Meanings
- not comparableNot volatile (in any sense).
A hard drive is nonvolatile, but RAM is volatile.
3 more examples
The chemical is nonvolatile so it will not evaporate.
His nonvolatile demeanor was tested by the constant pestering.
A nonvolatile variable may misbehave if accessed from multiple threads at once.
Antonyms: volatile
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveNot volatile (in any sense).
More synonyms by meaning
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Finnish haihtumaton, räjähtämätön
- haihtumatonnot readily evaporated
- räjähtämätönnot explosive
- vakaaof a price, not variable or erratic
- rauhallinenof a person, not quick to become angry or violent
- vakaanot fickle
- pysyvänot temporary or ephemeral
- rauhallinenof a situation, not potentially violent
Polish nielotny, nieulotny
- nielotnynot readily evaporated
- nieulotnynot explosive
- niezmiennyof a price, not variable or erratic
- stałyof a price, not variable or erratic
- niezmiennyof a person, not quick to become angry or violent
- przewidywalnyof a person, not quick to become angry or violent
- niezmiennynot fickle
- stałynot fickle
- nieulotnynot temporary or ephemeral
- spokojnyof a situation, not potentially violent
Cite this entry
nonvolatile. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonvolatile
“nonvolatile.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonvolatile. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonvolatile,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonvolatile.
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