You can make 3 words from nun according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.
All 3 letters words made out of nun
nun unn nnu nnu unn nun
Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word nun. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in nun.
Definitions and meaning of nun
nun
Etymology 1
From Middle Englishnonne, nunne, from Old Englishnunne(“nun”), from Late Latinnonna(“nun, tutor”), originally (along with masculine form nonnus(“man”)) a term of address for elderly persons, perhaps from children's speech, reminiscent of nana, like papa etc. Doublet of nonna.
Pronunciation
enPR: nŭn, IPA(key): /nʌn/
(Northern England, Ireland) IPA(key): /nʊn/
Homophone: none
Rhymes: -ʌn
Noun
nun (pluralnuns)
A member of a Christian religious community of women who live by certain vows and usually wear a habit, (Roman Catholicism, specifically) those living together in a cloister.
Synonyms:sister, moniale, sistren, cloistress
Antonyms:brother, friar, monk, frater
(by extension) A member of a similar female community in other confessions.
(archaic, British, slang) A prostitute.
Synonyms:see Thesaurus:prostitute
A kind of pigeon with the feathers on its head like the hood of a nun.
Usage notes
In Roman Catholicism, a distinction is often drawn (especially by members of female religious orders) between nuns and sisters, the former being cloistered and devoted primarily to prayer, the latter being more active, doing work such as operating hospitals, caring for the poor, or teaching.
Hyponyms
SeePoor Clare
Derived terms
nun buoy
nun-coloured
nunhood
nunlike, nun-like
nun moth
nunnery
Nun of the Visitation
Related terms
(member of a religious community):nonnus
(prostitute):abbess, abbot, Covent Garden nun
Translations
Further reading
Nun on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Etymology 2
Borrowed from the letter’s name in the respective language. Doublet of nu.
From Middle High Germannu, nū, nuo with a secondary final -n, already occasionally in Middle High Germannuon, from Old High Germannu, from Proto-West Germanic*nū.
Alternative forms
nu(colloquial; otherwise archaic)
Adverb
nun
now, at this moment
now, then; expressing a logical or temporal consequence
unstressed and expletive, used for minor emphasis
Usage notes
Although the adverb is similar and akin to English “now”, German nun is not commonly used in a strictly temporal sense, meaning “at this moment”. For that, see jetzt.
Interjection
nun
now, well, so
Etymology 2
Clipping of nun daß or nun da.
Conjunction
nun
(literary or dated colloquial) now that, given that it has occurred that the circumstances do not withstand that …
Hausa
Etymology
From Arabicنُون(nūn).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /nún/
(Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [nɪ́ŋ]
Noun
nunf
nun(letter of the Arabic alphabet)
Ido
Etymology
Borrowed from Esperantonun, Germannun. Originally replaced with nunk, it was eventually taken back.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /nun/
Adverb
nun
now, at present, at this time
Synonym:nunk(archaic)
Derived terms
Italian
Etymology
From Hebrewנו״ן(nun).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈnun/
Rhymes: -un
Hyphenation: nùn
Noun
nunf (invariable)
nun, specifically:
the name of the Phoenician-script letter𐤍
the name of the Hebrew-script letterנ/ן
the name of the Arabic-script letterن
Jebero
Noun
nun
canoe
Lombard
Etymology
Akin to Italiannoi, from Latin nos.
Pronoun
nun
we
Mandarin
Romanization
nun
Nonstandard spelling of nún.
Nonstandard spelling of nùn.
Usage notes
Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.
Mirandese
Adverb
nun
not
Old French
Etymology 1
See nom.
Noun
nunoblique singular, m (oblique pluralnuns, nominative singularnuns, nominative pluralnun)
(Anglo-Norman)Alternative form of nom
Etymology 2
Reduced form of negun.
Adjective
nunm (oblique and nominative feminine singularnune)
Alternative form of negun
Pronoun
nun
Alternative form of negun
Rohingya
Alternative forms
(Arabic)نٌ, نُنۡ
(Bengali)নুন
(Myanmar)နုန်
(Hanifi)𐴕𐴟𐴕(nun)
Etymology
Compare Bengaliনুন(nun).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [nun]
Noun
nun
salt
Synonyms
nomok
Romanian
Etymology
Inherited from Late Latinnonnus.
Noun
nunm (pluralnuni, feminine equivalentnună)
the godfather at a wedding
Declension
Derived terms
naș
See also
nuntă
Sicilian
Alternative forms
non, unn, 'un, nn'
Etymology
From Latinnōn.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /nun/
Adverb
nun
not
Talysh
Etymology
Cognate with Persianنان(nân).
Noun
nun
bread
Tat
Etymology
Akin to Persianنان(nân, “bread”), see there for more.