Standard Lemma guide

non

adv · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /nɑn/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /nɒn/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: N AA1 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

Obsolete form of none.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, not-comparable, obsolete

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adv

Meaning 2

Used to negate or invert the meaning of the following adjective. More properly written as the prefix non-.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: nonstandard, not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A non-Muslim citizen.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Malaysia, slang

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A nonwhite person.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: slang

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adverb

Meaning 5

negation of a word or group of words

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he does not speak French
  • she is not going
  • they are not friends
  • not many
  • not much
  • not at all

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: not

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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