nosy
English
/ˈnəʊziː/, /ˈnoʊzi/
adj
Definitions
- Prying, inquisitive or curious in other’s affairs; tending to snoop or meddle.
- Having a large or elongated nose.
Etymology
Suf from English nose.
Origin
English
nose
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bignose English
- bluenose English
- bluntnose English
- body English
- bottlenose English
- brownnose English
- bullnose English
- conenose English
- cownose English
- dog-nose English
- e-nose English
- fucknose English
- hard-nose English
- hawknose English
- hognose English
- hooknose English
- largenose English
- longnose English
- neb-nose English
- needlenose English
- nose English
- nose-ender English
- nose-ish English
- nosebag English
- noseband English
- nosebeard English
- nosebleed English
- nosebleeder English
- nosebleeding English
- noseblind English
- noseblood English
- noseburn English
- noseclip English
- nosedive English
- noseful English
- nosegay English
- nosegear English
- nosegrind English
- nosehole English
- noseleaf English
- noseless English
- noselift English
- noselike English
- nosely English
- noseness English
- nosepicker English
- nosepiece English
- nosepin English
- noseplug English
- noseprint English
- noser English
- noseride English
- noseslide English
- nosesmart English
- nosethirl English
- nosewheel English
- nosewing English
- nosewise English
- noseworthy English
- nosey English
- nosily English
- nosiness English
- nostril English
- nosybody English
- nozzle English
- nuzzle English
- prodnose English
- saddlenose English
- shortnose English
- shovelnose English
- snotnose English
- softnose English
- starnose English
- stumpnose English
- tubenose English
- noussi Finnish
- ノーズ Japanese
- nose Middle English
- nus Tok Pisin
- noso Sranan Tongo
- body
- nose
- noser
- nosey
- e-nose
- nosely
- nosily
- nuzzle
- nozzle
- hognose
- nostril
- cownose
- nosebag
- nosegay
- bignose
- noseful
- nosepin
- bluenose
- nosewing
- nosehole
- hooknose
- noseburn
- fucknose
- bullnose
- nosiness
- prodnose
- noseclip
- noselift
- noselike
- conenose
- nosewise
- nosegear
- nosybody
- nose-ish
- noseless
- tubenose
- hawknose
- noseband
- neb-nose
- noseride
- noseplug
- nosedive
- longnose
- noseness
- snotnose
- dog-nose
- starnose
- noseleaf
- softnose
- nosesmart
- nosebeard
- bluntnose
- nosewheel
- brownnose
- nosepiece
- noseblind
- nosethirl
- shortnose
- noseprint
- noseslide
- hard-nose
- nosegrind
- largenose
- stumpnose
- nosebleed
- noseblood
- shovelnose
- needlenose
- nosepicker
- noseworthy
- bottlenose
- saddlenose
- nose-ender
- nosebleeder
- nosebleeding