nonadherent

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adjective

That does not adhere.

OriginEnglish adherent ← Middle English adherent ← Old French adherent →
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Meanings

adjectivenonadherent (not comparable)

alternative non-adherent

  1. not comparableThat does not adhere.
nounnonadherent (plural nonadherents)

plural nonadherents · alternative non-adherent

  1. A person who is not an adherent.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
inadherentnonadhererunadherent

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Germanic*ne
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  5. Proto-Germanic*ainaz
  6. Proto-Germanic*nainaz
  7. Proto-West Germanic*nain
  8. Old Englishnān
  9. Middle Englishnon
  10. Old Englishnān
  11. Old Englishnān-
  12. Middle Englishnon-
  13. Englishnon-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  15. Proto-Italic*ad
  16. Proto-Italic*ad-
  17. Latinad-
  18. Latinhaereō
  19. Latinadhaereō
  20. Latinadhaerēns
  21. Old Frenchadherent
  22. Middle Englishadherent
  23. Englishadherent
  24. Englishnonadherent

From non- + adherent.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“nonadherent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonadherent. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonadherent,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonadherent.

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