Without oxygen; characterized by the absence of oxygen; as, a nonoxygenous alkaloid.
not parallel; -- of lines or linear objects. Opposite of parallel.
Not parasitic.
Having no equal; peerless.
withdrawing from the activities of a group.
not particulate. Opposite of particulate.
free from party affiliation or bias. Opposite of partisan.
An inclination to weigh both views or opinions equally; absence of bias toward any particular party.
same as nonpartisan, 1.
Neglect or failure to pay.
Neglect or failure to perform.
not philosophical. Opposite of philosophical.
Capable of living without light; as, nonphotobiotic plant cells, or cells which habitually live in darkness.
Not lying in one plane; not planar; -- said of certain curves.
To puzzle; to confound; to perplex; to cause to stop by embarrassment.
not political. Opposite of political.
Not porous; especially, not having vessels that appear as pores; as, nonporous wood. Opposite of porous.
not pregnant; as, a drug approved only for use in nonpregnant females. Opposite of pregnant.
not prehensile; as, cats have a nonprehensile tail. Opposite of prehensile.
Neglect or failure to prepare; want of preparation.
able to be sold legally without a doctor's prescription; over-the-counter; -- of medicinal drugs; as, Aspirin is a nonprescription antiinflammatory drug. Opposite of prescription.
Neglect or failure to present; state of not being presented.
A failure to produce or exhibit.
not directly productive; as, nonproductive labor.
Not belonging to a profession.
Want of proficiency; failure to make progress.
Not proficient.
One who has failed to become proficient.
not reciprocating.
not produced by genetic recombination.
involving gainful employment in something often done as a hobby; as, nonrecreational footbal.
Not recurring.
Nonrecurrent; as, the costs of a layoff are considered as a nonrecurring expense.
not capable of total reflection of light; not polished or shiny; as, It is complicated to create realistic shading effects on nonreflecting surfaces.
Want of due regard; disregard; slight.
A master of arts whose regency has ceased. See Regent.
The act of failing to meet a financial obligation.
Neglect of rendition; the not rendering what is due.
That can not be renewed; as, a nonrenewable option; books on that shelf are nonrenewable. Opposite of renewable.
not intended to realistically represent a physical object; -- of visual art work. Opposite of representational.
Not standing for something else. Opposite of representative.
Want of resemblance; unlikeness; dissimilarity.
The state or condition of being nonresident,
A nonresident person; one who does not reside in the State or jurisdiction.
Not rebounding with the normal or expected velocity.
The principles or practice of a nonresistant; passive obedience; submission to authority, power, oppression, or violence without opposition.
One who maintains that no resistance should be made to constituted authority, even when unjustly or oppressively exercised; one who advocates or practices absolute submission.
Not making resistance.
not able to be drawn into the main body; -- of claws and other extensile parts of animals or objects; as, a bear's claws, unlike a cat's, are nonretractile. Opposite of retractile.
That may not be returned for a refund; -- of purchased goods, or containers for purchased items; as, nonreturnable bottles. Opposite of returnable.
Not reversible or capable of having either side out; -- used mostly of clothing. Opposite of reversible.
not rhythmic.
Not rigid; especially, designating an airship having a shape maintained only by internal gas pressure and without a supporting structure. Opposite of rigid.
Not ruminating; as, a nonruminant animal.
Unsound; not perfect; as, a person of nonsane memory.
not restricted to one sect or school or party; as, religious training in a nonsectarian atmosphere; public funding is restricted to nonsectarian colleges. Opposite of sectarian.
integrated. Opposite of segregated.
That which is not oneself.
That which is not sense, or has no sense; words, or language, which have no meaning, or which convey no intelligible ideas; absurdity.
Without sense; unmeaning; absurd; foolish; irrational; preposterous.
Not sensitive; wanting sense or perception; not easily affected.
Having no distinction of sex; sexless; neuter.
Not possessing or holding slaves; as, a nonslaveholding State.
Failure of solution or explanation.
Inability to pay debts; insolvency.
An insolvent.
Not sonant. A nonsonant or nonvocal consonant.
Sparing none.
a person with a record of failing.
A flight made without intermediate landings between source and destination; as, how many nonstops are there to Dallas?.
Without striations; unstriped; as, nonstriated muscle fibers.
undistorted by emotion or personal bias; based on observable phenomena; objective. Opposite of subjective.
not submersible or submergible. Opposite of submersible.
Want of submission; failure or refusal to submit.
Not submissive.
See Nonesuch.
Nonsuited.
Insecurity.
Not subject to taxation; -- of goods imported into a country or sold at retail outlets; as, most laws imposing sales taxes make food nontaxable. Opposite of taxable.
not characteristic of or skilled in applied arts and sciences; as, nontechnical aspects of the job; nontechnical training. Opposite of technical.
Not able to be contracted by a telescoping action; as, a nontelescoping tripod would be awkward to carry.
A plea of a defendant that he did not hold the land, as affirmed.
A vacation between two terms of a court.
not displaying territoriality; -- of animals; as, a nonterritorial species. Opposite of territorial.
having no theme. Opposite of thematic.
Not toxic.
A greenish yellow or green mineral, consisting chiefly of the hydrous silicate of iron.
One who believes that past changes in the structure of the earth have proceeded from cataclysms or causes more violent than are now operating; -- called also nonuniformitarian.
Not belonging to, or affiliated with, a trades union; as, a nonunion carpenter.
One who does not belong, or refuses to belong, to a trades union.
Neglect of using; failure to use.
Destitute of vessels; extravascular.
Not vernacular.
The theory, doctrine, or practice of peaceful resistance to a government by fasting or refusing to cooperate.
peacefully resistant in response to injustice; not using violence; -- used of protests and demonstrations; as, nonviolent resistance. Opposite of violent.
same as nonglutenous.
Not vocal; destitute of tone. A nonvocal consonant.
not vocalic; not having vowel character; -- used of liquids and nasals. Opposite of vocalic.
not readily evaporated. Opposite of volatile.
not able to be volatilized.
not washable; damaged by washing; -- used mostly of clothing, especially clothing that must be cleaned by a dry-cleaning process. Opposite of washable.
not woody; not consisting of or resembling wood; as, nonwoody plants. Opposite of woody.
A person who does not work as s/he should.
The hydrocarbon radical, C9H19-, derived from nonane and forming many compounds. Used also adjectively; as, nonyl alcohol.
Any one of a series of metameric, unsaturated hydrocarbons C9H18 of the ethylene series.
Of, pertaining to, related to, or designating, nonylene or its compounds; as, nonylenic acid.
Of, pertaining to, or designating, nonyl or its compounds; as, nonylic acid.
A thin strip of dough, made with eggs, rolled up, cut into small pieces, and used in soup.
A narrow place formed by an angle in bodies or between bodies; a corner; a recess; a secluded retreat.
Full of nooks, angles, or corners.
Of or pertaining to noology.
One versed in no0logy.
The science of intellectual phenomena.
To take rest and refreshment at noon.
The goat's beard, whose flowers close at midday.
Of or pertaining to midday; meridional; as, the noonday heat; only mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the noonday sun.
A rest at noon; a repast at noon.
See Nunchion.
The position of the sun at noon.
The time of noon; midday.
To tie in a noose; to catch in a noose; to entrap; to insnare.