Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nonadherence

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.19 in modern English

Syllables
non-ad-her-ence
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A failure to adhere to something, such as a schedule.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-Germanic *nainaz Proto-West Germanic *nain Old English nān Middle English non ▲ Old English nān Old English nān- Middle English non- English non- Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Latin haereō Latin adhaereō Latin adhaerēns Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Medieval Latin adhaerentiader. Middle French adhérenceder. English adherence English nonadherence From non- + adherence.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does nonadherence mean?
A failure to adhere to something, such as a schedule.
Where does nonadherence come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-Germanic *nainaz Proto-West Germanic *nain Old English nān Middle English non ▲ Old English nān Old English nān- Middle English non- English non- Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Latin haereō Latin adhaereō Latin adhaerēns Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Medieval Latin adhaerentiader. Middle French adhérenceder. English adherence English nonadherence From non- + adherence.

How to pronounce nonadherence

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “nonadherence”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “nonadherence”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “nonadherence” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.