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... irregularunconventionalatypicalaberrantabnormalnonconforming ↔ Opposites standardconventionalregularnormal Word family Related forms standard Etymology AI details 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 View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 markdown