non-

1. a prefix meaning “not,” freely used as an English formative, usually with a simple negative force as implying mere negation or absence of something (rather than the opposite or reverse of it, as often expressed byun- ): nonadherence; noninterference; nonpayment; nonprofessional .

non-

prefix

1. indicating negation

   nonexistent

2. indicating refusal or failure

   noncooperation

3. indicating exclusion from a specified class of persons or things

   nonfiction

4. indicating lack or absence, esp of a quality associated with what is specified

   nonobjective

   nonevent

Word History and Origins

Origin of non-¹

A prefix representing the Latin adverb nōn “not”

Word History and Origins

Origin of non-¹

from Latin nōn not

Example Sentences

Subsequently, Dermer, who wrote the speech, became persona non grata on the Hill among Democrats, according to people familiar with the matter.

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The Louisiana legislature released a new map last year with two Black majority districts that was met with the legal challenge from a group of "non African-American" voters.

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“I ruined Dana’s weekend. It was just non stop phone calls all weekend,” Kimmel said, saying he doubted the situation would have turned out so well “if I hadn’t talked to Dana as much as I did, because it helped me think everything through, and it helped me just kind of understand where everyone was coming from.”

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Non–business class tickets are only about $20 more expensive now than they were in 2000, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Her 18th studio album, “In Times of Dragons,” out in April 2026 via Universal’s Fontana label, takes aim at what she describes as the “current abhorrent non accidental burning down of democracy in real time by the ‘Dictator believing Lizard Demons’ in their usurpation of America.”

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