=Naiad=--nā´yad, not nā´ĭd nor nā´ăd. A water nymph.
=Nainsook=--nān-sōōk´, not năn-sōōk´. A kind of
muslin.
=Naive=--nä´ēv, not nāve nor näve. Natural; artless.
=Naivete=--nä´ēv-tā, not nā-vēte´ nor nā-vē´ta.
=Nape=--nāp, not năp. The back part of the neck.
=Nasal=--nā´zal, not nā´sal nor năs´al.
=Nasturtium= or =Nasturtion=, not _asturtion_.
=Negligee=--nĕg-li-zhā´, not nĕg-li-jē´, nor
nĕg´li-zhā.
=Newspaper=--nūz´pā-per, not nūs´pā-per.
=Niche=--nĭch, not nĭck, when a concave recess in a wall
for an ornament is meant. If a piece is chopped roughly out of
anything, it is a _nick_. _Nick_ of time, not _niche_ of time,
when a critical moment is meant; but in figurative language
there is no doubt that the phrase "niche of time," may be
appropriately used. A great event may be said to stand in a
_niche of time_ as an example for coming ages.
=Nomad=--nŏm´ad, not nō´-mad. One of a wandering tribe.
Written =nomade= (nŏm´ade) also.
=Nomenclature=--no-men-clā´ture, not nō´men-clātūre.
=Nominative=, not _nom-a-tive_.
=Nonillion=--nō-nĭll´ion, not nŏn-ĭll´ion.
=Nook=--nōōk, as given by Webster. Worcester sanctions both
nōōk and nŏŏk.
=Notable=--nŏt´a-ble, not nō´ta-ble, when it is applied to
a person distinguished for thrift, management, care, etc.; as a
_notable housekeeper_.
=Nymphean=--nĭm-fē´an, not nĭmf´e-an. Relating to nymphs.