Meanings
plural non-issues · alternative nonissue
- A matter of no concern, especially one that had been of concern.
His position on that matter is a non-issue, now that the courts have decided.
1 more example
And although it became a non-issue during the election, HS2 seems likely to continue under a government of either colour - despite the Conservatives pointedly not having committed to it beforehand.
2019 December 18, Richard Clinnick, “Railway's 2020 vision”, in Rail, page 3Synonyms: unthing, nothingburger
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA matter of no concern, especially one that had been of concern.
More synonyms by meaning
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Germanic*ne
- Proto-Indo-European*ís?
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
- Proto-Germanic*ainaz
- Proto-Germanic*nainaz
- Proto-West Germanic*nain
- Old Englishnān
- Middle Englishnon
- Old Englishnān
- Old Englishnān-
- Middle Englishnon-
- Englishnon-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
- Proto-Italic*eks
- Latinex
- Latinex-
- Latineō
- Latinexeō
- Old Frenchissir
- Old Frenchissue
- Middle Englishissue
- Englishissue
- Englishnon-issue
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 非議題 /非议题
- 非議題 /非议题 (fēiyìtí)matter of no concern
Finnish ei merkitse mitään
- ei merkitse mitäänmatter of no concern
Swedish icke-fråga
- icke-frågamatter of no concern
Cite this entry
non-issue. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-issue
“non-issue.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-issue. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “non-issue,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-issue.
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