nonconformity

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

Also spelled non-conformity

US /ˌnɑnkənˈfɔrmɪti/ UK /ˌnɒnkənˈfɔːmɪti/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
failure or refusal to conform to accepted rules or conventions

Her cheerful nonconformity made her the most memorable student in the class.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · failure or refusal to... dissent deviation rebellionheterodoxydisagreement individualism

Opposites

conformity compliance orthodoxy conventionality

Word family

Related forms conform conformity nonconformist

Etymology

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

conformare Latin formare Latin

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Topics

Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# nonconformity

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

## Meanings
1. failure or refusal to conform to accepted rules or conventions

## Examples
- Her cheerful nonconformity made her the most memorable student in the class.

## Synonyms
- dissent
- deviation
- rebellion
- heterodoxy
- disagreement
- individualism

## Antonyms
- conformity
- compliance
- orthodoxy
- conventionality

## Related Forms
- conform
- conformity
- nonconformist

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

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

## AI Etymology
Nonconformity comes from non- ('not') + conformity, from Latin conformitas, from conformare ('to shape together'), from com- ('together') + formare ('to form'). The prefix supplies the first semantic turn, while the base carries the lexical core of the word. As a noun, it carries the sense "failure or refusal to conform to accepted rules or conventions", with the older formation still helping explain the modern use. Relevant historical forms include Latin conformare and Latin formare. Related words include conform, conformity, nonconformist.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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