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Synonyms

disinterestedness, disregard, indifference, insouciance—more at INDIFFERENCE; also apathy

non·cha·lant adjective [ORIGIN: F, fr. OF, fr. prp. of nonchaloir to disregard, fr. non- not + chaloir to concern, fr. L calēre to be warm]

: giving an effect of unconcern or indifference

— non·cha·lant·ly adverb

Synonyms

casual, disinterested, indifferent, insouciant, unconcerned; also apathetic, incurious, perfunctory, uncurious, uninterested

non·com noun : NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER

non·com·ba·tant noun : a member (as a chaplain) of the armed forces whose duties do not include fighting; also : CIVILIAN

— noncombatant adjective

non·com·bus·ti·ble adjective : not combustible : incapable of catching fire and burning when subjected to fire

Synonyms

fireproof, nonflammable, noninflammable

non·com·mis·sioned officer noun : a subordinate officer in the armed forces appointed from enlisted personnel

non·com·mit·tal adjective : indicating neither consent nor dissent

non com·pos men·tis adjective : not of sound mind

non·con·duc·tor noun : a substance that is a very poor conductor of heat, electricity, or sound

non·con·form·ing adjective : not conforming : declining conformity

Synonyms

dissident, heretical, heterodox, nonconformist, nonorthodox, unconventional, unorthodox—more at HERETICAL

non·con·form·ist noun 1 often cap : a person who does not conform to an established church and esp. the Church of England

2 : a person who does not conform to a generally accepted pattern of thought or action

— nonconformist adjective

Synonyms

dissenter, dissident, heretic—more at HERETIC

bohemian, deviant, individualist, loner, maverick; also character, codger, crackpot, crank, eccentric, freak, kook, nut, oddball, screwball, weirdo; misfit, outsider; anomaly

non·con·for·mi·ty noun : refusal to conform to an established or conventional creed, rule, or practice

Synonyms

dissent, heresy, heterodoxy—more at HERESY

non·co·op·er·a·tion noun : failure or refusal to cooperate; especially : refusal through civil disobedience of a people to cooperate with the government of a country

non·cred·it adjective : not offering credit toward a degree

non·cus·to·di·al adjective : of or being a parent who does not have legal custody of a child

non·dairy adjective : containing no milk or milk products

non·de·script adjective 1 : not belonging to any particular class or kind

2 : lacking distinctive qualities

non·drink·er noun : a person who abstains from alcohol

1none pronoun 1 : not any <~ of them went>

2 : not one <~ of the family>

3 a : not any such thing

b : not any such person

2none adjective, archaic

: not any : NO

3none adverb 1 : by no means : not at all

2 : in no way : to no extent <~ the worse for wear>

Synonyms

hardly, no, scarcely—more at HARDLY

never, no, nothing, nowise—more at NEVER

non·elec·tive adjective : not permitting a choice

Synonyms

compulsory, imperative, incumbent, involuntary, mandatory, necessary, obligatory, peremptory—more at MANDATORY

non·en·ti·ty noun 1 : something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination

2 : one of no consequence or significance

Synonyms

nobody, nothing, shrimp, whippersnapper, zero—more at NOBODY

nones noun singular or plural : the 7th day of March, May, July, or October or the 5th day of any other month in the ancient Roman calendar

non·es·sen·tial adjective 1 : not essential

2 : being a substance synthesized by the body in sufficient quantity to satisfy dietary needs

none·such noun : one without an equal

— nonesuch adjective

none·the·less adverb : in spite of that : NEVERTHELESS

Synonyms

but, howbeit, however, nevertheless, notwithstanding, still, though, withal, yet—more at HOWEVER

non·event noun 1 : an event that fails to take place or to satisfy expectations

2 : a highly promoted event of little intrinsic interest