nonidentical

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adjective

Not identical; different in some respect.

Opposite
identical
OriginEnglish identical ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Middle English non- →
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Meanings

adjectivenonidentical (not comparable)

alternative non-identical

  1. not comparableNot identical; different in some respect.

    Antonyms: identical

nounnonidentical (plural nonidenticals)

plural nonidenticals · alternative non-identical

  1. A twin other than an identical twin.

    Thus, it would be expected that identical twins would more frequently both be delinquent than nonidenticals, in cases in which one identical twin had been delinquent.

    1961, Harry Manuel Shulman, Juvenile Delinquency in American Society, page 330

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveNot identical; different in some respect.

Opposite
identical

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. Englishidentic
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  17. Englishidentical
  18. Englishnonidentical

From non- + identical.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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