nu
UK/njuː//nu/
nu noun: the letter of the Greek alphabet Ν (N) and ν (n).

Noun
nu (countable and uncountable, plural nus)
- The letter of the Greek alphabet Ν (N) and ν (n).
- A measure of constringence in lenses or prisms.
Interjection
- An exclamation of surprise, emphasis, doubt, etc.
- Well? (Used as a question to demand an answer from someone reluctant to answer.)
Adjective (1)
nu (comparative more nu, superlative most nu)
Proper noun (1) capitalized: NU
NU
Adjective (2) capitalized: NU
NU (not comparable)
- Initialism of nonunion.
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Nu
Nu
- The god who serves as the personification of the primeval waters that existed before the world.
Proper noun (3) capitalized: Nu
Nu
- one of the 56 ethnic groups recognized by the People's Republic of China.
Proper noun (4) capitalized: Nu
Nu
nu meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Malayalam and Kannada
nu in Tamil
- நு
nu in Kannada
- ಎನ್. ಯು
More languagesFewer languages
- nu in Gujarati
- એન. યુ, એનયુ
- nu in Arabic
- نُو nū
- nu in Malay
- nu
- nu in Persian
- نو nu
- nu in Thai
- นิว niu
Examples of nu in a sentence
- "Nu Zillund" is the real language of love, a global poll has found.
- Nu metal band Korn is back with a big tour, no-name album.
- She looked like the Vénus de Milo with severed arms restored.
Synonyms of nu
Forms of nu
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | nus |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more nu |
| superlative | most nu |
Origin of nu
From Ancient Greek νῦ (nû), name for the letter of the Greek alphabet Ν (N) and ν (n).
Borrowed from Yiddish נו (nu). Doublet of now.
Phonetic respelling of new.
Words formed from nu
Phrases with nu
Words that rhyme with nu
Questions about nu
- What does nu mean?
- Nu means the letter of the Greek alphabet Ν (N) and ν (n).
- What is nu in Tamil?
- Nu in Tamil is நு. See Nu meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is nu?
- Nu can be a noun, an interjection, an adjective or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce nu?
- Nu is pronounced /njuː/ (UK).
- What is the plural of nu?
- The plural of nu is nus.
Words near nu in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: nu (page history and authors); NU (page history and authors); Nu (page history and authors); nu (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); nu (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); nu (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); nu (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); nu (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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