nonalarming

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adjective

Not alarming.

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Meanings

adjectivenonalarming (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot alarming.

    I sighed to Selene in a calm, nonalarming manner as she was grasping for key and padlock in front of the door.

    1996, Ray A. Young Bear, Black Eagle Child: The Facepaint Narratives, page 180
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    When you use any of the descriptive phrases listed below, your child may ask, "What does that mean?" so you need to be ready with another nonalarming answer.

    1995, Paula Statman, On the safe side: teach your child to be safe, strong, and street-smart, page 82

Origin

From non- + alarming.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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