nonstandard
/nɑnˈstændɚd/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.37 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Not standard.
adj
Not conforming to the standard variety, or to the language as used by the majority of its speakers.
adj
Using numbers or methods beyond those used in traditional analysis, often introducing new concepts like infinitesimals or hyperreal numbers in order to solve difficult problems.
Example Sentences
- "The resulting sequence of covert wh-pronoun + Complementiser has an overt counterpart in nonstandard varieties of English, as the following example (recorded from a BBC radio programme) illustrates: (91) England put themselves in a position [whereby that they took a lot of credit for tonightʼs game] (Ron Greenwood, BBC radio 4)"
- "A concise and simple exposition of nonstandard methods applied to delta functions and to other generalized functions."
- "For these reasons, a number of nonstandard methods have been developed to ensure that the numerical solutions preserve the properties of the model."
- "Unlike the TV standard we are all accustomed to, the Web is the wild, wild West of video nonstandards."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /nɑnˈstændɚd/
Inflected Forms
more nonstandard (comparative)
most nonstandard (superlative)
non-standard (alternative)
nonstandards (plural)