Meanings
adjectivenonaggressive (not comparable)
alternative non-aggressive
- not comparableNot aggressive
Lee Silverman, the owner of the store, wants the staff to be honest and nonaggressive.
2007 April 12, Mike Albo, “Because a Logo Is Not Enough”, in New York Times
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivenot aggressive; not given to fighting or assertiveness
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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*h₂éd
- Proto-Italic*ad
- Proto-Italic*ad-
- Latinad-
- Proto-Indo-European*gʰredʰ-
- Latingradior
- Latinaggredior
- Latinaggressu
- Englishaggress
- Englishaggressive
- Englishnonaggressive
From non- + aggressive.
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with nonaggressive
progressiveimpressiveaggressiveexcessivesuccessiveexpressiveobsessivedepressiveoppressiverepressivecompressiverecessiveimmunosuppressiveregressivepossessivesuppressiveautoregressiveunimpressiveantidepressivetransgressiveretrogressivepressiveprocessivedigressive
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
nonaggressive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonaggressive
MLA
“nonaggressive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonaggressive. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonaggressive,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonaggressive.
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