"nonaction" meaning in All languages combined

See nonaction on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: nonactions [plural]
Rhymes: -ækʃən Etymology: From non- + action. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|non|action}} non- + action Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} nonaction (countable and uncountable, plural nonactions)
  1. The absence of action; failure to act. Tags: countable, uncountable

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "action"
      },
      "expansion": "non- + action",
      "name": "prefix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From non- + action.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nonactions",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "~"
      },
      "expansion": "nonaction (countable and uncountable, plural nonactions)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English terms prefixed with non-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2007 July 13, “The Surgeon General, Muzzled (6 Letters)”, in New York Times:",
          "text": "This country suffers under a stubborn president who refuses to support science, refuses to consider the possibility of his being wrong, and whose actions or nonactions wreak havoc on this country’s abilities to lead through knowledge, diplomacy, honesty and curiosity.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The absence of action; failure to act."
      ],
      "id": "en-nonaction-en-noun-h3Deld3p",
      "links": [
        [
          "absence",
          "absence"
        ],
        [
          "action",
          "action"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "rhymes": "-ækʃən"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nonaction"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "action"
      },
      "expansion": "non- + action",
      "name": "prefix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From non- + action.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nonactions",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "~"
      },
      "expansion": "nonaction (countable and uncountable, plural nonactions)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English countable nouns",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English nouns",
        "English terms prefixed with non-",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English uncountable nouns",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:English/ækʃən",
        "Rhymes:English/ækʃən/3 syllables"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2007 July 13, “The Surgeon General, Muzzled (6 Letters)”, in New York Times:",
          "text": "This country suffers under a stubborn president who refuses to support science, refuses to consider the possibility of his being wrong, and whose actions or nonactions wreak havoc on this country’s abilities to lead through knowledge, diplomacy, honesty and curiosity.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The absence of action; failure to act."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "absence",
          "absence"
        ],
        [
          "action",
          "action"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
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        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "rhymes": "-ækʃən"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nonaction"
}

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