Adjectives

Words that describe or modify nouns and pronouns

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nonhereditary

adjective

not acquirable by inheritance

nonheritable

adjective

not inheritable

nonhierarchic

adjective

not classified hierarchically

nonhierarchical

adjective

not classified hierarchically

nonimmune

adjective

(often followed by `to') likely to be affected with

nonindulgent

adjective

characterized by strictness, severity, or restraint

nonindustrial

adjective

not having highly developed manufacturing enterprises

noninfectious

adjective

not infectious

noninflammatory

adjective

not inflammatory

noninheritable

adjective

not inheritable

noninstitutionalised

adjective

not committed to an institution

noninstitutionalized

adjective

not committed to an institution

nonintegrated

adjective

not integrated; not taken into or made a part of a whole

nonintellectual

adjective

not intellectual

noninterchangeable

adjective

such that the terms of an expression cannot be interchanged...

nonintersecting

adjective

(of lines, planes, or surfaces) never meeting or crossing

nonionic

adjective

not ionic

nonionised

adjective

not converted into ions

nonionized

adjective

not converted into ions

nonkosher

adjective

not conforming to dietary laws

nonleaded

adjective

(of gasoline) not containing tetraethyl lead

nonliteral

adjective

(used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using f...

nonliterary

adjective

marked by lack of affectation or pedantry

nonliterate

adjective

used of a society that has not developed writing

nonliving

adjective

not endowed with life

nonmandatory

adjective

not required by rule or law

nonmeaningful

adjective

having no meaning or direction or purpose

nonmechanical

adjective

(of a person) lacking mechanical skills

nonmechanistic

adjective

not mechanistic

nonmedicinal

adjective

not having a medicinal effect or not medically prescribed

nonmetamorphic

adjective

not metamorphic

nonmigratory

adjective

used of animals that do not migrate

nonmodern

adjective

not modern; of or characteristic of an earlier time

nonmonotonic

adjective

not monotonic

nonmotile

adjective

(of spores or microorganisms) not capable of movement

nonmoving

adjective

not in motion

nonmusical

adjective

lacking interest in or talent for music

nonnative

adjective

of persons born in another area or country than that lived i...

nonnatural

adjective

existing outside of or not in accordance with nature

nonnomadic

adjective

not nomadic or wandering

nonnormative

adjective

not based on a norm

nonobligatory

adjective

not required by rule or law

nonobservant

adjective

failing or refusing to observe religious customs

nonopening

adjective

not open; not opening

nonoperational

adjective

(military) not involved in military operations

nonoscillatory

adjective

not having periodic vibrations

nonparallel

adjective

of or relating to the sequential performance of multiple ope...

nonparametric

adjective

not involving an estimation of the parameters of a statistic

nonparasitic

adjective

not parasitic on another organism

nonperiodic

adjective

not recurring at regular intervals