Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nonnative

/nˈɑnˈeɪtɪv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.95 in modern English

Syllables: non-na-tive
IPA: /nˈɑnˈeɪtɪv/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative form of non-native.

noun

Alternative form of non-native.

Example Sentences

"In addition to new diseases, Quammen touches on many of the examples often included in standard disease ecology or epidemiology courses—for example, myxomatosis in nonnative rabbits of Australia, and mutation rates in RNA versus DNA viruses."
"I aped the accent of a nonnative speaker."
"If you're a Chicagoan, you will find something in each that you didn't know about; nonnatives will find something in each they'll wish they'd read before making their last trip."

Inflected Forms

nonnatives (plural)

Synonyms

foreign-born

Rhymes With

native creative non-native vegetative educative probative

Questions

How do you pronounce nonnative?: The recorded pronunciation is /nˈɑnˈeɪtɪv/.
What does nonnative mean?: Alternative form of non-native.

How to pronounce nonnative

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