nonstandard

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /nɑnˈstændərd/ UK /nɒnˈstændəd/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
not conforming to the established standard or norm

The contract used several nonstandard clauses.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · not conforming to the... irregular unconventional atypical aberrant abnormal nonconforming

Opposites

standard conventional regular normal

Word family

Related forms standard

Etymology

From non- ('not') + standard, from Old French estandart ('a gathering place, rallying banner'), of Germanic origin, influenced by Latin extendere ('to stretch out').

non Latin estandart Old French

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Topics

Describing Qualities

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# nonstandard

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /nɑnˈstændərd/
**IPA (UK):** /nɒnˈstændəd/

## Meanings
1. not conforming to the established standard or norm

## Examples
- The contract used several nonstandard clauses.

## Synonyms
- irregular
- unconventional
- atypical
- aberrant
- abnormal
- nonconforming

## Antonyms
- standard
- conventional
- regular
- normal

## Related Forms
- standard

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: non
- Root: estandart

## Etymology
From non- ('not') + standard, from Old French estandart ('a gathering place, rallying banner'), of Germanic origin, influenced by Latin extendere ('to stretch out').

## AI Etymology
Nonstandard is from non- ('not') + standard, from Old French estandart ('a gathering place, rallying banner'), of Germanic origin, influenced by Latin extendere ('to stretch out'). Important recorded forms include non (Latin) and estandart (Old French). 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 conforming to the established standard or norm. The wider family includes related words such as standard.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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