Nonce-word
noun
1.
a word coined and used only for a particular occasion.
Compare (def 1).
noun
1.
a word coined for a single occasion
n.
“word coined for a special occasion,” 1922, from nonce + word (n.).
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- Nonchalance
[non-shuh-lahns, non-shuh-lahns, -luh ns] /ˌnɒn ʃəˈlɑns, ˈnɒn ʃəˌlɑns, -ləns/ noun 1. the state or quality of being ; cool indifference or lack of concern; casualness. n. 1670s, from French nonchalance (13c.), from nonchalant (see nonchalant).
- Nonchalant
[non-shuh-lahnt, non-shuh-lahnt, -luh nt] /ˌnɒn ʃəˈlɑnt, ˈnɒn ʃəˌlɑnt, -lənt/ adjective 1. coolly unconcerned, indifferent, or unexcited; casual: His nonchalant manner infuriated me. /ˈnɒnʃələnt/ adjective 1. casually unconcerned or indifferent; uninvolved adj. 1734, from French nonchalant, present participle of nonchaloir “be indifferent to, have no concern for” (13c.), from non- “not” (see non-) + chaloir “have […]
- Nonchalantly
[non-shuh-lahnt, non-shuh-lahnt, -luh nt] /ˌnɒn ʃəˈlɑnt, ˈnɒn ʃəˌlɑnt, -lənt/ adjective 1. coolly unconcerned, indifferent, or unexcited; casual: His nonchalant manner infuriated me. /ˈnɒnʃələnt/ adjective 1. casually unconcerned or indifferent; uninvolved adj. 1734, from French nonchalant, present participle of nonchaloir “be indifferent to, have no concern for” (13c.), from non- “not” (see non-) + chaloir “have […]
- Non-changeable
[cheyn-juh-buh l] /ˈtʃeɪn dʒə bəl/ adjective 1. liable to or to be ; variable. 2. of color or appearance: changeable silk. /ˈtʃeɪndʒəbəl/ adjective 1. able to change or be changed; fickle: changeable weather 2. varying in colour when viewed from different angles or in different lights adj. mid-13c., “unstable, inconstant, unreliable,” from Old French changeable […]
- Non-characteristic
[kar-ik-tuh-ris-tik] /ˌkær ɪk təˈrɪs tɪk/ adjective 1. Also, characteristical. pertaining to, constituting, or indicating the or peculiar quality of a person or thing; typical; distinctive: Red and gold are the characteristic colors of autumn. noun 2. a distinguishing feature or quality: Generosity is his chief characteristic. 3. Mathematics. /ˌkærɪktəˈrɪstɪk/ noun 1. a distinguishing quality, attribute, […]