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nonracial

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rhymes with -eɪʃəl
  • CMU ARPABET: N AA0 N R EY1 SH AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

not related to or based on a person's race

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

not racial; having nothing to do with race or races

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • his remarks were intended to be completely nonracial
  • a nonracial reason for the peremptory challenge of the juror

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: racial

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English non- Proto-Indo-European *h1reh1s-der. Proto-Germanic *rēsōder. Proto-West Germanic *rās Old English rǣs ▲ Proto-Germanic *rēsō Old Norse rásbor. Middle English race English race Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisder. Old French -ialder. Middle English -ial English -ial English racial English nonracial From non- + racial.