Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

non

/nɑn/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.29 in modern English

Syllables: non
IPA: /nɑn/

3

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

2

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Obsolete form of none.

Obsolete

adv

Used to negate or invert the meaning of the following adjective. More properly written as the prefix non-.

noun

A non-Muslim citizen.

Slang

noun

A nonwhite person.

Slang

Example Sentences

"We have more veins than needed. These veins are essentially used up. The solution collapses the non essential veins and the body reroutes the blood flow. We have thousands of them"
"For nons to be eligible to apply to live in White countries they also must first go through a thousand years of purging their criminal elements"

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /nɑn/
British English: /nɒn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

nons (plural)

Synonyms

not

Homonyms

naan

Rhymes With

on one-on-one come-on put-on run-on john upon iran don jon con odds-on

Questions

How do you pronounce non?: The recorded pronunciation is /nɑn/.
What does non mean?: Obsolete form of none.

How to pronounce non

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