n'est-ce pas
/ˌnɛs(ə)ˈpa/ /ˌnɛsˈpɑː/noun
‘Is it not so?’ Used especially to emphasize the truth or probability of the preceding statement.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Tom Taylor (1817–1880), playwright and comic writer. From French n'est-ce pas ‘is it not (so)?’ from ne not + est is + ce it + pas, negative particle, specifically use of pas.
- honourableness
- honourableship
- honourably
- honour board
- honour-bound
- honour bright
- honour card
- honour code
- honour court
- Honoured Society
- honouree
- honourer
- honour guard
- honour killing
- honourless
- honour list
- honour man
- honour moderations
- whole step
- whole stitch
- whole-time
- whole-timer
- whole tone
- whole-tone scale
- wholewheat