respectful treatment; civility.

To take notice of , to perceive especially; to observe or treat with particular attention.

Syn. -- Attention; regard; remark; note; heed; consideration; respect; civility; intelligence; advice; news.

Notice No"tice transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Noticed ; present participle & verbal noun Noticing .] 1. To observe; to see to mark; to take note of; to heed; to pay attention to.

2. To show that one has observed; to take public note of; remark upon; to make comments on; to refer to; as, to notice a book.

This plant deserves to be noticed in this place.

Tooke.

Another circumstance was noticed in connection with the suggestion last discussed.

Sir W. Hamilton.

3. To treat with attention and civility; as, to notice strangers.

Syn. -- To remark; observe; perceive; see; mark; note; mind; regard; heed; mention. See Remark .

Noticeable No"tice·a·ble adjective Capable of being observed; worthy of notice; likely to attract observation; conspicuous.

A noticeable man, with large gray eyes.

Wordsworth.

Noticeably No"tice·a·bly adverb In a noticeable manner.

Noticer No"ti·cer noun One who notices.

Notidanian No`ti·da"ni·an noun [ Greek ... back + ... comely.] (Zoology) Any one of several species of sharks of the family Notidanidæ , or Hexanchidæ . Called also cow sharks . See Shark .

Notification No`ti·fi·ca"tion noun [ Confer French notification . See Notify .] 1. The act of notifying, or giving notice; the act of making known; especially, the act of giving official notice or information to the public or to individuals, corporations, companies, or societies, by words, by writing, or by other means.

2. Notice given in words or writing, or by signs.

3. The writing which communicates information; an advertisement, or citation, etc.

Notify No"ti·fy transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Notified ; present participle & verbal noun Notifying .] [ French notifier , Latin notificare ; notus known (past participle of noscere to known) + - ficare (in comp.) to make. See Know , and -fy .]

1. To make known; to declare; to publish; as, to notify a fact to a person.

No law can bind till it be notified or promulged.

Sowth.

2. To give notice to; to inform by notice; to apprise; as, the constable has notified the citizens to meet at the city hall; the bell notifies us of the time of meeting.

The President of the United States has notified the House of Representatives that he has approved and signed the act.

Journal of the Senate, U. S.

» This application of notify has been condemned; but it is in constant good use in the United States, and in perfect accordance with the use of certify .

Notion No"tion [ Latin notio , from noscere to know: confer French notion . See Know .] 1. Mental apprehension of whatever may be known or imagined; an idea; a conception; more properly, a general or universal conception, as distinguishable or definable by marks or notæ .

What hath been generally agreed on, I content myself to assume under the notion of principles.

Sir I. Newton.

Few agree in their notions about these words.

Cheyne.

That notion of hunger, cold, sound, color, thought, wish, or fear which is in the mind, is called the "idea" of hunger, cold, etc.

I. Watts.

Notion , again, signifies either the act of apprehending, signalizing, that is, the remarking or taking note of, the various notes, marks, or characters of an object which its qualities afford, or the result of that act.

Sir W. Hamilton.

2. A sentiment; an opinion.

The extravagant notion they entertain of themselves.

Addison.

A perverse will easily collects together a system of notions to justify itself in its obliquity.

J. H. Newman.

3. Sense; mind. [ Obsolete] Shak.

4. An invention; an ingenious device; a knickknack; as, Yankee notions . [ Colloq.]

5. Inclination; intention; disposition; as, I have a notion to do it. [ Colloq.]

Notional No"tion·al adjective 1. Consisting of, or conveying, notions or ideas; expressing abstract conceptions.

2. Existing in idea only; visionary; whimsical.

Discourses of speculative and notional things.

Evelyn.

3. Given to foolish or visionary expectations; whimsical; fanciful; as, a notional man.

Notionality No`tion·al"i·ty noun A notional or groundless opinion. [ R.] Glanvill.

Notionally No"tion·al·ly adverb In mental apprehension; in conception; not in reality.

Two faculties . . . notionally or really distinct.

Norris.

Notionate No"tion·ate adjective Notional. [ R.]

Notionist No"tion·ist noun One whose opinions are ungrounded notions. [ R.] Bp. Hopkins.

Notist No"tist noun An annotator. [ Obsolete]

Notobranchiata No`to·bran`chi·a·ta noun plural [ New Latin See Notum , and Branchia .] (Zoology) (a) A division of nudibranchiate mollusks having gills upon the back. (b) The Dorsibranchiata.

Notobranchiate No`to·bran"chi·ate adjective (Zoology) Of or pertaining to the Notobranchiata.

Notochord No"to·chord noun [ Greek ... the back + English chord .] (Anat.) An elastic cartilagelike rod which is developed beneath the medullary groove in the vertebrate embryo, and constitutes the primitive axial skeleton around which the centra of the vertebræ and the posterior part of the base of the skull are developed; the chorda dorsalis . See Illust. of Ectoderm .

Notochordal No`to·chor"dal adjective (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the notochord; having a notochord.

Notodontian No`to·don"tian noun [ Greek ... the back + 'odoy`s , 'odo`ntos , a tooth.] (Zoology) Any one of several species of bombycid moths belonging to Notodonta , Nerice , and allied genera. The caterpillar of these moths has a hump, or spine, on its back.

Notopodium No`to·po"di·um noun ; plural Latin Notopodia , E . Notopodiums . [ New Latin , from Greek ... the back + ..., ..., the foot.] (Zoology) The dorsal lobe or branch of a parapodium. See Parapodium .

Notorhizal No`to·rhi"zal adjective [ Greek ... the back + ... a root.] (Botany) Having the radicle of the embryo lying against the back of one of the cotyledons; incumbent.

Notoriety No`to·ri"e·ty noun [ Confer French notoriété . See Notorious .] The quality or condition of being notorious; the state of being generally or publicly known; -- commonly used in an unfavorable sense; as, the notoriety of a crime.

They were not subjects in their own nature so exposed to public notoriety .

Addison.

Notorious No·to"ri·ous adjective [ Latin notorius pointing out, making known, from noscere , notum , to known: confer French notoire . See Know .] Generally known and talked of by the public; universally believed to be true; manifest to the world; evident; -- usually in an unfavorable sense; as, a notorious thief; a notorious crime or vice.

Your goodness,
Since you provoke me, shall be most notorious .

Shak.

Syn. -- Distinguished; remarkable; conspicuous; celebrated; noted; famous; renowned.

-- No*to"ri*ous*ly , adverb -- No*to"ri*ous*ness , noun

Notornis No·tor"nis noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... the south, or southwest + ... bird.] (Zoology) A genus of birds allied to the gallinules, but having rudimentary wings and incapable of flight. Notornis Mantelli was first known as a fossil bird of New Zealand, but subsequently a few individuals were found living on the southern island. It is supposed to be now nearly or quite extinct.

Nototherium No`to·the"ri·um noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... the south + ... a wild animal.] (Zoology) An extinct genus of gigantic herbivorous marsupials, found in the Pliocene formation of Australia.

Nototrema No`to·tre"ma noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... back + ... a hole.] (Zoology) The pouched, or marsupial, frog of South America.

Notself Not"self` noun (Metaph.) The negative of self . "A cognizance of notself ." Sir. W. Hamilton.

Nott Nott adjective [ Anglo-Saxon hnot shorn.] Shorn. [ Obsolete]

Nott Nott transitive verb To shear. [ Obsolete] Stow.

Nott-headed Nott"-head`ed adjective Having the hair cut close. [ Obsolete] Chapman.

Notturno Not·tur"no noun [ Italian ] (Mus.) Same as Nocturne .

Notum No"tum noun ; plural Nota . [ New Latin , from Greek ....] (Zoology) The back.

Notus No"tus noun [ Latin , from Greek ....] The south wind.

Notwheat Not"wheat` noun [ Nott + wheat .] Wheat not bearded. Carew.

Notwithstanding Not`with·stand"ing preposition Without prevention, or obstruction from or by; in spite of.

We gentil women bee
Loth to displease any wight,
Notwithstanding our great right.

Chaucer's Dream.

Those on whom Christ bestowed miraculous cures were so transported that their gratitude made them, notwithstanding his prohibition, proclaim the wonders he had done.

Dr. H. More.

» Notwithstanding was, by Johnson and Webster, viewed as a participle absolute, an English equivalent of the Latin non obstante . Its several meanings, either as preposition, adverb, or conjunction, are capable of being explained in this view. Later grammarians, while admitting that the word was originally a participle, and can be treated as such, prefer to class it as a preposition or disjunctive conjunction.

Syn. -- In spite of; despite. -- Notwithstanding , In spite of , Despite . These words and phrases are often interchanged, but there is a difference between them, chiefly in strength. Notwithstanding is the weaker term, and simply points to some obstacle that may exist; as, I shall go, notwithstanding the rain. In spite or despite of has reference primarily to active opposition to be encountered from others; as, "I'll be, in man's despite , a monarch; " "I'll keep mine own, despite of all the world." Shak. Hence, these words, when applied to things , suppose greater opposition than notwithstanding . We should say. "He was thrust rudely out of doors in spite of his entreaties," rather than " notwithstanding ". On the other hand, it would be more civil to say, " Notwithstanding all you have said, I must still differ with you."

Notwithstanding Not`with·stand"ing adverb or conj. [ Originally the participle of withstand , with not prefixed.] Nevertheless; however; although; as, I shall go, notwithstanding it rains.

I will surely rend the kingdom from thee, and will give it to thy servant. Notwithstanding , in thy days I will not do it.

1 Kings xi. 11, 12.

They which honor the law as an image of the wisdom of God himself, are, notwithstanding , to know that the same had an end in Christ.

Hooker.

You did wisely and honestly too, notwithstanding
She is the greatest beauty in the parish.

Fielding.

Notwithstanding that , notwithstanding; although.

These days were ages to him, notwithstanding that he was basking in the smiles of the pretty Mary.

W. Irving.

Notæum No·tæ"um noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... pertaining to the notum or back.] (Zoology) The back or upper surface, as of a bird.

Nouch Nouch noun [ See Ouch .] An ouch; a jewel. [ Obsolete] Chaucer.

Nougat Nou`gat" noun [ French] A cake, sweetmeat, or confectión made with almonds or other nuts.

Nought Nought noun & adverb See Naught . Chaucer.

Nould Nould [ Contr. from ne would .] Would not. [ Obsolete] "By those who nould repent." Fairfax.

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