nonadhesion

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noun

Lack of adhesion.

OriginEnglish adhesion ← French adhésion ← Latin adhaesiōnem →
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Meanings

nounnonadhesion (uncountable)
  1. uncountableLack of adhesion.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
inadhesion

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. Latinadhaesiōnem
  21. Frenchadhésion
  22. Englishadhesion
  23. Englishnonadhesion

From non- + adhesion.

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APA

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

MLA

“nonadhesion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonadhesion. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonadhesion,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonadhesion.

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