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TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
Nonfloweringadjectivewithout flower or bloom and not producing seedscandidateMay 18, 2026
Nonfunctionaladjectivenot performing or able to perform its regular functioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Nonglutinousadjectivenot resembling glue in texturecandidateMay 18, 2026
Nongranularadjectivenot having granulescandidateMay 18, 2026
Nongregariousadjectiveof plants and animalscandidateMay 18, 2026
Nonhairyadjectivewithout haircandidateMay 18, 2026
Nonharmonicadjectivenot harmoniccandidateMay 18, 2026
Nonhereditaryadjectivenot acquirable by inheritancecandidateMay 18, 2026
Nonheritableadjectivenot inheritablecandidateMay 18, 2026
Nonhierarchicadjectivenot classified hierarchicallycandidateMay 18, 2026
Nonhierarchicaladjectivenot classified hierarchicallycandidateMay 18, 2026
Nonhumanadjectivenot humancandidateMay 18, 2026
Nonimitativeadjectivenot marked by or given to imitationcandidateMay 18, 2026
Nonimmuneadjective(often followed by `to') likely to be affected withcandidateMay 18, 2026
Nonindulgentadjectivecharacterized by strictness, severity, or restraintcandidateMay 18, 2026
Nonindustrialadjectivenot having highly developed manufacturing enterprisescandidateMay 18, 2026
Noninfectiousadjectivenot infectiouscandidateMay 18, 2026
Noninflammatoryadjectivenot inflammatorycandidateMay 18, 2026
Noninheritableadjectivenot inheritablecandidateMay 18, 2026
Noninstitutionaladjectivenot institutionalcandidateMay 18, 2026
Noninstitutionalisedadjectivenot committed to an institutioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Noninstitutionalizedadjectivenot committed to an institutioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Nonintegratedadjectivenot integratedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Nonintellectualadjectivenot intellectualcandidateMay 18, 2026
Noninterchangeableadjectivesuch that the terms of an expression cannot be interchanged without changing the meaningcandidateMay 18, 2026
Nonintersectingadjective(of lines, planes, or surfaces) never meeting or crossingcandidateMay 18, 2026
Noninvasiveadjectiverelating to a technique that does not involve puncturing the skin or entering a body cavitycandidateMay 18, 2026
Nonionicadjectivenot converted into ionscandidateMay 18, 2026
Nonionisedadjectivenot converted into ionscandidateMay 18, 2026
Nonionizedadjectivenot converted into ionscandidateMay 18, 2026
Nonjudgmentaladjectiverefraining from making judgments especially ones based on personal opinions or standardscandidateMay 18, 2026
Nonkosheradjectivenot conforming to dietary lawscandidateMay 18, 2026
Nonleadedadjective(of gasoline) not containing tetraethyl leadcandidateMay 18, 2026
Nonlegaladjectivenot regulated or sanctioned by lawcandidateMay 18, 2026
Nonlethaladjectivenot capable of causing deathcandidateMay 18, 2026
Nonlexicaladjectivenot relating to wordscandidateMay 18, 2026
Nonlinearadjectivedesignating or involving an equation whose terms are not of the first degreecandidateMay 18, 2026
Nonlinguisticadjectivenot consisting of or related to languagecandidateMay 18, 2026
Nonliteraladjective(used of the meanings of words or text) not literalcandidateMay 18, 2026
Nonliteraryadjectivemarked by lack of affectation or pedantrycandidateMay 18, 2026
Nonliterateadjectiveused of a society that has not developed writingcandidateMay 18, 2026
Nonlivingadjectivenot endowed with lifecandidateMay 18, 2026
Nonmagneticadjectivenot capable of being magnetizedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Nonmandatoryadjectivenot required by rule or lawcandidateMay 18, 2026
Nonmaterialadjectivenot consisting of mattercandidateMay 18, 2026
Nonmeaningfuladjectivehaving no meaning or direction or purposecandidateMay 18, 2026
Nonmechanicaladjective(of a person) lacking mechanical skillscandidateMay 18, 2026
Nonmechanisticadjectivenot mechanisticcandidateMay 18, 2026
Nonmedicinaladjectivenot having a medicinal effect or not medically prescribedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Nonmetaladjectivenot containing or resembling or characteristic of a metalcandidateMay 18, 2026
Nonmetallicadjectivenot containing or resembling or characteristic of a metalcandidateMay 18, 2026
Nonmetamorphicadjectivenot metamorphiccandidateMay 18, 2026
Nonmigratoryadjectiveused of animals that do not migratecandidateMay 18, 2026
Nonmilitaryadjectivenot associated with soldiers or the militarycandidateMay 18, 2026
Nonmodernadjectivenot moderncandidateMay 18, 2026
Nonmonotonicadjectivenot monotoniccandidateMay 18, 2026
Nonmotileadjective(of spores or microorganisms) not capable of movementcandidateMay 18, 2026
Nonmovingadjectivenot in motioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Nonmusicaladjectivelacking interest in or talent for musiccandidateMay 18, 2026
Nonnativeadjectiveof plants or animals originating in a part of the world other than where they are growingcandidateMay 18, 2026
Nonnaturaladjectiveexisting outside of or not in accordance with naturecandidateMay 18, 2026
Nonnegativeadjectiveeither positive or zerocandidateMay 18, 2026
Nonnomadicadjectivenot nomadic or wanderingcandidateMay 18, 2026
Nonnormativeadjectivenot based on a normcandidateMay 18, 2026
Nonobjectiveadjectivenot representing or imitating external reality or the objects of naturecandidateMay 18, 2026
Nonobligatoryadjectivenot required by rule or lawcandidateMay 18, 2026
Nonobservantadjectivefailing or refusing to observe religious customscandidateMay 18, 2026
Nonopeningadjectivenot opencandidateMay 18, 2026
Nonoperationaladjective(military) not involved in military operationscandidateMay 18, 2026
Nonoscillatoryadjectivenot having periodic vibrationscandidateMay 18, 2026
Nonparalleladjectiveof or relating to the sequential performance of multiple operationscandidateMay 18, 2026
Nonparametricadjectivenot involving an estimation of the parameters of a statisticcandidateMay 18, 2026
Nonparasiticadjectivenot parasitic on another organismcandidateMay 18, 2026
Nonpareiladjectiveeminent beyond or above comparisoncandidateMay 18, 2026
Nonparticulateadjectivenot composed of distinct particlescandidateMay 18, 2026
Nonpartisanadjectivefree from party affiliation or biascandidateMay 18, 2026
Nonpartizanadjectivefree from party affiliation or biascandidateMay 18, 2026
Nonpasserineadjectiverelating to or characteristic of birds that are not perching birdscandidateMay 18, 2026
Nonperiodicadjectivenot recurring at regular intervalscandidateMay 18, 2026
Nonpersonaladjectivelacking personalitycandidateMay 18, 2026
Nonphotosyntheticadjectivenot photosyntheticcandidateMay 18, 2026
Nonphysicaladjectivelacking substance or realitycandidateMay 18, 2026
Nonplusedadjectivefilled with bewildermentcandidateMay 18, 2026
Nonplussedadjectivefilled with bewildermentcandidateMay 18, 2026
Nonpoisonousadjectivenot producing poisoncandidateMay 18, 2026
Nonpolaradjectivenot ioniccandidateMay 18, 2026
Nonpoliticaladjectivenot politicalcandidateMay 18, 2026
Nonporousadjectivenot porouscandidateMay 18, 2026
Nonpregnantadjectivenot pregnantcandidateMay 18, 2026
Nonprehensileadjectivenot prehensilecandidateMay 18, 2026
Nonprescriptionadjectivepurchasable without a doctor's prescriptioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Nonproductiveadjectivenot directly productivecandidateMay 18, 2026
Nonprofessionaladjectivenot professionalcandidateMay 18, 2026
Nonprofitadjectivenot commercially motivatedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Nonprognosticativeadjectivenot offering prognosticationscandidateMay 18, 2026
Nonprogressiveadjectiveold-fashioned and out of datecandidateMay 18, 2026
Nonproprietaryadjectivenot protected by trademark or patent or copyrightcandidateMay 18, 2026
Nonprotractileadjectivenot extensilecandidateMay 18, 2026
Nonpsychoactiveadjectivenot affecting the mind or mental processescandidateMay 18, 2026
Nonpublicadjectivenot invested with or related to prominent position or status etc.candidateMay 18, 2026