"non" meaning in English

See non in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /nɑn/ [General-American], /nɒn/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-us-non.ogg [US]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-Germanic *nainaz Proto-West Germanic *nain Old English nān Middle English non ▲ Old English nān Old English nān- Middle English non- English non- English non From non- (prefix) Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:from|non-&lt;id:not&gt;|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-Germanic *nainaz Proto-West Germanic *nain Old English nān Middle English non ▲ Old English nān Old English nān- Middle English non- English non- English non [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*ne", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "one", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "is_uncertain" : true, "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*ís", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₁óynos", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*ainaz", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*nainaz", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*nain", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "nān", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "non", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" }, { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "is_duplicate" : true, "children" : [ ], "status" : { "1" : "ang", "2" : ":inh", "3" : "gmw-pro:*nain<ety:inh<gem-pro:*nainaz>>", "tree" : "1" }, "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "nān", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "nān-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "non-", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "non-", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "non", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="non">, {{ety|en|:from|non-&lt;id:not&gt;|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-Germanic *nainaz Proto-West Germanic *nain Old English nān Middle English non ▲ Old English nān Old English nān- Middle English non- English non- English non Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} non (not comparable)
  1. Obsolete form of none. Tags: alt-of, not-comparable, obsolete Alternative form of: none
    Sense id: en-non-en-adv-buMqikYs
  2. (nonstandard) Used to negate or invert the meaning of the following adjective. More properly written as the prefix non-. Tags: nonstandard, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-non-en-adv-Np3Dx-FE
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /nɑn/ [General-American], /nɒn/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-us-non.ogg [US] Forms: nons [plural]
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  1. (Malaysia, slang) A non-Muslim citizen. Tags: Malaysia, slang
    Sense id: en-non-en-noun-qOTegCgD Categories (other): Malaysian English, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 45 entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Islam, Malaysian politics Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 21 24 39 17 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 23 22 50 5 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 21 57 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 45 entries: 2 0 1 1 2 12 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 0 2 2 4 0 1 5 6 5 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 15 10 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 11 1 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 4 13 27 10 1 14 14 17 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 2 10 32 3 1 11 12 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 1 2 Disambiguation of Islam: 7 0 93 0 Disambiguation of Malaysian politics: 7 15 63 15
  2. (slang) A nonwhite person. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-non-en-noun-QrzdDn0p
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2026 July 12, u/MacaronNotRoon, r/oddlysatisfying (Reddit post), archived from the original on 12 Jul 2026:",
          "text": "We have more veins than needed. These veins are essentially used up. The solution collapses the non essential veins and the body reroutes the blood flow. We have thousands of them",
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