Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nonconformance

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: non-con-for-mance
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Failure to conform.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The focus for preventive actions is to avoid creating nonconformances, but also commonly includes improvements in efficiency."

Etymology

From non- + conformance.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: non

Usage

Inflected Forms

nonconformances (plural)

Synonyms

nonconformity nonconformism

Questions

What does nonconformance mean?: Failure to conform.
Where does nonconformance come from?: From non- + conformance.

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