English words starting with nonp

Meanings of Nonparametric:

adjective

Not involving any assumptions as to the form or parameters of a frequency distribution.

Usage examples:

Parametric and non-parametric statistical tests were used.

Meanings of Nonpareil:

adjective

Having no match or equal; unrivalled.

Usage examples:

He is a nonpareil storyteller

noun

An unrivalled or matchless person or thing.

Usage examples:

A great player, britain's nonpareil of the 1980s

Meanings of Nonpareils:

noun

An unrivalled or matchless person or thing.

Usage examples:

A great player, britain's nonpareil of the 1980s

adjective

Having no match or equal; unrivalled.

Usage examples:

He is a nonpareil storyteller

phrase

Small hard pieces of coloured sugar used to decorate cakes, biscuits, sweets, etc.

Usage examples:

Garnish the cupcakes with pink and purple nonpareils., i had some nonpareils left over from a birth…

Meanings of Nonparticipant:

noun

A person who does not take part in something.

Usage examples:

I'm happy to be a non-participant in the conversations

Meanings of Nonparticipating:

adjective

Not taking part in an activity.

Usage examples:

Older people can become non-participating social individuals

Meanings of Nonparticipation:

noun

The fact or condition of not being involved with or participating in something.

Usage examples:

The government's non-participation in the war is tactical

Meanings of Nonpartisan:

adjective

Not biased or partisan, especially towards any particular political group.

Usage examples:

Senior civil servants are non-partisan and serve ministers loyally irrespective of politics

Meanings of Nonpartisanship:

noun

Lack of bias, especially towards any particular political group.

Usage examples:

The group's charter stipulates non-partisanship

Meanings of Nonparty:

adjective

Independent of any political party.

Usage examples:

The speaker of the house of commons is a non-party figure

Meanings of Nonpayer:

noun

A person who avoids paying money that they owe.

Usage examples:

Non-payers will be pursued through the county court

Meanings of Nonpaying:

adjective

(of a person) not paying for a service.

Usage examples:

Non-paying guests

Meanings of Nonpayment:

noun

Failure to pay an amount of money that is owed.

Usage examples:

Homes repossessed for non-payment of mortgages

Meanings of Nonperformance:

noun

Failure or refusal to perform or fulfil a condition, promise, etc.

Usage examples:

The non-performance of his contractual obligations

Meanings of Nonperformer:

noun

A person who does not perform as an actor, singer, dancer, or musician

Usage examples:

He was voted into the rock and roll hall of fame as a non-performer., the award is open to musician…

Meanings of Nonperforming:

adjective

Used to describe a loan that is not being paid back in the way that was agreed

Usage examples:

Banks do not have to declare loans as non-performing for a year after non-payment of interest., the…

Meanings of Nonperishable:

adjective

Nonperishable food does not decay quickly

Usage examples:

You can help the victims of the disaster by making a donation of nonperishable food., every person …

Meanings of Nonpermanent:

adjective

Lasting or acting for only a limited period of time.

Usage examples:

The council is made up of five permanent and ten non-permanent members

Meanings of Nonpermissive:

adjective

Not allowing or encouraging a particular thing to happen

Usage examples:

The cells will stop growing when the non-permissive temperature is reached., the microbes were stil…

Meanings of Nonperson:

noun

A person regarded as non-existent or unimportant, or as having no rights; an ignored or forgotten person.

Usage examples:

These players were famous within their own communities, but non-persons outside them

Meanings of Nonpersonal:

adjective

Not personal.

Usage examples:

Non-personal tax allowances

Meanings of Nonphilosophical:

adjective

Not relating to the study or writing of philosophy (= the use of reason in understanding such things as the nature of the real world and existence, the use and limits of knowledge, and the principles of moral judgment)

Usage examples:

He is one of the few modern philosophers who are also famous in non-philosophical circles., philoso…

Meanings of Nonphonemic:

adjective

Not relating to the phonemes of a language (= the smallest units of speech that make one word different from another word)

Usage examples:

Mistakes in spelling can be phonemic or nonphonemic., she developed a new system of non-phonemic sp…

Meanings of Nonphonetic:

adjective

A spelling system can be described as non-phonetic if you cannot always understand how words are pronounced simply by looking at their spelling

Usage examples:

The non-phonetic nature of english can made it a hard language to learn., he was struggling to mast…

Meanings of Nonphotographic:

adjective

Not relating to, used for, or produced by photography

Usage examples:

Some countries now use non-photographic forms of identification., she is more famous for her photog…

Meanings of Nonphysical:

adjective

Not relating to or concerning the body.

Usage examples:

Both physical and non-physical ill-treatment