nun
gb/nˈʌn/ us/nˈʌn/
B1
Inglês
~ 9000
Acepções
0 acepção
Substantivo
B1
entity
1
woman in a religious order
A woman who gives her life to religion, usually lives in a special house with other women, and follows strict religious rules.
Padrão de uso:
[someone] becomes a nun
Erro comum:
Learners sometimes confuse "nun" with "none" because they sound similar. "Nun" is a religious woman, while "none" means zero or not any (e.g., "I have none left"). Some learners also think "nun" only refers to Catholic women, but it can be used for women in other religions, such as a Buddhist nun.
Sinônimos
sister (Often used as a form of address for a nun, especially in Christian contexts; can also refer more generally to a woman in a female religious community.)
Antônimos
layperson (A person who is not a member of the clergy or a religious order, the opposite of someone who has taken religious vows.)
Colocações
Catholic nun
|Buddhist nun
|convent nun
|become a nun
|an order of nuns
|nun's habit
Temas
religion
|society
|identity
|relationships
Exemplos
- She decided to become a nun after volunteering at the hospital.
- The nun led the students in a short prayer before class.
- We visited a monastery where the nuns make cheese and honey.
- As a young nun, she was sent to work in a rural village.
- The film tells the story of a rebellious teen who is sent to live with nuns.
Exemplos para estudantes
- Her aunt is a nun in a small town.
- The nun wears a long black dress.
- He talks with a nun about his problems.
- She wants to be a nun when she is older.
Substantivo
technical
C1
entity
2
fourteenth Hebrew alphabet letter
The name of the 14th letter in the Hebrew alphabet, written נ or ן.
Padrão de uso:
the Hebrew letter nun
Erro comum:
Learners may not realize that "nun" can be a letter name as well as a religious woman. The pronunciation is the same, so only the context shows whether it is the Hebrew letter or a religious person.
Sinônimos
letter נ (Refers directly to the written symbol instead of its spoken name.)
Colocações
the letter nun
|Hebrew letter nun
|final nun
|the character nun
Temas
language
|religion
|writing
|education
|communication
Exemplos
- In this word, the letter nun appears twice.
- Please write the Hebrew nun on the board.
- The final form of nun is used only at the end of a word.
Exemplos para estudantes
- The teacher shows the class the letter nun.
- He practices writing the Hebrew nun again and again.
- This Hebrew word starts with the letter nun.
Substantivo
technical
C1
entity
3
red conical navigation buoy
A red, cone-shaped floating marker used on water in North America to show the right-hand side of a safe boat channel when you sail in from the sea.
Padrão de uso:
a nun buoy in [a channel]
Erro comum:
Learners may think "nun" here refers to a religious woman on a boat. In nautical English, a "nun buoy" is only a type of red, cone-shaped navigation marker and has no connection to religion.
Sinônimos
starboard-hand buoy (A more general nautical term; not all starboard-hand buoys are necessarily cone-shaped "nun" buoys in the North American system.)
Antônimos
can buoy (A green, usually cylindrical buoy that marks the port side of a channel, functionally opposite to a red nun buoy in North American systems.)
Colocações
nun buoy
|red nun
|red nun buoy
|channel marker
Temas
transport
|sea
|technology
|travel
|transportation
Exemplos
- Keep the red nun buoys on your starboard side as you enter the harbor.
- The chart shows a line of nun buoys marking the narrow channel.
- After the storm, the outer nun buoy was found miles from its proper position.
Exemplos para estudantes
- The boat passes close to the red nun buoy.
- On this river, nun buoys show the safe way for ships.
- The captain looks for the next nun buoy in the fog.
Gramática
Forma no dicionário
nun
AFI
GB/nˈʌn/
US/nˈʌn/
Sílabas e tonicidade
nun (1 sílaba)
Stress on 1st syllable (nun)
Formas da palavra
Noun
- Base: nun
- Plural: nuns
Família de palavras
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