nonthinking

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adjective

Done without forethought

“Nonthinking is important in Zen Buddhism.”

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Meanings

adjectivenonthinking (comparative more nonthinking, superlative most nonthinking)

comparative more nonthinking · superlative most nonthinking

  1. Done without forethought
  2. Tending not to think
nounnonthinking (uncountable)
  1. uncountableNot thinking; the absence of thought.

    Nonthinking is important in Zen Buddhism.

Origin

From non- + thinking.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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