nonparallel C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /nɑnˈpærəˌlɛl/ UK /nɒnˈpærəlɛl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj not parallel; lacking correspondence The two lines were nonparallel and met at a sharp angle. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · not parallel; lacking... divergentunrelateddissimilarasymmetric ↔ Opposites parallelcorrespondinganalogous Word family Related forms parallel Etymology AI details From non- ('not') + parallel, from Latin parallelus, from Ancient Greek parallēlos ('beside one another'), from para ('beside') + allēlōn ('of one another'). non Latin παράλληλος Ancient Greek View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # nonparallel **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /nɑnˈpærəˌlɛl/ **IPA (UK):** /nɒnˈpærəlɛl/ ## Meanings 1. not parallel; lacking correspondence ## Examples - The two lines were nonparallel and met at a sharp angle. ## Synonyms - divergent - unrelated - dissimilar - asymmetric ## Antonyms - parallel - corresponding - analogous ## Related Forms - parallel ## Roots and Affixes - Root: non - Root: παράλληλος ## Etymology From non- ('not') + parallel, from Latin parallelus, from Ancient Greek parallēlos ('beside one another'), from para ('beside') + allēlōn ('of one another'). ## AI Etymology Nonparallel is from non- ('not') + parallel, from Latin parallelus, from Ancient Greek parallēlos ('beside one another'), from para ('beside') + allēlōn ('of one another'). Important recorded forms include non (Latin) and παράλληλος (Ancient Greek). Morphologically, the non- element marks negation or exclusion while the base supplies the domain being denied. The modern sense is largely compositional: the word names the absence, exclusion, or opposite of the base idea. In current use it covers not parallel; lacking correspondence. The wider family includes related words such as parallel. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown