Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nonobservance

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nonob-ser-vance
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The failure to observe a custom, or to conform with a law.

Etymology

From Middle English non-observaunce, nonn observance, equivalent to non- (“no”, adjective) + observance.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: non-observaunce

Inflected Forms

nonobservances (plural)

Questions

What does nonobservance mean?: The failure to observe a custom, or to conform with a law.
Where does nonobservance come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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