nun

Speech parts

1. nun - Noun

2. nun - Pronoun

3. Nun - Proper noun

Meaning

The smew.

A woman devoted to a religious life, who lives in a convent, under the three vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.

A white variety of domestic pigeons having a veil of feathers covering the head.

The European blue titmouse.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

religious abbess sister prioress anchoress nun buoy conical buoy minister penguin reverend abbot vestal sis shariah rector
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Antonyms

minister reverend abbot friar cougar father
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Hypernyms

religious letter occupation buoy alphabetic character letter of the alphabet

Hyponyms

sister

Phrases with the word

Nun Monkton no nun's land nun's folded veil head nun become a nun nun's fart

Examples

I'd the upbringing a nun would envy. Until I was fifteen I was more familiar with Africa than my own body. Joe Orton

I have terrible handwriting. I now say it's a learning disability... but a nun who was a very troubled woman hit me over the fingers with a ruler because my writing was so bad. Andrew Greeley

Is he then an unhappy man?” Poirot said: "So unhappy that he has forgotten what happiness means. So unhappy that he does not know he is unhappy.” The nun said softly: "Ah, a rich man... Agatha Christie

If peace reigns in the land, a nun can govern it. Tibetan Proverb

Not Every nun becomes Mother Superior. Bulgarian Proverb

If she's a nun in the abbey, she treats Jesus as an owner, but if she's a nun in the home, she serves Jesus and kisses him. Sicilian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

numskulledness numskullery Numunuu nun buoy Nun Monkton nun moth