English dictionary — definitions & meanings

nonchalant

adjective

Calm, relaxed, and seemingly unbothered by something that might normally cause concern.

nonchurchly

adj

Not churchly; unrelated to a church.

nonclergy

noun

Those who are not the clergy.

nonclinical

adj

Not clinical, as:

noncom

noun

A non-commissioned officer, such as a sergeant (army) or petty officer (navy).

noncommittal

adj

Tending to avoid commitment; lacking certainty or decisiveness; reluctant to give out information or show one's feelings or opinion.

noncommonality

noun

The condition of not sharing common traits.

noncommunity

adj

Not of or pertaining to a community.

noncompensation

noun

Absence of compensation; failure to compensate.

noncompliant

adj

Not cooperating; rebellious.

noncomputation

noun

Absence of computation; failure to compute something.

noncomputing

adj

Not relating to computing.

nonconform

noun

A manufactured product, that is conform to the living required standards in a zone.

nonconformist

noun

A member of a church separated from the Church of England; a Protestant dissenter.

nonconformity

noun

A refusal to conform to the doctrine, discipline, or practice of a state religion, especially refusal by other Protestants to conform to the doctrine or discipline of the Church of England; the principles or practice of nonconformists; nonconformists as a class.

nonconsolidated

adj

Including the financial data of only the parent company.

noncontemporary

noun

A person who is not the contemporary of another; one who lives in a different time period.

noncontingency

noun

The condition of being noncontingent

noncontinuous

adj

discontinuous; not continuing without interruption

noncrime

noun

An act that is not a crime.

noncritical

adj

Not critical.

nondatabase

adj

Not of or pertaining to a database.

nondeductible

adj

That cannot be deducted for income tax purposes, and that tax has to be paid on.

nondepository

adj

Relating to an entity whose financial activities are not based on deposits.

nondescript

adjective

Lacking any distinctive or memorable features; plain and unremarkable.

nondestructive

adj

That does not result in destruction or damage.

nondevice

noun

The absence of a device.

nondigital

adj

Not digital, especially not using computer technology; analogue.

nondisciplinary

adj

Not disciplinary; not related to or for the purpose of punishment.

nondisclosure

noun

An act or policy of not disclosing.

nondisplayed

adj

Not displayed; hidden, invisible.

nondisposable

noun

An item that is not designed to be thrown away.

nondrinker

noun

One who does not drink alcohol; a teetotaler.

nondurable

adj

Providing useful services for only one period, especially a year.

none

pronoun

Not any; not one of a group.

nonelastic

adj

Not elastic; not able to stretch.

nonelectrified

adj

Not electrified.

nonemotional

adj

Not emotional; unrelated to emotion.

nonempirical

adj

Not based on any empirical evidence; faith-driven

nonemployed

adj

Not employed; unemployed.

nonentity

noun

An unimportant or insignificant person or thing.

nonequilibrium

noun

The condition of not being in equilibrium.

nones

noun

The notional first-quarter day of a Roman month, occurring on the 7th day of the four original 31-day months (March, May, Quintilis or July, and October) and on the 5th day of all other months.

nonessential

adj

Not required; not essential.

nonesuch

noun

A person or thing with no equal.

nonetheless

adverb

In spite of what has just been said; nevertheless.

nonevacuated

adj

Not evacuated; as:

nonevangelical

noun

One who is not an evangelical.

noneviction

noun

Failure to evict (especially in terms of allowing existing residents to remain when a building is redeveloped).

nonexciting

adj

Not exciting; unexciting.

nonexistence

noun

The state of not existing.

nonexistent

adjective

Not existing; not real.

nonexpert

noun

A person who is not an expert (in the field that is relevant to the context).

nonexponential

adj

Not having exponential growth.

nonfactual

adj

Not factual; false or fictional.

nonfanatic

adj

Not fanatic; reasonable or moderate.

nonfat

adjective

Containing no fat, especially describing dairy products.

nonfiction

noun

Written works intended to give facts, or true accounts of real things and events. Often used attributively.

nonforeigner

noun

One who is not a foreigner.

nonfree

adj

Not free, not free of charge, that costs money, that must be paid for, that must be purchased; paid (as in paid service); pay (as in pay channel); cash (as in cash bar); paywalled (as in paywalled content).

nonfunctional

adj

Not functional; useless; broken.

nong

noun

(Australian/British slang) A foolish or stupid person.

nonhearing

adj

Unable to hear, i.e. deaf.

nonheathen

noun

One who is not a heathen.

nonhemorrhagic

adj

Not involving hemorrhage (bleeding).

nonhereditary

adj

Not hereditary; not passed down by inheritance.

nonhousing

adj

Not of or pertaining to housing.

nonhuman

adj

Not human; not of the human race.

nonhumanist

noun

One who is not a humanist.

noni

noun

A Polynesian fruit tree, or its fruit, sometimes made into a juice claimed to have health benefits.

nonideally

adv

In a nonideal manner; not ideally.

nonidentity

noun

Difference, distinction; failure to be identical.

nonimmune

adj

Not immune; lacking immunity

nonindustrial

adj

Not industrial.

noninfectious

adj

Not infectious, particularly with respect to a disease.

noninferiority

noun

The condition of not being inferior (such as when a new medication is tested and found to be not inferior to existing treatments in terms of efficacy).

noninhabitant

noun

One who is not an inhabitant; a stranger, foreigner, or nonresident.

noninnocence

noun

Absence of innocence; guilt or blameworthiness.

noninstance

noun

That which is not an instance; an occurrence of something other than what is looked for.

nonintellectual

adj

Not intellectual.

noninterference

noun

The policy of a state or other actor of not interfering in the domestic policies of another

nonirradiating

adj

That does not irradiate: that does not apply any irradiation.

nonjudge

noun

One who is not a judge (public official administering the law).

nonjudgmental

adj

Without making judgments, especially those based upon personal ethics or opinions

nonjudicial

adj

Not judicial; not related to the powers of a judge.

nonjuvenile

noun

One who is not a juvenile.

nonlegitimacy

noun

Lack of legitimacy; the quality of being nonlegitimate.

nonlinear

adj

Of a set of points, not lying on a straight line.

nonliquidation

noun

Lack of liquidation; failure to liquidate.

nonliteral

noun

That which is not a literal.

nonlocal

adj

Not local; not specific to a location

nonmagician

noun

One who is not a magician.

nonmagnetic

adj

Not magnetic; not affected by a magnet.

nonmaterial

adj

Not material; apart from matter

nonmaterialism

noun

The philosophy that rejects materialism.

nonmaterialist

noun

One who is not a materialist.

nonmateriality

noun

The state or condition of being nonmaterial.

nonmetal

noun

An element, such as phosphorus or chlorine, that does not have the chemical or physical properties of a metal.

nonmissile

adj

Not of, pertaining to, or caused by a missile.

nonmurder

adj

Not of or pertaining to murder.

nonmurderer

noun

One who is not a murderer.

nonna

noun

A grandmother, especially one of Italian heritage.

nonnational

noun

One who is not a national.

nonno

noun

A grandfather, especially one with Italian ancestry.

nonnormality

noun

The condition of being nonnormal

nonnumerical

adj

Not numerical; containing data other than numbers.

nonny

interjection

A nonsense refrain used in old ballads and songs, with no literal meaning.

nonobservant

adj

Not observant; not religious; not participating in the observance of religion.

nonownership

noun

Lack of ownership; not owning something.

nonpareil

adj

Unequalled, unrivalled; unique.

nonpartisan

adj

Not partisan; impartial and unbiased.

nonpathetic

adj

Not pathetic; without pathos.

nonpatronage

adj

Not patronage, or not related to patronage.

nonpayment

noun

The failure to make a payment.

nonperformance

noun

A failure to perform a task, especially a task that one was legally bound to do.

nonpertinent

adj

Not pertinent; irrelevant.

nonphysics

adj

Not of or pertaining to physics.

nonplussed

adj

Unsure how to act or respond; bewildered, perplexed.

nonpolitical

adj

Not political; not related to politics.

nonpossession

noun

A lack of possession; not possessing something.

nonpracticing

adj

Not practicing; of a person in a particular profession, not engaged in the practice of that profession; of a person born into a particular religion, not abiding by the rituals and mores of that religion.

nonprofessional

adj

Not professional; amateur.

nonprofit

adjective

Not operated with the goal of making a financial profit.

nonprostitute

noun

One who is not a prostitute.

nonpublic

adj

Not open to the public; not available to or shared by the public; private.

nonpunishable

adj

Not punishable; of an act, for which no punishment has been authorized; of a person, beyond the reach of punishment.

nonreal

adj

Not real; unreal, imaginary.

nonrecurring

adj

Not recurring; occurring only once.

nonregular

noun

One who is not a regular.

nonrehearsal

adj

Not being or relating to a rehearsal.

nonremitted

adj

Not affected by remission

nonrepeating

adj

That does not repeat.

nonresident

adj

Not resident; not residing in the place in question.

nonresistant

noun

One who does not take part in a resistance movement.

nonretraction

noun

Lack of retraction; failure to retract.

nonrigid

adj

Not rigid; flexible.

nonsane

adj

Not sane, as:

nonsecular

adj

Not secular; religious.

nonself

noun

Any entity other than oneself.

nonsense

noun

Words, ideas, or behavior that make no sense or have no logical meaning.

nonsensical

adjective

Making no sense; absurd or illogical.

nonsensitive

adj

Not sensitive; lacking sensory perception.

nonsignificant

adj

Not significant.

nonslip

adj

Having a surface designed to prevent or reduce slipping; not able to slip or be slipped upon.

nonspecific

adj

Not specific or precise, as:

nonstandard

adj

Not standard.

nonsticking

adj

Resistant to sticking; not adhesive.

nonstop

adjective

Continuing without any pause or stop, especially for a journey.

nonsweet

adj

Not having a sweet taste.

nontemporal

adj

Not temporal.