nonalignment

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noun

The state or condition of being nonaligned.

Similar
nonalinement
Opposite
alignment
OriginEnglish alignment ← Middle English non- ← Old English nān- →
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Meanings

nounnonalignment (countable and uncountable, plural nonalignments)

plural nonalignments · alternative non-alignment

  1. countableuncountableThe state or condition of being nonaligned.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounpeople (or countries) who are not aligned with other people (or countries) in a pact or treaty

Similar
nonalinement
Opposite
alignment
Broader
social group

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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. Englishalignment
  15. Englishnonalignment

From non- + alignment.

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Translations

French non-alignement
  • non-alignementstate of being nonaligned
Irish neamh-chomhghuaillíocht, neamh-ailíniú
  • neamh-chomhghuaillíochtstate of being nonaligned
  • neamh-ailíniústate of being nonaligned
Swedish alliansfrihet
  • alliansfrihetstate of being nonaligned
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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