12-letter words containing nis
- colonisation — Alternative spelling of colonization.
- communionist — a person with a particular view or interpretation of communion, as specified.
- concertinist — Someone who plays the concertina.
- confucianism — the ethical system of Confucius, emphasizing moral order, the humanity and virtue of China's ancient rulers, and gentlemanly education
- confucianist — the system of ethics, education, and statesmanship taught by Confucius and his disciples, stressing love for humanity, ancestor worship, reverence for parents, and harmony in thought and conduct.
- contagionist — a person who, before conclusive proof is available, maintains that certain diseases are contagious
- cornishwoman — a woman who is a native or inhabitant of Cornwall
- court tennis — a variety of tennis played indoors on a specially constructed court having high cement walls off which the ball may be played, points being made chiefly by stroking the ball into any of three openings in the walls of the court. Compare penthouse (def 7), tambour (def 7), winning opening.
- creationists — Plural form of creationist.
- cremationist — a person who advocates cremation instead of burial of the dead.
- defectionist — a person who is in favour of lapsing, backsliding, or defection
- dehumanising — Present participle of dehumanise.
- demonisation — the act of demonising
- determinisms — Plural form of determinism.
- deviationism — ideological deviation (esp from orthodox Communism)
- deviationist — One who deviates from accepted beliefs or policies, especially from a prescribed form of Communism.
- diffusionism — the theory or principle that diffusion is the main force in cultural innovation and change.
- diffusionist — the theory or principle that diffusion is the main force in cultural innovation and change.
- diminishable — That may be diminished.
- diminishment — to make or cause to seem smaller, less, less important, etc.; lessen; reduce.
- disorganised — Lacking order or organisation; confused; chaotic.
- diversionist — a person engaged in activities that divert attention from a primary focus.
- dystopianism — a society characterized by human misery, as squalor, oppression, disease, and overcrowding.
- ecotarianism — the principle or practice of avoiding eating any foods whose production or transportation are considered ecologically damaging
- educationist — a specialist in the theory and methods of education.
- elocutionist — Someone who practices or teaches elocution.
- emanationism — A religious concept that everything is derived from emanations from a god.
- epicureanism — An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus. The school rejected determinism and advocated hedonism (pleasure as the highest good), but of a restrained kind: mental pleasure was regarded more highly than physical, and the ultimate pleasure was held to be freedom from anxiety and mental pain, esp. that arising from needless fear of death and of the gods.
- evolutionism — (countable) Any of several theories that explain the evolution of systems or organisms.
- evolutionist — A person who believes in the theories of evolution and natural selection.
- exclusionism — The quality of being exclusionist.
- exclusionist — Acting to shut out or bar someone from a place, group, or privilege.
- excursionist — A person who goes on excursions; a traveller or tourist.
- expansionism — The policy of territorial or economic expansion.
- expansionist — Of or pertaining to expansionism.
- extensionist — a person who supports or advocates extension
- extortionist — A person who tries to obtain something through force or violence; a racketeer.
- extropianism — Belief in, or support for, the theory of extropy.
- fashionistas — Plural form of fashionista.
- feminisation — Alternative spelling of feminization.
- foreadmonish — (rare, transitive) To admonish beforehand, or before the act or event.
- fortepianist — the player of a fortepiano
- fraternising — to associate in a fraternal or friendly way.
- furnishments — Plural form of furnishment.
- garnisheeing — Present participle of garnishee.
- garnishments — Plural form of garnishment.
- gloss finish — a reflective or shiny surface, usually on a photograph but also sometimes on metal, paper, paint, etc
- gramophonist — a person who uses a gramophone
- greenishness — The quality of being greenish.
- gregarianism — the practice of living or clustering together in crowds or flocks