Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nonencounter

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nonen-counter
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Failure to encounter something or somebody.

Example Sentences

"Here, Cornish difference, particularly in the far west, is represented as originating in the insular, primitive and unworldly, and paradoxically reinforced through nonencounters with Islam."
"Now came a series of nonencounters with his supposed boss. Nuruddin kept arranging meetings; Saladin kept making excuses not to be there: his father was sick, he himself was feeling under the weather—it was always something."

Etymology

From non- + encounter.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: non

Inflected Forms

nonencounters (plural)

Questions

What does nonencounter mean?: Failure to encounter something or somebody.
Where does nonencounter come from?: From non- + encounter.

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