nomi|na|tive /nɒ m I nət I v/ N‑SING In the grammar of some languages, the nominative or the nominative case is the case used for a noun when it is the subject of a verb. Compare accusative .
nomi|nee /nɒ m I niː / (nominees ) N‑COUNT A nominee is someone who is nominated for a job, position, or award. □ I was delighted to be a nominee for such a prestigious award.
PREFIX non-
1 also forms nouns that refer to situations where a particular action has not taken place. For example, someone’s non-attendance at a meeting is the fact that they did not go to the meeting.
2 forms nouns and adjectives that refer to people or things that do not have a particular quality or characteristic. For example, a non-fatal accident is not fatal.
no n-aggre ssion in AM, also use nonaggression N‑UNCOUNT If a country adopts a policy of non-aggression , it declares that it will not attack or try to harm a particular country in any way. □ A non-aggression pact will be signed between the two countries.
no n-alcoho lic in AM, also use nonalcoholic ADJ [usu ADJ n] A non-alcoholic drink does not contain alcohol. □ …bottles of non-alcoholic beer.
no n-ali gned in AM, also use nonaligned ADJ [usu ADJ n] Non-aligned countries did not support or were in no way linked to groups of countries headed by the United States or the former Soviet Union. □ …a meeting of foreign ministers from non-aligned countries.
no n-ali gnment in AM, also use nonalignment N‑UNCOUNT Non-alignment is the state or policy of being non-aligned. □ The Afro-Asian nations had approved the basic general principles of non-alignment.
non|cha|lant /nɒ nʃələnt, [AM ] -lɑː nt/ ADJ If you describe someone as nonchalant , you mean that they appear not to worry or care about things and that they seem very calm. □ [+ about ] Clark's mother is nonchalant about her role in her son's latest work. □ It merely underlines our rather more nonchalant attitude to life. ● non|cha|lance /nɒ nʃələns, [AM ] -lɑː ns/ N‑UNCOUNT □ Affecting nonchalance, I handed her two hundred dollar bills. ● non|cha|lant|ly ADV [usu ADV with v, oft ADV adj] □ 'Does Will intend to return with us?' Joanna asked as nonchalantly as she could.
no n-co mbatant (non-combatants ) in AM, usually use noncombatant 1 N‑COUNT [usu N n] Non-combatant troops are members of the armed forces whose duties do not include fighting. □ The General does not like non-combatant personnel near a scene of action.
2 N‑COUNT [usu pl] In a war, non-combatants are people who are not members of the armed forces. □ The Red Cross has arranged two local ceasefires, allowing non-combatants to receive medical help.
no n-commi ssioned in AM, use noncommissioned ADJ [ADJ n] A non-commissioned officer in the armed forces is someone with a rank such as corporal or sergeant who used to have a lower rank, rather than an officer of higher rank who has been given a commission.
non|com|mit|tal /nɒ nkəm I t ə l/ also non-committal ADJ [usu v-link ADJ ] You can describe someone as noncommittal when they deliberately do not express their opinion or intentions clearly. □ Mr Hall is non-committal about the number of jobs that the development corporation has created. □ Sylvia's face was noncommittal. □ …a very bland non-committal answer. ● non|com|mit|tal|ly ADV [ADV after v] □ 'I like some of his novels better than others,' I said noncommittally.
non|con|form|ist /nɒ nkənfɔː r m I st/ (nonconformists ) also non-conformist
1 ADJ If you say that someone's way of life or opinions are nonconformist , you mean that they are different from those of most people. □ Their views are non-conformist and their political opinions are extreme. □ …a nonconformist lifestyle. ● N‑COUNT A nonconformist is someone who is nonconformist. □ Victoria stood out as a dazzling non-conformist.
2 ADJ [ADJ n] In Britain, nonconformist churches are Protestant churches which are not part of the Church of England. □ His father was a Nonconformist minister. ● N‑COUNT A nonconformist is a member of a nonconformist church. □ Although he seems to be an old-fashioned non-conformist, he is in fact a very devout Catholic.
non|con|form|ity /nɒ nkənfɔː r m I ti/ also non-conformity N‑UNCOUNT Nonconformity is behaviour or thinking which is different from that of most people. □ Your unconventional choice of clothes is a statement of your non-conformity. □ Lovelock's principled nonconformity can be traced to his childhood.
no n-custo dial
1 ADJ [usu ADJ n] If someone who has been found guilty of a crime or offence is given a non-custodial sentence, their punishment does not involve going to prison. [FORMAL ] □ …non-custodial punishments for minor criminals.
2 ADJ [ADJ n] The non-custodial parent in a couple who are separated or divorced is the parent who does not live with the children. □ More than half the children of divorce did not see the non-custodial parent on a regular basis.
non|de|script /nɒ nd I skr I pt/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] If you describe something or someone as nondescript , you mean that their appearance is rather dull, and not at all interesting or attractive. □ Europa House is one of those hundreds of nondescript buildings along the Bath Road. □ …a nondescript woman of uncertain age.
non-dom /nɒ ndɒm/ (non-doms ) N‑COUNT A non-dom is a person who does not live in the country in which they were born. □ The spotlight is on the bewildering world of non-doms and offshore taxation.
none ◆◆◇ /nʌ n/
1 QUANT None of something means not even a small amount of it. None of a group of people or things means not even one of them. □ [+ of ] She did none of the maintenance on the vehicle itself. □ [+ of ] None of us knew how to treat her. ● PRON None is also a pronoun. □ I turned to bookshops and libraries seeking information and found none. □ No one could imagine a great woman painter. None had existed yet. □ Only two cars produced by Austin-Morris could reach 100 mph and none could pass the 10-second acceleration test.