non-

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈnɒn/
• (America) IPA: /ˈnɑn/

Etymology 1

From Middle English non-, from Middle English non and Old English nān-, both from Old English nān, from Proto-West Germanic *nain, from Proto-Germanic *nainaz, see none.

Prefix

1. Used in the sense of no or none, to show lack of or failure to perform; or in the sense of not, to negate the meaning of the word to which it is prefixed.

   nonpayment

   nonaggressive

   1. Not, the negation of the root word (a quality).

      nonaboriginal is a person who is not aboriginal, nonabrasive is a substance that is not abrasive, nonabstract is not abstract

   2. Absence, the absence of the root (a quantity).

      nonaccountability is absence of accountability, nonacceleration is lack of acceleration, nonaction is the absence of action; failure to act

   3. Avoiding an action.

      nonabiding is the practice of avoiding mental constructs during daily life, nonacceptance is a neglect or refusal to accept, nonaccumulative is tending to avoid accumulation

   4. Neutral in quality.

      nonaccent is a spoken accent that is neutral and undistinctive; nonacrocentric is having the centromere near the middle, and thus having roughly equal-sized arms; nonaccent is an unaccented beat or syllable, as in music or poetry

Synonyms

• (not) a-, an-, dys-, i-/il-/im-/in-/ir-, mal-, un-
• (absence) hypo-, pero-, ex-}, or-}, se-
• (avoiding) de-, isch-
• (neutral) anti-, neutro-

Related terms

• an-
• anti-
• in-
• no
• non
• none
• not
• un-

Translations

• French: non-
• German: nicht-
• Portuguese: não
• Russian: не
• Spanish: no, des-, in-

Etymology 2

From .

Prefix

1. prevocalic form of nona-

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