"nonfactor" meaning in All languages combined

See nonfactor on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: nonfactors [plural], non-factor [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English non- Latin factorbor. Middle French facteurbor. Latin factorbor. Anglo-Norman factourbor. Middle English factour English factor English nonfactor From non- + factor. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|non-|factor|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English non- Latin factorbor. Middle French facteurbor. Latin factorbor. Anglo-Norman factourbor. Middle English factour English factor English nonfactor [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "factor", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle French", "term" : "facteur", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "frm" } ], "keyword" : "bor" }, { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "factor", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Anglo-Norman", "term" : "factour", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "xno" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "factour", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "factor", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "nonfactor", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="nonfactor"> From non- + factor. Head templates: {{en-noun}} nonfactor (plural nonfactors)
  1. Something (or someone) that is not a factor, or does not play a significant role.

Inflected forms

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