Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nontraditional

/nˌɑntɹədˈɪʃənəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.60 in modern English

Syllables: non-tra-di-tion-al
IPA: /nˌɑntɹədˈɪʃənəl/

15

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not traditional; not related to tradition, untraditional.

adj

Innovative; new; daring.

Example Sentences

"After fourteen years of marriage, my wife and I agreed that in spite of our love for each other, her desire for a traditional marriage and my desire for non-traditional relationships meant that our differences were irreconcilable and divorce inevitable."
"While this year’s list of top names includes some traditionals — Matthew and Michael for boys, for instance, and Emily and Anna for girls — the nontraditional names are still the overwhelming favorites."

Etymology

Etymology tree English non- Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *térh₂t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Latin trāns Proto-Indo-European *deh₃-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *dédeh₃ti Proto-Italic *didō Latin dō Latin trādō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin trāditiōbor. Old French tradicionbor. Middle English tradicioun English tradition Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English traditional English nontraditional From non- + traditional.

Inflected Forms

non-traditional (alternative)

Derived Forms

nontraditionally

Phrases

nontraditional family nontraditional student non-traditional

Frequently Paired Words

non-traditional nontraditionalist nontraditionalistic nontraditionally tradition traditional traditionalism traditionalist

Synonyms

untraditional

Homonyms

non-traditional

Rhymes With

additional traditional non-traditional nutritional transitional conditional unconditional compositional depositional untraditional

Questions

How do you pronounce nontraditional?: The recorded pronunciation is /nˌɑntɹədˈɪʃənəl/.
What does nontraditional mean?: Not traditional; not related to tradition, untraditional.
Where does nontraditional come from?: Etymology tree English non- Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *térh₂t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Latin trāns Proto-Indo-European *deh₃-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *dédeh₃ti Proto-Italic *didō Latin dō Latin trādō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin trāditiōbor. Old French tradicionbor. Middle English tradicioun English tradition Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English traditional English nontraditional From non- + traditional.

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