different between nosy vs nost

English

Alternative forms

• nosey

Etymology

From nose +? -y.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?n??zi?/
• (US) enPR: n?'-z?, IPA^(key): /?no?zi/

Adjective

nosy (comparative more nosy, superlative most nosy)

1. Prying, inquisitive or curious in other’s affairs; tending to snoop or meddle.

   They built tall fences, yet the nosy neighbors always seemed to know everything about them.

2. Having a large or elongated nose.

Synonyms

• interfering
• kibitzing
• meddlesome

Translations

Noun

nosy (plural nosies)

1. (Britain, slang) A look at something to satisfy one's curiosity.

   I might wander down to the construction site for a nosy at what they're building.

Anagrams

• Sony, Yons, noys, sony, syno, syon

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?nos?]

Noun

nosy

1. nominative/accusative/vocative/instrumental plural of nos

Malagasy

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nusa. Compare Malay nusa.

Pronunciation

Noun

nosy

1. island (area of land completely surrounded by water)

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?.s?/

Noun

nosy m inan

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of nos

Latvian

Adverb

nost

1. away

   Rokas nost!

   Hands off!

Middle English

Etymology

From Old English n?st, second person singular indicative of Old English nytan (“to not know”).

Contraction

nost

1. Contraction of ne wost; wost not; knowest not.

   þu nost wanne crist ure drikte

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Chaucer to this entry?)

References

• “witen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.