Nouns That Start With D

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These nouns that start with D come from a standard English dictionary used for word games, ranked by how often each word is used in everyday writing. There are 728 nouns starting with D on this page. The 100 most common come first, each with a short meaning, followed by shorter, longer and easier picks and a filter for any ending or length.

D gives you 728 nouns, from tiny words like day, dog and dad to long ones like development and department. Family words stand out, with dad and daughter both here, which helps with a 'my family' writing task.

Many D nouns end in ion or ence, such as decision, direction, difference and distance. Spotting those endings helps children see that a word names an idea rather than an action. Door and dream are easy picks for a story starter.

Nouns starting with D: 728
Most used: day
Longest common one: disqualification 16 letters

Most common nouns that start with D

Ranked by how often the word appears in English text. "Type" is the word's main part of speech.

#	Word	Meaning	Type
1	day	time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis	noun
2	days	the time during which someone's life continues	noun
3	death	the event of dying or departure from life	noun
4	data	a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn	noun
5	development	act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining	noun
6	de	a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies	noun
7	department	a specialized division of a large organization	noun
8	date	the specified day of the month	noun
9	director	someone who controls resources and expenditures	noun
10	dog	a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since...	noun
11	decision	the act of making up your mind about something	noun
12	door	a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle	noun
13	daughter	a female human offspring	noun
14	district	a region marked off for administrative or other purposes	noun
15	difference	the quality of being unlike or dissimilar	noun
16	despite	lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike	noun
17	dad	an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk	noun
18	degree	a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality	noun
19	defense	(military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies	noun
20	direction	a line leading to a place or point	noun
21	details	true confidential information	noun
22	dream	a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep	noun
23	damage	the occurrence of a change for the worse	noun
24	disease	an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning	noun
25	doctor	a licensed medical practitioner	noun
26	doubt	the state of being unsure of something	noun
27	drug	administer a drug to	noun
28	division	an army unit large enough to sustain combat	noun
29	distance	the property created by the space between two objects or points	noun
30	dude	an informal form of address for a man	noun
31	dinner	the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday	noun
32	driver	the operator of a motor vehicle	noun
33	description	a statement that represents something in words	noun
34	discussion	an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic	noun
35	drinking	the act of consuming liquids	noun
36	duty	the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force; ; - John D.Rockefeller Jr	noun
37	debt	the state of owing something (especially money)	noun
38	device	an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose	noun
39	drama	a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage	noun
40	debate	a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal	noun
41	distribution	(statistics) an arrangement of values of a variable showing their observed or theoretical frequency of...	noun
42	desire	the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state	noun
43	dealing	method or manner of conduct in relation to others	noun
44	danger	the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury	noun
45	delivery	the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)	noun
46	devices	an inclination or desire; used in the plural in the phrase `left to your own devices'	noun
47	dollar	the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents	noun
48	definition	a concise explanation of the meaning of a word or phrase or symbol	noun
49	drawing	an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper	noun
50	detail	an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole	noun
51	diet	a prescribed selection of foods	noun
52	depression	a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity	noun
53	depth	the extent downward or backward or inward	noun
54	deputy	someone authorized to exercise the powers of sheriff in emergencies	noun
55	debut	the act of beginning something new	noun
56	decade	a period of 10 years	noun
57	defence	(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires	noun
58	democracy	the political orientation of those who favor government by the people or by their elected representatives	noun
59	dancing	taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music	noun
60	document	writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)	noun
61	discovery	the act of discovering something	noun
62	duke	a British peer of the highest rank	noun
63	desk	a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments	noun
64	designer	a person who specializes in designing architectural interiors and their furnishings	noun
65	diamond	a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem	noun
66	deck	any of various platforms built into a vessel	noun
67	dragon	a creature of Teutonic mythology	noun
68	dust	fine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the air	noun
69	dean	an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college	noun
70	disaster	a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune	noun
71	daddy	an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk	noun
72	destruction	the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists	noun
73	divorce	the legal dissolution of a marriage	noun
74	doc	a licensed medical practitioner	noun
75	dozen	the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one	noun
76	density	the amount per unit size	noun
77	difficulty	an effort that is inconvenient	noun
78	diversity	noticeable heterogeneity	noun
79	database	an organized body of related information	noun
80	discrimination	unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice	noun
81	disorder	a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning	noun
82	documentary	a film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event	noun
83	domain	a particular environment or walk of life	noun
84	darkness	absence of light or illumination	noun
85	default	loss due to not showing up	noun
86	dialogue	a conversation between two persons	noun
87	dawn	the first light of day	noun
88	democrat	a member of the Democratic Party	noun
89	destination	the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)	noun
90	dirt	the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock	noun
91	discipline	a branch of knowledge	noun
92	departure	the act of departing	noun
93	detective	a police officer who investigates crimes	noun
94	disability	the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness	noun
95	dish	a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food	noun
96	developer	someone who develops real estate (especially someone who prepares a site for residential or commercial use)	noun
97	diagnosis	identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon	noun
98	dose	a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time	noun
99	dealer	someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold	noun
100	destiny	an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future	noun

Positive nouns that start with D

dawn
destiny
defender
distinction
darling
dignity
delight
daring
diligence
decency
delicacy
deference
dreamland

Short nouns that start with D

day
days
death
data
de
date
dog
door
dad
dream
doubt
drug
dude
duty
debt
drama
diet
depth
debut
duke
desk
deck
dust
dean
daddy
doc
dozen
dawn
dirt
dish
dose
dam
disc
deer
delta
dive

Long nouns that start with D

development
department
difference
description
discussion
distribution
definition
depression
destruction
difficulty
discrimination
documentary
destination
discipline
disability
determination
declaration
distinction
demonstration
dictionary
disappointment
disclosure
dedication
documentation
delegation
demographic
deployment
discretion
differential
decoration

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Questions people ask

How many nouns start with D?

This list has 728 nouns starting with D, taken from a standard word-game dictionary and limited to words that appear in real English text.

What are the most common nouns that start with D?

day, days, death, data, development, de, department, date are the most used in everyday English.

What are some long nouns that start with D?

development, department, difference, direction, description.

What are easy nouns that start with D for kids?

day, days, death, data, de, date are short, everyday examples.

Source: the ENABLE word list (a public-domain dictionary used for word games), ranked by how often each word appears in English text (the open wordfreq project), with short meanings from Princeton WordNet. Offensive words are left out.

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