Meanings
nounnonappearance (countable and uncountable, plural nonappearances)
plural nonappearances · alternative non-appearance
- countableuncountableA failure to appear, especially at a legal trial.
Origin
- Middle Englishnoon apparans
- Englishnonappearance
From Middle English noon apparans, noon apparaunce, noun apperaunce; equivalent to non- + appearance.
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nonappearance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonappearance
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“nonappearance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonappearance. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonappearance,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonappearance.
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