Noel

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/nəʊˈɛl/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/noʊˈɛl/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(nō el′ for 1, 2; nō′əl, nōl for 3)



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
No•el /noʊˈɛl/USA pronunciation   n. 
  1. Christmas.
  2. [countable: noel] a Christmas carol.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
No•el  (nō el′ for 1, 2; nō′əl, nōl for 3),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. the Christmas season;
    yuletide.
  2. (l.c.) a Christmas song or carol.
  3. a male given name.
  • French Latin nātālis (diēs) birthday; see natal
  • 1805–15

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Noel, Noël / nəʊˈɛl/
  1. (esp in carols) another word for Christmas
  2. (often not capital) a Christmas carol
Etymology: 19th Century: from French, from Latin nātālis a birthday; see natal1
'Noel' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Babeuf - Lawrence - Noel-Baker - Nowel - coward - nowel

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