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Main Entry: non-

Pronunciation: \(ˈ)nän also ˌnən or ˈnən before ˈ-stressed syllable, ˌnän also ˌnən before ˌ-stressed or unstressed syllable; the variant with ə is also to be understood at pronounced entries, though not shown\

Function: prefix

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin non not, from Old Latin noenum, from ne- not + oinom, neuter of oinos one — more at no, one

1 : not : other than : reverse of : absence of <nontoxic> <nonlinear>
2 : of little or no consequence : unimportant : worthless <nonissues> <nonsystem>
3 : lacking the usual especially positive characteristics of the thing specified <noncelebration> <nonart>

non*abra*sive
non*ab*sorb*able
non*ab*sor*bent
non*ab*sorp*tive
non*ab*stract
non*ac*a*dem*ic
non*ac*cep*tance
non*ac*count*able
non*ac*cred*it*ed
non*ac*cru*al
non*achieve*ment
non*ac*id
non*acid*ic
non*ac*quis*i*tive
non*act*ing
non*ac*tion
non*ac*ti*vat*ed
non*ac*tor
non*adap*tive
non*ad*dict
non*ad*dic*tive
non*ad*he*sive
non*adi*a*bat*ic
non*ad*ja*cent
non*ad*mir*er
non*ad*mis*sion
non*aero*sol
non*aes*thet*ic
non*af*fil*i*at*ed
non*af*flu*ent
non–Af*ri*can
non*ag*gres*sion
non*ag*gres*sive
non*ag*ri*cul*tur*al
non*al*co*hol*ic
non*al*ler*gen*ic
non*al*ler*gic
non*al*pha*bet*ic
non*alu*mi*num
non*am*big*u*ous
non–Amer*i*can
non*an*a*lyt*ic
non*an*a*tom*ic
non*an*i*mal
non*an*swer
non*an*tag*o*nis*tic
non*an*thro*po*log*i*cal
non*an*thro*pol*o*gist
non*an*ti*bi*ot*ic
non*an*ti*gen*ic
non*ap*pear*ance
non*aquat*ic
non*aque*ous
non*ar*a*ble
non*ar*bi*trar*i*ness
non*ar*bi*trary
non*ar*chi*tect
non*ar*chi*tec*ture
non*ar*gu*ment
non*aris*to*crat*ic
non*ar*o*mat*ic
non*art
non*art*ist
non*ar*tis*tic
non*as*cet*ic
non*as*pi*rin
non*as*ser*tive
non*as*so*ci*at*ed
non*as*tro*nom*i*cal
non*ath*lete
non*ath*let*ic
non*atom*ic
non*at*tached
non*at*tach*ment
non*at*ten*dance
non*at*tend*er
non*au*di*to*ry
non*au*thor
non*au*thor*i*tar*i*an
non*au*to*mat*ed
non*au*to*mat*ic
non*au*to*mo*tive
non*au*ton*o*mous
non*avail*abil*i*ty
non*bac*te*ri*al
non*bar*bi*tu*rate
non*bary*on*ic
non*ba*sic
non*bear*ing
non*be*hav*ior*al
non*be*ing
non*be*lief
non*be*liev*er
non*bel*lig*er*en*cy
non*bel*lig*er*ent
non*bet*ting
non*bib*li*cal
non*bib*lio*graph*ic
non*bi*na*ry
non*bind*ing
non*bio*de*grad*able
non*bio*graph*i*cal
non*bi*o*log*i*cal
non*bi*o*log*i*cal*ly
non*bi*ol*o*gist
non*bit*ing
non*black
non*body
non*bond*ed
non*bot*a*nist
non*brand
non*break*able
non*breath*ing
non*breed*er
non*breed*ing
non*broad*cast
non*build*ing
non*burn*able
non*buy*ing
non*cab*i*net
non*cak*ing
non*call*able
non*cam*pus
non*can*cel*able
non*can*cer*ous
non*can*ni*bal*is*tic
non*ca*non*i*cal
non*cap*i*tal
non*cap*i*tal*ist
non*car*cin*o*gen
non*car*ci*no*gen*ic
non*car*di*ac
non*ca*reer
non*car*ri*er
non*cash
non*ca*su*al
non–Cath*o*lic
non*caus*al
non*cel*e*bra*tion
non*ce*leb*ri*ty
non*cel*lu*lar
non*cel*lu*los*ic
non–Celt*ic
non*cen*tral
non*cer*tif*i*cat*ed
non*cer*ti*fied
non*char*ac*ter
non*char*is*mat*ic
non*chau*vin*ist
non*chem*i*cal
non–Chris*tian
non*chro*no*log*i*cal
non*church
non*church*go*er
non*cir*cu*lar
non*cir*cu*lat*ing
non*cit*i*zen
non*clan*des*tine
non*class
non*clas*si*cal
non*clas*si*fied
non*class*room
non*cler*i*cal
non*cling
non*clin*i*cal
non*clog*ging
non*co*er*cive
non*cog*ni*tive
non*co*her*ent
non*co*in*ci*dence
non*co*i*tal
non*cok*ing
non*co*la
non*col*lec*tor
non*col*lege
non*col*le*giate
non*col*lin*ear
non*col*or
non*col*ored
non*col*or*fast
non*com*bat
non*com*bat*ive
non*com*bus*ti*ble
non*com*mer*cial
non*com*mit*ment
non*com*mit*ted
non*com*mu*ni*cat*ing
non*com*mu*ni*ca*tion
non*com*mu*ni*ca*tive
non*com*mu*nist
non*com*mu*ni*ty
non*com*mu*ta*tive
non*com*mu*ta*tiv*i*ty
non*com*pa*ra*bil*i*ty
non*com*pa*ra*ble
non*com*pat*i*ble
non*com*pe*ti*tion
non*com*pet*i*tive
non*com*pet*i*tor
non*com*ple*men*ta*ry
non*com*plex
non*com*pli*ance
non*com*pli*ant
non*com*pli*cat*ed
non*com*ply*ing
non*com*pos*er
non*com*pound
non*com*pre*hen*sion
non*com*press*ible
non*com*put*er
non*com*put*er*ized
non*con*cep*tu*al
non*con*cern
non*con*clu*sion
non*con*cur*rent
non*con*dens*able
non*con*di*tioned
non*con*duct*ing
non*con*duc*tion
non*con*duc*tive
non*con*fer*ence
non*con*fi*dence
non*con*fi*den*tial
non*con*flict*ing
non*con*fron*ta*tion
non*con*fron*ta*tion*al
non*con*gru*ent
non*con*ju*gat*ed
non*con*nec*tion
non*con*scious
non*con*sec*u*tive
non*con*sen*su*al
non*con*ser*va*tion
non*con*ser*va*tive
non*con*sol*i*dat*ed
non*con*stant
non*con*sti*tu*tion*al
non*con*struc*tion
non*con*struc*tive
non*con*sum*er
non*con*sum*ing
non*con*sump*tion
non*con*sump*tive
non*con*tact
non*con*ta*gious
non*con*tem*po*rary
non*con*tig*u*ous
non*con*tin*gent
non*con*tin*u*ous
non*con*tract
non*con*trac*tu*al
non*con*tra*dic*tion
non*con*tra*dic*to*ry
non*con*trib*u*to*ry
non*con*trol*la*ble
non*con*trolled
non*con*trol*ling
non*con*tro*ver*sial
non*con*ven*tion*al
non*con*vert*ible
non*co*pla*nar
non*core
non*cor*po*rate
non*cor*re*la*tion
non*cor*rod*ible
non*cor*rod*ing
non*cor*ro*sive
non*coun*try
non*coun*ty
non*cov*er*age
non*cre*a*tive
non*cre*a*tiv*i*ty
non*cre*den*tialed
non*crime
non*crim*i*nal
non*cri*sis
non*crit*i*cal
non*crush*able
non*crys*tal*line
non*cu*li*nary
non*cul*ti*vat*ed
non*cul*ti*va*tion
non*cul*tur*al
non*cu*mu*la*tive
non*cur*rent
non*cus*tom*er
non*cy*clic
non*cy*cli*cal
non*dance
non*danc*er
non–Dar*win*i*an
non*de*cep*tive
non*de*ci*sion
non*de*creas*ing
non*de*duc*tive
non*de*fense
non*de*fer*ra*ble
non*de*form*ing
non*de*gen*er*ate
non*de*grad*able
non*de*gree
non*del*e*gate
non*de*lib*er*ate
non*de*lin*quent
non*de*liv*ery
non*de*mand*ing
non*dem*o*crat*ic
non*de*nom*i*na*tion*al
non*de*nom*i*na*tion*al*ism
non*de*part*men*tal
non*de*pen*dent
non*de*plet*able
non*de*plet*ing
non*de*po*si*tion
non*de*pressed
non*de*riv*a*tive
non*de*scrip*tive
non*de*sert
non*de*tach*able
non*de*ter*min*is*tic
non*de*vel*op*ment
non*de*vi*ant
non*di*a*bet*ic
non*di*a*lyz*able
non*di*dac*tic
non*dif*fus*ible
non*di*men*sion*al
non*dip*lo*mat*ic
non*di*rect*ed
non*di*rec*tion*al
non*dis*abled
non*dis*clo*sure
non*dis*count
non*dis*cre*tion*ary
non*dis*crim*i*na*tion
non*dis*crim*i*na*to*ry
non*dis*cur*sive
non*dis*per*sive
non*dis*rup*tive
non*di*ver*si*fied
non*doc*tor
non*doc*tri*naire
non*doc*u*men*ta*ry
non*dog*mat*ic
non*dol*lar
non*do*mes*tic
non*dom*i*nant
non*dra*mat*ic
non*driv*er
non*drug
non*du*ra*ble
non*earn*ing
non*ec*cle*si*as*ti*cal
non*econ*o*mist
non*ed*i*ble
non*ed*i*to*ri*al
non*ed*u*ca*tion
non*ed*u*ca*tion*al
non*ef*fec*tive
non*elas*tic
non*elect*ed
non*elec*tion
non*elec*tive
non*elec*tric
non*elec*tri*cal
non*elec*tron*ic
non*el*e*men*ta*ry
non*elite
non*emer*gen*cy
non*emo*tion*al
non*em*phat*ic
non*em*pir*i*cal
non*em*ploy*ee
non*em*ploy*ment
non*emp*ty
non*en*cap*su*lat*ed
non*end*ing
non*en*er*gy
non*en*force*abil*i*ty
non*en*force*ment
non*en*gage*ment
non*en*gi*neer*ing
non*en*ter*tain*ment
non*en*zy*mat*ic
non*en*zy*mic
non*equi*lib*ri*um
non*equiv*a*lence
non*equiv*a*lent
non*erot*ic
non*es*tab*lished
non*es*tab*lish*ment
non*es*ter*i*fied
non*eth*i*cal
non*eth*nic
non–Eu*ro*pe*an
non*eval*u*a*tive
non*ev*i*dence
non*ex*clu*sive
non*ex*ec*u*tive
non*ex*empt
non*ex*is*ten*tial
non*ex*ot*ic
non*ex*pend*able
non*ex*per*i*men*tal
non*ex*pert
non*ex*plan*a*to*ry
non*ex*ploi*ta*tion
non*ex*ploit*a*tive
non*ex*ploit*ive
non*ex*plo*sive
non*ex*posed
non*ex*tant
non*fact
non*fac*tor
non*fac*tu*al
non*fac*ul*ty
non*fad*ing
non*fa*mil*ial
non*fam*i*ly
non*fan
non*farm
non*farm*er
non*fa*tal
non*fat*ten*ing
non*fat*ty
non*fed*er*al
non*fed*er*at*ed
non*fem*i*nist
non*fil*a*men*tous
non*fil*ter*able
non*fi*nal
non*fi*nan*cial
non*fi*nite
non*fis*sion*able
non*flu*o*res*cent
non*fly*ing
non*food
non*for*feit*able
non*for*fei*ture
non*for*mal
non*fos*sil
non*frat*er*ni*za*tion
non*freez*ing
non*friv*o*lous
non*fro*zen
non*fuel
non*ful*fill*ment
non*func*tion*al
non*func*tion*ing
non*game
non*gas*eous
non*gay
non*ge*net*ic
non*gen*i*tal
non*geo*met*ri*cal
non*ghet*to
non*glam*or*ous
non*glare
non*golf*er
non*gov*ern*ment
non*gov*ern*men*tal
non*grad*ed
non*grad*u*ate
non*gram*mat*i*cal
non*gran*u*lar
non*grav*i*ta*tion*al
non*greasy
non*gre*gar*i*ous
non*grow*ing
non*growth
non*guest
non*ha*lo*ge*nat*ed
non*hand*i*capped
non*hap*pen*ing
non*har*dy
non*har*mon*ic
non*haz*ard*ous
non*heme
non*he*mo*lyt*ic
non*he*red*i*tary
non*het*ero*sex*u*al
non*hi*er*ar*chi*cal
non–His*pan*ic
non*his*tor*i*cal
non*home
non*ho*mo*ge*neous
non*ho*mol*o*gous
non*ho*mo*sex*u*al
non*hor*mon*al
non*hos*pi*tal
non*hos*pi*tal*ized
non*hos*tile
non*hous*ing
non*hu*man
non*hunt*er
non*hunt*ing
non*hy*gro*scop*ic
non*hys*ter*i*cal
non*ide*al
non*iden*ti*ty
non*ideo*log*i*cal
non*im*age
non*im*i*ta*tive
non*im*mi*grant
non*im*mune
non*im*pact
non*im*pli*ca*tion
non*im*por*ta*tion
non*in*clu*sion
non*in*creas*ing
non*in*cum*bent
non*in*de*pen*dence
non–In*di*an
non*in*dig*e*nous
non*in*di*vid*u*al
non–In*do–Eu*ro*pe*an
non*in*dus*tri*al
non*in*dus*tri*al*ized
non*in*dus*try
non*in*fect*ed
non*in*fec*tious
non*in*fec*tive
non*in*fest*ed
non*in*flam*ma*ble
non*in*flam*ma*to*ry
non*in*fla*tion*ary
non*in*flec*tion*al
non*in*flu*ence
non*in*for*ma*tion
non*in*fringe*ment
non*ini*tial
non*ini*ti*ate
non*in*ju*ry
non*in*sect
non*in*sec*ti*cid*al
non*in*stall*ment
non*in*sti*tu*tion*al
non*in*sti*tu*tion*al*ized
non*in*struc*tion*al
non*in*stru*men*tal
non*in*sur*ance
non*in*sured
non*in*te*gral
non*in*te*grat*ed
non*in*tel*lec*tu*al
non*in*ter*act*ing
non*in*ter*ac*tive
non*in*ter*change*able
non*in*ter*course
non*in*ter*est
non*in*ter*fer*ence
non*in*ter*sect*ing
non*in*tim*i*dat*ing
non*in*tox*i*cant
non*in*tox*i*cat*ing
non*in*tru*sive
non*in*tu*i*tive
non*ion*iz*ing
non*ir*ra*di*at*ed
non*ir*ri*gat*ed
non*ir*ri*tant
non*ir*ri*tat*ing
non–Jap*a*nese
non–Jew
non–Jew*ish
non*join*er
non*ju*di*cial
non*ju*ry
non*jus*ti*cia*ble
non*ko*sher
non*la*bor
non*land*own*er
non*lan*guage
non*law*yer
non*lead*ed
non*league
non*le*gal
non*le*gume
non*le*gu*mi*nous
non*le*thal
non*lex*i*cal
non*li*brar*i*an
non*li*brary
non*life
non*lin*e*al
non*lin*e*ar
non*lin*e*ar*i*ty
non*lin*guis*tic
non*liq*uid
non*lit*er*al
non*lit*er*ary
non*liv*ing
non*lo*cal
non*log*i*cal
non*lu*mi*nous
non*mag*net*ic
non*main*stream
non*ma*jor
non*ma*lig*nant
non*mal*lea*ble
non*mam*ma*li*an
non*man*age*ment
non*man*a*ge*ri*al
non*man*u*al
non*man*u*fac*tur*ing
non*mar*i*tal
non*mar*ket
non–Marx*ist
non*ma*te*ri*al
non*ma*te*ri*al*is*tic
non*math*e*mat*i*cal
non*math*e*ma*ti*cian
non*ma*tric*u*lat*ed
non*mean*ing*ful
non*mea*sur*able
non*meat
non*me*chan*i*cal
non*mech*a*nis*tic
non*med*i*cal
non*meet*ing
non*mem*ber
non*mem*ber*ship
non*men*tal
non*mer*cu*ri*al
non*meta*mer*ic
non*met*a*phor*i*cal
non*met*ric
non*met*ri*cal
non*met*ro
non*met*ro*pol*i*tan
non*mi*cro*bi*al
non*mi*grant
non*mi*gra*to*ry
non*mil*i*tant
non*mil*i*tary
non*mi*met*ic
non*mi*nor*i*ty
non*mo*bile
non*mo*lec*u*lar
non*mon*e*tar*ist
non*mon*e*tary
non*mon*ey
non*mo*nog*a*mous
non*mo*tile
non*mo*tor*ized
non*mov*ing
non*mu*nic*i*pal
non*mu*sic
non*mu*si*cal
non*mu*si*cian
non–Mus*lim
non*mu*tant
non*my*e*lin*at*ed
non*mys*ti*cal
non*nar*ra*tive
non*na*tion*al
non*na*tive
non*nat*u*ral
non*ne*ces*si*ty
non*neg*li*gent
non*ne*go*tia*ble
non*net*work
non*neu*ral
non*news
non*ni*trog*e*nous
non*nor*ma*tive
non*nov*el
non*nu*cle*at*ed
non*nu*mer*i*cal
non*nu*tri*tious
non*nu*tri*tive
non*ob*scene
non*ob*ser*vance
non*ob*ser*vant
non*ob*vi*ous
non*oc*cu*pa*tion*al
non*oc*cur*rence
non*of*fi*cial
non*ohm*ic
non*oily
non*op*er*at*ic
non*op*er*at*ing
non*op*er*a*tion*al
non*op*er*a*tive
non*op*ti*mal
non*or*gan*ic
non*or*tho*dox
non*over*lap*ping
non*own*er
non*ox*i*diz*ing
non*paid
non*par*al*lel
non*par*a*sit*ic
non*par*ent
non*par*tic*i*pant
non*par*tic*i*pat*ing
non*par*tic*i*pa*tion
non*par*tic*i*pa*to*ry
non*par*ty
non*pas*sive
non*past
non*pay*ing
non*pay*ment
non*per*for*mance
non*per*form*er
non*per*ish*able
non*per*mis*sive
non*per*son*al
non*pe*tro*leum
non*phi*los*o*pher
non*phil*o*soph*i*cal
non*pho*ne*mic
non*pho*net*ic
non*phos*phate
non*pho*to*graph*ic
non*phys*i*cal
non*phy*si*cian
non*pla*nar
non*plas*tic
non*play
non*play*ing
non*po*et*ic
non*poi*son*ous
non*po*lar*iz*able
non*po*lice
non*po*lit*i*cal
non*po*lit*i*cal*ly
non*pol*i*ti*cian
non*pol*lut*ing
non*poor
non*po*rous
non*pos*ses*sion
non*prac*ti*cal
non*prac*tic*ing
non*preg*nant
non*print
non*prob*lem
non*pro*duc*ing
non*pro*fes*sion*al
non*pro*fes*sion*al*ly
non*pro*fes*so*ri*al
non*pro*gram
non*pro*gram*mer
non*pro*gres*sive
non*pro*pri*etary
non*psy*chi*at*ric
non*psy*chi*a*trist
non*psy*cho*log*i*cal
non*psy*chot*ic
non*pub*lic
non*pu*ni*tive
non*pur*po*sive
non*quan*ti*fi*able
non*quan*ti*ta*tive
non*ra*cial
non*ra*cial*ly
non*ra*dio*ac*tive
non*rail*road
non*ran*dom
non*ran*dom*ness
non*rat*ed
non*ra*tio*nal
non*re*ac*tive
non*re*ac*tor
non*re*al*is*tic
non*re*ap*point*ment
non*re*ceipt
non*re*cip*ro*cal
non*rec*og*ni*tion
non*re*cy*cla*ble
non*re*duc*ing
non*re*dun*dant
non*re*fill*able
non*re*flect*ing
non*reg*u*lat*ed
non*reg*u*la*tion
non*rel*a*tive
non*rel*e*vant
non*re*li*gious
non*re*new*able
non*re*new*al
non*re*pay*able
non*rep*re*sen*ta*tive
non*re*pro*duc*tive
non*res*i*den*tial
non*res*o*nant
non*re*spon*dent
non*re*spond*er
non*re*sponse
non*re*spon*sive
non*re*strict*ed
non*re*trac*tile
non*ret*ro*ac*tive
non*re*us*able
non*re*vers*ible
non*rev*o*lu*tion*ary
non*rig*id
non*ri*ot*er
non*ri*ot*ing
non*ro*tat*ing
non*rou*tine
non*roy*al
non*rub*ber
non*rul*ing
non*ru*mi*nant
non–Rus*sian
non*sal*able
non*sa*line
non*sa*pon*i*fi*able
non*schiz*o*phren*ic
non*school
non*sci*en*tif*ic
non*sci*en*tist
non*sea*son*al
non*sec*re*tory
non*se*cure
non*sed*i*ment*able
non*seg*re*gat*ed
non*seg*re*ga*tion
non*se*lect*ed
non*se*lec*tive
non–self–gov*ern*ing
non*sen*sa*tion*al
non*sen*si*tive
non*sen*su*ous
non*sen*tence
non*sep*tate
non*se*quen*tial
non*se*quen*tial*ly
non*se*ri*ous
non*sex*ist
non*sex*u*al
non*shrink
non*shrink*able
non*sign*er
non*si*mul*ta*neous
non*sink*able
non*skat*er
non*skel*e*tal
non*ski*er
non*smok*er
non*smok*ing
non*so*cial*ist
non*so*lar
non*so*lu*tion
non*spa*tial
non*speak*er
non*speak*ing
non*spe*cial*ist
non*spe*cif*ic
non*spe*cif*i*cal*ly
non*spec*tac*u*lar
non*spec*u*la*tive
non*speech
non*spher*i*cal
non*sta*tion*ary
non*sta*tis*ti*cal
non*steady
non*sto*ry
non*stra*te*gic
non*struc*tur*al
non*struc*tured
non*stu*dent
non*style
non*sub*ject
non*sub*jec*tive
non*sub*si*dized
non*suc*cess
non*sug*ar
non*su*per*im*pos*able
non*su*per*vi*so*ry
non*sur*gi*cal
non*swim*mer
non*sym*bol*ic
non*sym*met*ric
non*sym*met*ri*cal
non*syn*chro*nous
non*sys*tem*at*ic
non*sys*tem*ic
non*tar*iff
non*tax*able
non*teach*ing
non*tech*ni*cal
non*tem*po*ral
non*ten*ured
non*ter*mi*nal
non*the*at*ri*cal
non*the*ist
non*the*is*tic
non*theo*log*i*cal
non*the*o*ret*i*cal
non*ther*a*peu*tic
non*think*ing
non*tid*al
non*to*bac*co
non*ton*al
non*to*tal*i*tar*i*an
non*tox*ic
non*tra*di*tion*al
non*trans*fer*able
non*treat*ment
non*triv*i*al
non*trop*i*cal
non*tur*bu*lent
non*typ*i*cal
non*unan*i*mous
non*uni*form
non*uni*for*mi*ty
non*union*ized
non*unique
non*unique*ness
non*uni*ver*sal
non*uni*ver*si*ty
non*ur*ban
non*ur*gent
non*util*i*tar*i*an
non*util*i*ty
non*uto*pi*an
non*val*id
non*va*lid*i*ty
non*vas*cu*lar
non*veg*e*tar*i*an
non*ven*om*ous
non*vet*er*an
non*vi*a*ble
non*view*er
non*vi*ral
non*vir*gin
non*vis*cous
non*vi*su*al
non*vo*cal
non*vo*ca*tion*al
non*vol*ca*nic
non*vol*un*tary
non*vot*er
non*vot*ing
non*wage
non*war
non*win*ning
non*woody
non*work
non*work*er
non*work*ing
non*writ*er
non*yel*low*ing

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