nonconversation

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noun

That which is not a conversation; especially a discussion that cannot be regarded as a conversation (because, for example, only one person is speaking).

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Meanings

nounnonconversation (countable and uncountable, plural nonconversations)

plural nonconversations

  1. countableuncountableThat which is not a conversation; especially a discussion that cannot be regarded as a conversation (because, for example, only one person is speaking).

    He used no pyro or video backdrop, and the audience stood close enough to its hero that it could hold nonconversations with him.

    2007 June 15, Ben Ratliff, “McCartney, Almost Within Touching Distance”, in New York Times

Origin

From non- + conversation.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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