non-
/ˈnɑn/
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.29 in modern English
Meaning
prefix
Used in the sense of no or none, to show lack of or failure to perform; or in the sense of not, to negate the meaning of the word to which it is prefixed.
prefix
Used in the sense of no or none, to show lack of or failure to perform; or in the sense of not, to negate the meaning of the word to which it is prefixed.
prefix
Used in the sense of no or none, to show lack of or failure to perform; or in the sense of not, to negate the meaning of the word to which it is prefixed.
prefix
Used in the sense of no or none, to show lack of or failure to perform; or in the sense of not, to negate the meaning of the word to which it is prefixed.
prefix
Used in the sense of no or none, to show lack of or failure to perform; or in the sense of not, to negate the meaning of the word to which it is prefixed.
prefix
prevocalic form of nona-
Example Sentences
- "nonpayment (“lack of payment, failure to pay”)"
- "nonaggressive (“not aggressive”)"
- "nonaboriginal"
- "nonabrasive"
- "nonabstract"
- "Back in the mid-’90s, when Cacioppo was at Ohio State University (he is now at the University of Chicago), he and his colleagues sorted undergraduates into three groups—the non-lonely, the sort-of-sometimes lonely, and the lonely."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈnɑn/
- British English: /ˈnɒn/