nonscientific

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adjective

Not scientific, or lacking scientific rigor.

OriginEnglish scientific ← Middle French scientifique ← Medieval Latin scientificus →
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Meanings

adjectivenonscientific (not comparable)

alternative non-scientific

  1. not comparableNot scientific, or lacking scientific rigor.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
extrascientificsciencelessunscientific

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*sek-?
  15. Proto-Indo-European*skey-
  16. Latinsciō
  17. Latinsciēns
  18. Latinscientia
  19. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  20. Proto-Italic*θakos
  21. Medieval Latinscientificus
  22. Middle Frenchscientifique
  23. Englishscientific
  24. Englishnonscientific

From non- + scientific.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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