Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nonakin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: non-akin
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not akin; dissimilar.

Example Sentences

"[…] nonakin breeding stock should be substituted for the home stock."
"Parenthetically, it may also be pointed out that linguistic competence in a foreign culture goes hand in hand with another essential— a spirit of adventure, of near-romantic interest unknown or nonakin cultural styles and ways of life."
"If one admits the possibility of two akin or one nonakin substitution of nucleotides (see above) in each pair of key words (of which one corresponds to the "-10" box and the other to the "-35" box), then, […]"

Etymology

From non- + akin.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: non

Inflected Forms

more nonakin (comparative) most nonakin (superlative)

Questions

What does nonakin mean?: Not akin; dissimilar.
Where does nonakin come from?: From non- + akin.

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