11-letter words containing nis
- misocapnist — (rare) One who hates tobacco smoke.
- misogynists — Plural form of misogynist.
- modernising — Present participle of modernise.
- modernistic — modern.
- monogenists — the theory that the human race has descended from a single pair of individuals or a single ancestral type.
- monopsonist — the sole buyer in a monopsony
- mutationist — a supporter of mutation theory as a means of explaining evolution
- negationist — the act of denying: He shook his head in negation of the charge.
- neopaganism — a 20th-century revival of interest in the worship of nature, fertility, etc., as represented by various deities.
- nishinomiya — a city on S Honshu, in S Japan.
- nitrogenise — Alternative spelling of nitrogenize.
- nonbotanist — a person who is not a botanist, a person who does not study plants
- nonfeminist — a person who is not a feminist
- nonisolated — Not isolated.
- nonunionism — disregard of or opposition to trade unions.
- northernism — a mannerism or phrase considered typical of northerners
- nunnishness — the condition of relating to or having a similarity to a nun
- oil varnish — a preparation consisting of resinous matter, as copal or lac, dissolved in an oil (oil varnish) or in alcohol (spirit varnish) or other volatile liquid. When applied to the surface of wood, metal, etc., it dries and leaves a hard, more or less glossy, usually transparent coating.
- old spanish — the Spanish language of the 12th to the 16th centuries. Abbreviation: OSp.
- omniscience — the quality or state of being omniscient.
- opportunism — the policy or practice, as in politics, business, or one's personal affairs, of adapting actions, decisions, etc., to expediency or effectiveness regardless of the sacrifice of ethical principles.
- opportunist — a person who practices opportunism, or the policy of adapting actions, decisions, etc., to effectiveness regardless of the sacrifice of ethical principles: He is an extreme opportunist and always thinks the ends justify the means.
- organistrum — a stringed instrument played by two people
- partisanism — partisan action or spirit.
- patronising — to give (a store, restaurant, hotel, etc.) one's regular patronage; trade with.
- pelagianism — a follower of Pelagius, who denied original sin and believed in freedom of the will.
- pentatonism — the use of a five-tone scale.
- petitionist — a person who petitions or makes appeals or requests
- planisphere — a map of half or more of the celestial sphere with a device for indicating the part of a given location visible at a given time.
- plebeianism — belonging or pertaining to the common people.
- plenishings — furnishings or equipment
- polyphonist — a musical composer of or theorist in polyphony
- pre-spanish — of or relating to Spain, its people, or their language.
- preadmonish — to admonish or warn beforehand
- prefinished — coated or treated before use or sale: prefinished wood.
- pro-zionist — a worldwide Jewish movement that resulted in the establishment and development of the state of Israel.
- prochronism — a chronological error in which a person, event, etc., is assigned a date earlier than the actual one; prolepsis.
- profeminist — advocating social, political, legal, and economic rights for women equal to those of men.
- protagonism — the leading character, hero, or heroine of a drama or other literary work.
- protagonist — the leading character, hero, or heroine of a drama or other literary work.
- prussianism — the militaristic spirit, system, policy, or methods historically associated with the Prussians.
- questionist — a person who questions
- reactionism — of, pertaining to, marked by, or favoring reaction, especially extreme conservatism or rightism in politics; opposing political or social change.
- reactionist — of, pertaining to, marked by, or favoring reaction, especially extreme conservatism or rightism in politics; opposing political or social change.
- real tennis — an ancient form of tennis played in a four-walled indoor court with various openings, a sloping-roofed corridor along three sides, and a buttress on the fourth side
- relationism — a doctrine maintaining the existence of relations between things
- relationist — a person who maintains a theory rooted in the relation between ideas
- religionism — excessive or exaggerated religious zeal.
- religionist — excessive or exaggerated religious zeal.
- reminiscent — awakening memories of something similar; suggestive (usually followed by of): His style of writing is reminiscent of Melville's.