Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

noncompliant

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.96 in modern English

Syllables: non-com-pli-ant
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not cooperating; rebellious.

adj

Not complying with certain rules or regulations.

noun

One who fails to comply, for example with a law.

Example Sentences

"It was directed toward a program, "Tuesday's Child," which endorses systematic, unquestioning rejection by parents of the program-created noncompliant behaviors in their eighteen-month- to five-year-old children."
"We just need to finish up a couple of things on the project, to make sure nothing's left noncompliant."

Etymology

From non- + compliant.

Inflected Forms

more noncompliant (comparative) most noncompliant (superlative) non-compliant (alternative) noncompliants (plural)

Synonyms

defiant balker baulker

Questions

What does noncompliant mean?: Not cooperating; rebellious.
Where does noncompliant come from?: From non- + compliant.

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