nonconformist

C2+ Topic:People & Society

US /ˌnɑnkənˈfɔrmɪst/ UK /ˌnɒnkənˈfɔːmɪst/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
a person who does not conform to prevailing custom, belief, or practice

A lifelong nonconformist, she dressed exactly as she pleased.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a person who does not... dissenter rebel maverick iconoclast individualist dissident heretic

Opposites

conformistconventionalisttraditionalist

Word family

Related forms conform conformity nonconformity

Etymology

From non- ('not') + conformist, from conform, from Latin conformare ('to shape together'), from com- ('together') + formare ('to form').

conformare Latin formare Latin

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Topics

People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives

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# nonconformist

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌnɑnkənˈfɔrmɪst/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌnɒnkənˈfɔːmɪst/

## Meanings
1. a person who does not conform to prevailing custom, belief, or practice

## Examples
- A lifelong nonconformist, she dressed exactly as she pleased.

## Synonyms
- dissenter
- rebel
- maverick
- iconoclast
- individualist
- dissident
- heretic

## Antonyms
- conformist
- conventionalist
- traditionalist

## Related Forms
- conform
- conformity
- nonconformity

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: conformare
- Root: formare

## Etymology
From non- ('not') + conformist, from conform, from Latin conformare ('to shape together'), from com- ('together') + formare ('to form').

## AI Etymology
Nonconformist comes from non- ('not') + conformist, from conform, from Latin conformare ('to shape together'), from com- ('together') + formare ('to form'). The etymological trail includes Latin conformare and Latin formare. As a noun, nonconformist means a person who does not conform to prevailing custom, belief, or practice. The same family is visible in related forms such as conform, conformity, and nonconformity. Morphologically, the word is built from the elements named in its history, so the modern form preserves a visible compound, prefix, or suffix structure.

## Topics
- People & Society
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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