Definitions
Etymologies
- From Anglo-Norman noel, Middle French noel, a variant of nael, from Latin adjective natalis, "natal", "having to do with birth". (Wiktionary)
Examples
“i.e. parire, to bring forth young \ from whence the French word noel, and the Iriih nolagh,”
“There are noble gestures -- a neo-soul noel from the Roots affiliate James Poyser, "When Christmas Comes," and "Oh Santa!,”
The Washington Post: Album review: Mariah Carey, "Merry Christmas II You"
“I really love this cross stitch design but can fully understand why you bought the 'noel' rather than the 'christmas' version - snow is sooooooo boring to cross-stitch: o) but it will be worth it when it's done”
“Yes | No | Report from noel evans wrote 39 weeks 12 hours ago”
“I stayed at home trying to remember the way Pasquale made buche de noel.”
“June 5th, 2010 at 8: 05 pm weird comercial but i love star wars, noel, snoop and david so i love the comercial lol cant wait till the cuo starts”
“January 6th, 2010 at 6: 36 pm noel, by “everywhere” i did mean “the contiguous 48 states.””
“And anyone who is even the slightest bit skeptical about all the global warming hype is a “DENIALIST!” noel Says:”
“The reason I love The First Noel, besides the fact that it's such a pretty tune, is that the first noel that the angel did say was to certain poor shepherds in fields where they lay.”
“That is news to be adulated and spread world wide!! noel beltran”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘noel’.
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•Open List: Songboys
Inspired by gangerh's extremely addictive list songbirds, this is the same type list, but for male names. Same rules apply:
Names of boys in song titles. Not in the lyrics, just in the title...jack, jesse, jakey, john, arthur, nick, donald, bill, billy, gideon, riley, charlie and 95 more...
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If-Christ-Had-Not-Died-For-Thee-Thou-...
Words that have been used as baby names, including virtue names, nature names, place names, etc.
The title is an actual name given to a Puritan boy in the 17th century.faith, hope, grace, charity, chastity, prudence, patience, temperance, river, phoenix, stone, violet and 455 more...
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NTDW1
template, modal, sublingual, tandem, polycentric, septuagenarian, token, irrevocable, denotive, augural, aberrant, phlebotomy and 1188 more...
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words I adore
serendipity, enchanted, illumination, zebra, galaxy, chandelier, eternity, luxe, glitter, starry, raven, lavender and 71 more...
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Words Covered in Faery Dust (N)
words that evoke magic, mystery, mayhem, magnificence or anything else that glimmers in the grass
n'er do well, nana, narwhal, nasturtium, nativity, naught, nebulous, nectar, nest, nexus, nightfall, nightgown and 34 more...
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klumka's Words
acheronian, tenebrious, interstice, antediluvian, verdure, jejune, insouciant, stygian, ingle, infernal, snarky, snockered and 38 more...
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MissM's Words
jingle, kiln, chinaberry, hollow, peignoir, choker, matchstick, catfish, dribble, crawdads, noel, enigmatologist
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Christmas
carol, yule, noel, nowel, yuletide, melampodium, toyon, wassail, pantomime, simnel, epiphany, luminaria and 37 more...
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In Excelsis Deo
All those words (or distinctive phrases) you only hear at a certain time of year...
Hey! This is my 100th list!adeste fideles, merry, jolly, elf, carol, caroling, eggnog, bethlehem, magi, frankincense, myrrh, deck the halls and 81 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for noel.
chained_bear "Planxty Noel Hill" by the Pogues. Feb 10, 2008
yarb "Stroke it Noel" by Big Star Feb 9, 2008