nondiegetic
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Not existing within a fictional universe, rather existing in the background, and unable to be perceived by the characters.
Example Sentences
- "“Just ignore it. It's nondiegetic.”"
- "“Holy shit. How is he still breathing?” “Aah!” “He's suspended in disbelief, slowly dying while living out an alternative non-diegetic reality.” “Geez, what a horrible way to die.” “You don't know the half of it.” “Oh!” [both laugh] “You're on fuego with the guy-torn-in-half bits, Rick.” “That one was organic, though.” “Because you're naturally funny. That-- that's good old-fashioned fun right there, you know? W-w-we don't need to over-think shit, okay?” “Okay, buddy. Nice and grounded, fully immersive from here on out.” [Rumbling] “Right after this.” “W-what's happening?” “Going into an act break.”"
Etymology
Inflected Forms
non-diegetic (alternative)
nondiagetic (alternative, misspelling)