Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nonvolant

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: non-volant
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Incapable of flight.

Example Sentences

"Given this ability for long-distance oceanic dispersal, giant tortoises must have been often among the first large, non-volant vertebrates to colonize islands."

Etymology

From non- + volant.

Inflected Forms

non-volant (alternative)

Synonyms

flightless nonflying

Questions

What does nonvolant mean?: Incapable of flight.
Where does nonvolant come from?: From non- + volant.

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