n/a

adjective

not applicable

Meanings

n/a1

adjectiven/a (not comparable)

alternative N/A · alternative n.a.

  1. not comparablenot applicable
  2. not comparablenot available
  3. not comparablenot assigned, no assignment
  4. not comparablenon-assessable
  5. not comparablenot attested
  6. not comparablenot approved
  7. not comparablenonalcoholic (used in the restaurant industry)
nounn/a (uncountable)

alternative N/A · alternative n.a.

  1. abbreviationinitialismuncountableInitialism of no answer.
  2. abbreviationinitialismuncountableInitialism of nothing added.

N/A2

adjectiveN/A (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative form of n/a.

Origin

  1. Latinnon
  2. Englishn/a

From Latin non + applicabilis, from applicō (“join to, attach, apply”).

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Translations

Arabic لَا ينطبق
  • لَا ينطبقnot applicable
Bengali প্রযোজ্য নহে
  • প্রযোজ্য নহে (projōjjo nohe)not applicable
Catalan no disponible
  • no disponiblenot available
Chinese Mandarin 不適用 /不适用, 不可用
  • 不適用 /不适用not applicable
  • 不可用not available
Czech nevztahuje se, není k dispozici
  • nevztahuje senot applicable
  • není k dispozicinot available
Danish ikke anvendeligt, ikke tilgængeligt
  • ikke anvendeligtnot applicable
  • ikke tilgængeligtnot available
Dutch niet van toepassing, n.v.t.
  • niet van toepassingnot applicable
  • n.v.t.not applicable
  • niet beschikbaarnot available
Esperanto neaplikebla, nedisponebla
  • neaplikeblanot applicable
  • nedisponeblanot available
Finnish ei käytössä, ei saatavilla
  • ei käytössänot applicable
  • ei saatavillanot available
French non applicable, sans objet
  • non applicablenot applicable
  • sans objetnot applicable
  • Nnot applicable
  • Anot applicable
  • non disponible (N/D)not available
German nicht zutreffend, nicht auswertbar
  • nicht zutreffendnot applicable
  • nicht auswertbarnot applicable
  • n.a.not applicable
  • nicht vorhandennot available
  • nicht verfügbarnot available
  • nicht angegeben (n.a.)not available
  • keine Angabe (k.A.)not available
Greek μη εφαρμόσιμος, μη διαθέσιμος
  • μη εφαρμόσιμος (mi efarmósimos)not applicable
  • μη διαθέσιμος (mi diathésimos)not available
Hebrew אינו ישים, אינה ישימה
  • אינו ישים (enó yasím)not applicable
  • אינה ישימה (ená y'simá)not applicable
  • לא ישים (lo yasím)not applicable
  • לא ישימה (lo y'simá)not applicable
  • אינו זמין (enó zamín)not available
  • אינה זמינה (ená z'miná)not available
  • לא זמין (lo zamín)not available
  • לא זמינה (lo z'miná)not available
Hindi अंदाज़ा नहीं
  • अंदाज़ा नहीं (andāzā nahī̃)not applicable
Hungarian nem alkalmazható, nincs adat
  • nem alkalmazhatónot applicable
  • nincs adatnot available
  • nincs megadvanot available
Icelandic á ekki við
  • á ekki viðnot applicable
Indonesian tidak tersedia
  • tidak tersedianot available
Italian non applicabile, non disponibile
  • non applicabilenot applicable
  • non disponibilenot available
Japanese 該当なし, 利用不可
  • 該当なし (gaitō nashi)not applicable
  • 利用不可 (riyō fuka)not available
Korean 해당 없음, 이용할 수 없음
  • 해당 없음 (haedang eopseum)not applicable
  • 이용할 수 없음 (iyonghal su eopseum)not available
Lithuanian netinkamas, Nepasiekiamas
  • netinkamasnot applicable
  • Nepasiekiamasnot available
Norwegian Bokmål ikke anvendbar
  • ikke anvendbarnot applicable
Persian بدون کاربرد, موجود نیست
  • بدون کاربردnot applicable
  • موجود نیستnot available
Polish nie dotyczy (nd., n/d), niedostępny
  • nie dotyczy (nd., n/d)not applicable
  • niedostępnynot available
Portuguese não aplicável, indisponível
  • não aplicávelnot applicable
  • indisponívelnot available
Punjabi ਲਾਗੂ ਨਹੀਂ
  • ਲਾਗੂ ਨਹੀਂ (lāgū nahī̃)not applicable
Romanian nu aplicabil, neaplicabil
  • nu aplicabilnot applicable
  • neaplicabilnot applicable
Russian неприменимый, недоступный
  • неприменимый (neprimenimyj)not applicable
  • недоступный (nedostupnyj)not available
Slovak nevzťahuje sa, nie je k dispozícii
  • nevzťahuje sanot applicable
  • nie je k dispozíciinot available
Spanish no aplicable, no aplica
  • no aplicablenot applicable
  • no aplicanot applicable
  • no procedenot applicable
  • nnot applicable
  • anot applicable
  • no disponiblenot available
  • nnot available
  • dnot available
Swedish inte tillämpbar, i.u.
  • inte tillämpbarnot applicable
  • i.u.not available
  • ingen uppgiftnot available
Turkish uygulanamaz, mevcut değil
  • uygulanamaznot applicable
  • mevcut değilnot available
  • namevcutnot available
  • yoknot available
Ukrainian непридатний, недоступний
  • непридатний (neprydatnyj)not applicable
  • недоступний (nedostupnyj)not available
Cite this entry
APA

n/a. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/n%2Fa

MLA

“n/a.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/n%2Fa. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “n/a,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/n%2Fa.

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