nonflying

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adjective

Not flying; traveling by means other than flight.

Similar
flightlessunflying
OriginEnglish flying ← Middle English non- ← Old English nān- →
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Meanings

adjectivenonflying (not comparable)

alternative non-flying

  1. not comparableNot flying; traveling by means other than flight.
  2. not comparablebiologyUnable to fly, as of a bird.

    Synonyms: flightless, unflying

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveUnable to fly, as of a bird.

Similar
flightlessunflying
Also see
flightlessnonvolantunflying

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. Englishflying
  15. Englishnonflying

From non- + flying.

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APA

nonflying. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonflying

MLA

“nonflying.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonflying. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonflying,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonflying.

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