nonaggression

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noun

an absence of aggression

Scrabble 15

Meanings

nounnonaggression (usually uncountable, plural nonaggressions)

plural nonaggressions · alternative non-aggression

  1. uncountableusuallyan absence of aggression

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. Proto-Indo-European*gʰredʰ-
  19. Latingradior
  20. Latinaggredior
  21. Latinaggressiō
  22. Middle Frenchaggression
  23. Englishaggression
  24. Englishnonaggression

From non- + aggression.

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Translations

Catalan no-agressió
  • no-agressióa lack of aggression
Finnish väkivallattomuus, hyökkäämättömyys
  • väkivallattomuusa lack of aggression
  • hyökkäämättömyysa lack of aggression
French non-agression
  • non-agressiona lack of aggression
Irish neamhionsaitheacht, neamhionsaí
  • neamhionsaitheachta lack of aggression
  • neamhionsaía lack of aggression
Italian non belligeranza
  • non belligeranzaa lack of aggression
Polish nieagresja
  • nieagresjaa lack of aggression
Portuguese não agressão
  • não agressãoa lack of aggression
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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