nonintentional

non·in·tent·ion·al
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UK/ˌnɒnɪnˈtɛnʃn̩(ə)l/US/ˌnɑnɪnˈtɛn(t)ʃ(ə)nəl/

adjective

Synonym of unintentional.

Similar
unintentional
OriginEnglish intentional ← Medieval Latin intentiōnālis ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? →
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Meanings

adjectivenonintentional (not comparable)
  1. not comparableSynonym of unintentional.

    Synonyms: unintentional

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveSynonym of unintentional.

Similar
unintentional
Also see
unintentional

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. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  15. Proto-Italic*en
  16. Proto-Italic*en-
  17. Latinin-
  18. Latintendō
  19. Latinintendō
  20. Medieval Latinintentiō
  21. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  22. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  23. Medieval Latinintentiōnālis
  24. Englishintentional
  25. Englishnonintentional

From non- + intentional.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with nonintentional

intentionalunintentionalpreterintentional
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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