nonstick

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adjective

Resistant to sticking.

“This nonstick cookware is easy to clean.”

Similar
slipperyslippy
OriginEnglish stick ← Middle English stiken ← Old English stician →
Less commonScrabble 14
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Meanings

adjectivenonstick (not comparable)
  1. not comparableResistant to sticking.

    This nonstick cookware is easy to clean.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjective(of surfaces especially of cooking utensils) permitting easy removal of adherent food particles

Similar
slipperyslippy
Also see
slipperyslippystickproof

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Englishnon-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*(s)teyg-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*stignéh₂-
  4. Proto-Germanic*stikkōną
  5. Proto-West Germanic*stikkōn
  6. Old Englishstician
  7. Middle Englishstiken
  8. Englishstick
  9. Englishnonstick

From non- + stick.

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Translations

Basque itsasgaitz
  • itsasgaitzresistant to sticking
Bulgarian незалепващ
  • незалепващ (nezalepvašt)resistant to sticking
Catalan antiadherent
  • antiadherentresistant to sticking
Dutch antiaanbak
  • antiaanbakresistant to sticking
Māori pirikore
  • pirikoreresistant to sticking
Portuguese antiaderente
  • antiaderenteresistant to sticking
Spanish antiadherente
  • antiadherenteresistant to sticking
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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