noun🔗ShareA member of a Christian religious community of women who live by certain vows and usually wear a habit, (specifically) those living together in a cloister."The young woman, a nun, dedicated her life to helping the poor. "religionpersontheologygroupChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(by extension) A member of a similar female community in other confessions."My aunt, a member of a Quaker community, is like a nun in her dedication to helping others. "religionpersongroupChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA kind of pigeon with the feathers on its head like the hood of a nun."The little nun bird hopped onto the windowsill, its head feathers forming a distinctive, hooded shape. "animalbirdreligionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe fourteenth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others)."The ancient Phoenician alphabet contained the letter nun. "languagelinguisticswritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading