Definition of: non

Not. [<L non not] ♦ Non- is the Latin negative adverb adopted as an English prefix. It denotes in general simple negation or absence of, as in non-attendance, lack of attendance. Compare UN- and IN-, which are more commonly antithetical and emphatic. Numerous words beginning with non- are self-explaining, as in the following partial list:

non-absolute	non-conducive
non-absorbable	non-Congressional
non-absorbent	non-connivance
non-abstainer	non-connotative
non-acceptance	non-consent
non-accomplishment	non-consideration
non-acquaintance	non-consumption
non-acquiscence	non-contagious
non-action	non-contentiously
non-active	non-conversion
non-adherence	non-crystallized
non-adherent	non-currency
non-adjacent	non-deliquescent
non-admission	non-delivery
non-adult	non-development
non-aggression	non-discrimination
non-aggressive	non-distribution
non-agreement	non-divisibility
non-agricultural	non-doctrinal
non-alcoholic	non-efficient
non-alienating	non-elastic
non-alienation	non-electric
non-aligned	non-empirical
non-arrival	non-entry
non-Aryan	non-equation
non-attached	non-equilibrium
non-attendance	non-essential
non-attention	non-eternal
non-believing	non-eternity
non-belligerent	non-European
non-Biblical	non-excusable
non-budding	non-execution
non-canonical	non-exempt
non-Catholic	non-exercise
non-Christian	non-existence
non-church	non-existent
non-citizen	non-existing
non-coincident	non-expert
non-collegiate	non-explosive
non-colonial	non-extant
non-combustible	non-factual
non-communicant	non-fatal
non-Communist	non-fiction
non-competitive	non-fictional
non-complaisance	non-financial
non-conception	non-fiscal
non-flammable	non-recognition
non-freedom	non-rectangular
non-freeman	non-regimented
non-fulfilment	non-reigning
non-Hellenic	non-relative
non-householder	non-reproductive
non-human	non-resemblance
non-identity	non-resinous
non-improvement	non-resistant
non-inflammable	non-resisting
non-instruction	non-scheduled
non-interference	non-scientific
non-interrupted	non-sectarian
non-liberation	non-sensitive
non-literary	non-sentient
non-luminous	non-separable
non-magnetic	non-sexual
non-marital	non-sexually
non-material	non-society
non-materiality	non-specie
non-member	non-spiritous
non-membership	non-sporting
non-metalliferous	non-standard
non-modulated	non-subscriber
non-natural	non-subscribing
non-nitrogenous	non-supporter
non-nutritive	non-supporting
non-observance	non-syllabic
non-officially	non-sympathizer
non-operative	non-sympathy
non-orthodox	non-tax
non-oxidating	non-technical
non-parallel	non-terminating
non-parasitic	non-toxic
non-paying	non-truth
non-payment	non-understanding
non-performance	non-validity
non-poisonous	non-venomous
non-professional	non-volatile
non-profit	non-volition
non-protection	non-voluntary
non-Protestant	non-vortical
non-publication	non-voter
non-punishment	non-voting
non-reactive	non-worker
non-recital	non-working

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