nun Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a woman religious
  2. noun a buoy resembling a cone
    nun buoy; conical buoy.
  3. noun the 14th letter of the Hebrew alphabet

WordNet

Nun noun
Etymology
OE. nunne, AS. nunne, fr. L. nonna nun, nonnus monk; cf. Gr. , of unknown origin. Cf. Nunnery.
Definitions
  1. A woman devoted to a religious life, who lives in a convent, under the three vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
    They holy time is quiet as a nun Breathless with adoration. Wordsworth.
  2. (Zoöl.) (a) A white variety of domestic pigeons having a veil of feathers covering the head. (b) The smew. (c) The European blue titmouse.

Webster 1913