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nontraditional

adj · 3 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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1

adj

Meaning 1

Not traditional; not related to tradition, untraditional.

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

adj

Meaning 2

Innovative; new; daring.

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

3

adjective

Meaning 3

not conforming to or in accord with tradition

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • nontraditional designs
  • nontraditional practices

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: untraditional

Antonyms: traditional

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English non- English tradition English -al English traditional English nontraditional From non- + traditional.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: epäperinteinen — not traditional
  • Galician: non tradicional — not traditional
  • Georgian: არატრადიციული (araṭradiciuli) — not traditional
  • Greek: αντιπαραδοσιακός (antiparadosiakós) — not traditional
  • Hindi: अपरंपरागत (apramprāgat) — not traditional
  • Polish: nietradycyjny — not traditional
  • Russian: нетрадицио́нный (netradiciónnyj) — not traditional
  • Ukrainian: нетрадиці́йний (netradycíjnyj) — not traditional
  • Finnish: uudenlainen — innovative, new, daring
  • Finnish: epäperinteinen — innovative, new, daring
  • Galician: non tradicional — innovative, new, daring
  • Polish: nietradycyjny — innovative, new, daring
  • Russian: инновацио́нный (innovaciónnyj) — innovative, new, daring
  • Russian: нетрадицио́нный (netradiciónnyj) — innovative, new, daring