nonnegotiable
/nˌɑnəɡˈoʊʃəbəl/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.92 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Not negotiable; not subject to negotiation.
adj
Not negotiable; not subject to negotiation.
adj
Not negotiable; not subject to negotiation.
noun
Something that is not negotiable.
Example Sentences
- "For the hypermaterialistic and chronically adolescent Nancy, what was nonnegotiable was control, the power to sculpture her world to gratify her ever-sharpening appetites and desires."
- "Near-synonym: deal breaker"
- "“It is only once you start looking at houses that you realize what you do and don’t like, and what your negotiables and nonnegotiables are,” Ms. Wexler said."
Etymology
Etymology tree English non- English negotiate Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English negotiable English nonnegotiable From non- + negotiable.