nonideal

N1O1N1I1D2E1A1L1

adjective

Not ideal.

OriginEnglish ideal ← Middle English non- ← Old English nān- →
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Meanings

adjectivenonideal (not comparable)

alternative non-ideal

  1. not comparableNot ideal.

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. Englishideal
  15. Englishnonideal

From non- + ideal.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

anneloidEldonianneolanid
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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