Non sequitur Non seq"ui·tur [ Latin , it does not follow.] (Logic) An inference which does not follow from the premises.
Non- Non- [ Latin non , OL. noenu , noenum , from neoenum , lit., not one. See None .] A prefix used in the sense of not ; un -; in - ; as in non attention, or non -attention, non conformity, non metallic, non suit. » The prefix non- may be joined to the leading word by means of a hyphen, or, in most cases, the hyphen may be dispensed with. The list of words having the prefix non- could easily be lengthened.
Non-ego Non-e"go noun [ Latin , not I.]
(Metaph.) The union of being and relation as distinguished from, and contrasted with, the ego . See Ego .
Non-Episcopal Non`-E·pis"co·pal adjective Not Episcopal; not pertaining to the Episcopal church or system.
Non-feasance Non-fea"sance noun [ Prefix
non- + Old French
faisance a doing, from
faire to do.]
(Law) An omission or neglect to do something, esp. that which ought to have been done. Confer Malfeasance .
Non-pros Non`-pros" transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Nonprossed ;
present participle & verbal noun Non-prossing .]
To decline or fail to prosecute; to allow to be dropped (said of a suit); to enter judgment against (a plaintiff who fails to prosecute); as, the plaintiff was non-prossed .
Nonability Non`a·bil"i·ty noun 1. Want of ability. 2. (Law) An exception taken against a plaintiff in a cause, when he is unable legally to commence a suit.
Nonacceptance Non`ac·cept"ance noun A neglect or refusal to accept.
Nonacid Non·ac"id adjective (Chemistry) Destitute of acid properties; hence, basic; metallic; positive; -- said of certain atoms and radicals.
Nonacquaintance Non`ac·quaint"ance noun Want of acquaintance; the state of being unacquainted.
Nonacquiescence Non·ac`qui·es"cence noun Refusal of acquiescence; failure to yield or comply.
Nonadmission Non`ad·mis"sion noun Failure to be admitted.
Nonadult Non`a·dult" adjective Not adult; immature.
Nonaërobiotic Non·a`ër·o·bi·ot"ic adjective (Biol.) Capable of living without atmospheric oxygen; anaërobiotic.
Nonage Non"age noun [ Late Latin
nonagium , from Latin
nonus ninth,
novem nine.]
(Eccl.) The ninth part of movable goods, formerly payable to the clergy on the death of persons in their parishes. Mozley & W.
Nonage Non"age noun [ Prefix
non- +
age .]
Time of life before a person becomes of age; legal immaturity; minority. The human mind . . . was still in its nonage .
Coleridge.
Nonaged Non"aged adjective Having the quality of nonage; being a minor; immature. W. Browne.
Nonagenarian Non`a·ge·na"ri·an noun [ Latin
nonagenarius containing, or consisting of, ninety, from
nonageni ninety each; akin to
novem nine.]
A person ninety years old.
Nonagesimal Non`a·ges"i·mal adjective [ Latin
nonagesimus the ninetieth. See
Nonagenarian .]
(Astron.) Of or pertaining to the ninetieth degree or to a nonagesimal.
Nonagesimal Non`a·ges"i·mal noun (Astron.) The middle or highest point of the part of the ecliptic which is at any given moment above the horizon. It is the ninetieth degree of the ecliptic, reckoned from the points in which it is intersected by the horizon.
Nonagon Non"a·gon noun [ Latin
nonus ninth + Greek ... angle.]
(Math.) A figure or polygon having nine sides and nine angles.
Nonagrian Non·a"gri·an noun [ Etymol. uncertain.]
(Zoology) Any moth of the genus Nonagria and allied genera, as the spindleworm and stalk borer.
Nonalienation Non·al`ien·a"tion noun Failure to alienate; also, the state of not being alienated.
Nonane Non"ane noun [ Latin
nonus ninth.]
(Chemistry) One of a group of metameric hydrocarbons C 9 H 20 of the paraffin series; -- so called because of the nine carbon atoms in the molecule. Normal nonane is a colorless volatile liquid, an ingredient of ordinary kerosene.
Nonappearance Non`ap·pear"ance noun Default of appearance, as in court, to prosecute or defend; failure to appear.
Nonappointment Non`ap·point"ment noun Neglect of making appointment; failure to receive an appointment.
Nonarrival Non`ar·riv"al noun Failure to arrive.
Nonattendance Non`at·tend"ance noun A failure to attend; omission of attendance; nonappearance.
Nonattention Non`at·ten"tion noun Inattention.
Nonbituminous Non`bi·tu"mi·nous adjective Containing no bitumen; not bituminous.
Nonce Nonce (nŏns)
noun [ For the
nonce , Middle English for the
nones , a corruption of for then
ones , where
noun in
then is a relic of Anglo-Saxon
m in
ğam , dat. of the article and demonstrative pronoun, English
the . See
For ,
Once , and
The .]
The one or single occasion; the present call or purpose; -- chiefly used in the phrase for the nonce . The miller was a stout carl for the nones .
Chaucer. And that he calls for drink, I 'll have prepared him
A chalice for the nonce .
Shak. Nonce word ,
"a word apparently employed only for the nonce ". Murray (New English Dict.).
Nonchalance Non`cha`lance" noun [ French See
Nonchalant .]
Indifference; carelessness; coolness.
Nonchalant Non`cha`lant" adjective [ French, from
non not (L.
non ) +
chaloir to concern one's self for, from Latin
calere to be warm, to be inflamed with desire, to be troubled. See
Non- , and
Caldron .]
Indifferent; careless; cool.
Nonchalantly Non"cha·lant`ly adverb In a nonchalant, indifferent, or careless manner; coolly.
Nonclaim Non"claim` noun A failure to make claim within the time limited by law; omission of claim.
Noncohesion Non`co·he"sion noun Want of cohesion.
Noncoincidence Non`co·in"ci·dence noun Lack of coincidence.
Noncoincident Non`co·in"ci·dent adjective Not coincident.
Noncombatant Non·com"bat·ant noun (Mil.) Any person connected with an army, or within the lines of an army, who does not make it his business to fight, as any one of the medical officers and their assistants, chaplains, and others; also, any of the citizens of a place occupied by an army; also, any one holding a similar position with respect to the navy.
Noncommissioned Non`com·mis"sioned adjective Not having a commission. Noncommissioned officer (Mil.) ,
a subordinate officer not appointed by a commission from the chief executive or supreme authority of the State; but by the Secretary of War or by the commanding officer of the regiment.
Noncommittal Non`com·mit"tal noun A state of not being committed or pledged; forbearance or refusal to commit one's self. Also used adjectively.
Noncommunion Non`com·mun"ion noun Neglect or failure of communion.
Noncompletion Non`com·ple"tion noun Lack of completion; failure to complete.
Noncompliance Non`com·pli"ance noun Neglect of compliance; failure to comply.
Noncomplying Non`com·ply"ing adjective Neglecting or refusing to comply.
Noncon. Non"con. noun See Noncontent .
Nonconcluding Non`con·clud"ing adjective Not concluding.
Nonconcur Non`con·cur" intransitive verb To dissent or refuse to concur.
Nonconcurrence Non`con·cur"rence noun Refusal to concur.
Noncondensible Non`con·den"si·ble adjective Not condensible; incapable of being liquefied; -- said of gases.
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