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English Word Dictionary

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nonbearing

adjective · (of a structural member) supporting no vertical weight other than its own

Example: they took out a nonbearing wall

nonbelligerent

adjective · not directly at war

Example: nonbelligerent nations

nonchalantly

adverb · in an unconcerned manner

Example: glanced casually at the headlines

noncivilised

adjective · not having a high state of culture and social development

noncompetitively

adverb · in a noncompetitive manner

Example: the scholarships will be awarded noncompetitively

nonconformist

adjective · not conforming to some norm or socially approved pattern of behavior or thought

Example: their rabidly nonconformist deportment has made them legendary

nonesuch clover

noun · prostrate European herb with small yellow flowers and curved black pods; naturalized in North America

nonetheless

adverb · despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession)

Example: although I'm a little afraid, however I'd like to try it

nonextant

adjective · no longer existing or inaccessible through loss or destruction- G.B.Saul

Example: its nonextant original was written on vellum

nonharmonic

adjective · not harmonic

Example: a nonharmonic note

nonindulgent

adjective · characterized by strictness, severity, or restraint

nonintegrated

adjective · not integrated; not taken into or made a part of a whole

nonkosher

adjective · not conforming to dietary laws

nonlexically

adverb · without the use of words

Example: expressed nonlexically

nonlinguistic

adjective · not consisting of or related to language

Example: depended on his nonlinguistic skills

nonliterary

adjective · marked by lack of affectation or pedantry- W.D.Howells

Example: her talk was very unliterary

nonmeaningful

adjective · having no meaning or direction or purpose

Example: a meaningless endeavor

nonmechanical

adjective · (of a person) lacking mechanical skills

nonmetal

adjective · not containing or resembling or characteristic of a metal

Example: nonmetallic elements

nonmilitary

adjective · not associated with soldiers or the military

Example: unmilitary circles of government

nonmusical

adjective · not musical in nature

Example: the unmusical cry of the bluejay

nonplus

verb · be a mystery or bewildering to

Example: This beats me!

nonproductive

adjective · not directly productive

Example: nonproductive labor

nonprofit

adjective · not commercially motivated

nonproprietary

adjective · not protected by trademark or patent or copyright

Example: nonproprietary products are in the public domain and anyone can produce or distribute them

nonresonant

adjective · not reverberant; lacking a tendency to reverberate

nonrestrictive

adjective · not limiting the reference of a modified word or phrase

Example: the nonrestrictive clause in `I always buy his books, which have influenced me greatly,' refers to his books generally and adds an additional fact about them

nonsensitive

adjective · never having had security classification

nonsolid color

noun · a color produced by a pattern of differently colored dots that together simulate the desired color

nonspeaking

adjective · not capable of or especially not involving speech or spoken lines

Example: had a nonspeaking role in the play

nonspecifically

adverb · without specificity

Example: nonspecifically staining substances

nonstandard

adjective · not standard; not accepted as a model of excellence

Example: a nonstandard text

nonstick

adjective · (of surfaces especially of cooking utensils) permitting easy removal of adherent food particles

Example: a frying pan with a nonstick surface

nonsweet

adjective · not containing sugar

nonsynthetic

adjective · involving or derived from living organisms; free from chemical treatments or additives

Example: organic gardening is more natural

nonuple

adjective · having nine units or components

nonverbal

adjective · being other than verbal communication

Example: the study of gestural communication

nonverbally

adverb · without words

Example: they communicated nonverbally

nonviolently

adverb · without violence

Example: the government was overthrown nonviolently, but the dictator was killed

nonvisual

adjective · not resulting in vision

Example: nonvisual stimuli

nooks and crannies

noun · something remote

Example: he explored every nook and cranny of science

nor'-east

adverb · to, toward, or in the northeast

nor'-west

adverb · to, toward, or in the northwest

noreaster

noun · a storm blowing from the northeast

normal

adjective · conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal

Example: serve wine at normal room temperature

normalise

verb · make normal or cause to conform to a norm or standard

Example: normalize relations with China