Meanings
adjectivenonconstricting (not comparable)
- not comparableThat does not constrict.
The baby dress, balloon, the trapeze and the tent all have one thing in common: a looseness that allows for the circulation of air between cloth and body, nonconstricting comfort for hot, humid summer days.
2007 July 15, Bill Cunningham, “Central Air”, in New York Times
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
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*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Latincōn-
- Proto-Indo-European*streyg-
- Proto-Indo-European*strinégti
- Proto-Italic*stringō
- Proto-Indo-European*strengʰ-
- Proto-Indo-European*stréngʰeti
- Proto-Italic*strengō
- Latinstringō
- Latincōnstringō
- Latincōnstrictus
- Englishconstricting
- Englishnonconstricting
From non- + constricting.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
German nicht verengend
- nicht verengendnonconstricting
Cite this entry
APA
nonconstricting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonconstricting
MLA
“nonconstricting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonconstricting. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonconstricting,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonconstricting.
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