Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nonaggression

/nˌɑnəɡɹˈɛʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.57 in modern English

Syllables
nonag-gres-sion
IPA
/nˌɑnəɡɹˈɛʃən/
15
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

an absence of aggression

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- Proto-Indo-European *gʰredʰ-der. Latin gradior Latin aggredior Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin aggressiōder. Middle French aggressionbor. English aggression English nonaggression From non- + aggression.

Usage

Inflected Forms

nonaggressions (plural) non-aggression (alternative)

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Questions

How do you pronounce nonaggression?
The recorded pronunciation is /nˌɑnəɡɹˈɛʃən/.
What does nonaggression mean?
an absence of aggression
Where does nonaggression 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- Proto-Indo-European *gʰredʰ-der. Latin gradior Latin aggredior Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin aggressiōder. Middle French aggressionbor. English aggression English nonaggression From non- + aggression.

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