Meanings
alternative non-black · alternative non-Black
- not comparableNot of African descent; not racially black.
[…]electing an African-American in a country where African-Americans make up 13 percent of the population required a candidate who appealed to nonblack voters.
2009 January 18, Robert S. Boynton, “Demographics and Destiny”, in The New York Times
Synonyms & antonyms
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-Germanic*blakaz
- Proto-West Germanic*blak
- Old Englishblæc
- Middle Englishblak
- Englishblack
- Englishnonblack
Cite this entry
nonblack. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonblack
“nonblack.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonblack. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonblack,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonblack.
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