non

Definition

  • prefix: not
  • synonyms: no

Examples

  • The college has English classes for 'non-native' speakers. [=people who are not native speakers of English]

  • We were talking about the new restaurant when she threw in some 'non sequitur' about her dog.

  • The school must meet several 'non-negotiable' requirements to be eligible for the funding.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) You're always shouting at her and it's not fair! It's not fair! You don't believe this theory, do you? - No! - No. - It's non sense, isn't it? - She's so silly! - Sugar! - Yeah... What? That's not what's causing it. (..)
    2006 TvShow: The IT Crowd Title: Aunt Irma Visits Season: 1 Episode 6
  • (..) Evac all civilians. Give me a perimeter around the building and gunships in the air. Please tell me you have a suit. Sure did. It's a lovely Tom Ford, three-Piece, button... I'm on active duty, non combatant Follow me. We're in position. You could at least recognize me. Damn it. He asked me again (..)
    2016 Captain America: Civil War
  • (..) And conflict... breeds catastrophe. Oversight. Oversight is not an idea that could be dismissed out-of-hand. Boom. Tony, you're being uncharacteristically non-hyper verbal. That's because he's already made up his mind. Boy, you know me so well. Actually, I'm nursing my electromagnetic headache. (..)
    2016 Captain America: Civil War