nonstop

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌnɑnˈstɑp/ UK /ˌnɒnˈstɒp/ See IPA manual

adj adv

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adj
without any stops or pauses; continuous

They took a nonstop flight from London to Tokyo.

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1 adj · without any stops or... continuous ceaseless incessant uninterrupted endless constant unremitting

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intermittent sporadic

Word family

Related forms stop

Etymology

A compound of non- ('not') + stop, the latter from Old English stoppian ('to block, plug up'), of West Germanic origin.

non Latin stoppian Old English

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# nonstop

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj, adv
**IPA (US):** ˌnɑnˈstɑp
**IPA (UK):** ˌnɒnˈstɒp

## Meanings
1. without any stops or pauses; continuous

## Examples
- They took a nonstop flight from London to Tokyo.

## Synonyms
- continuous
- ceaseless
- incessant
- uninterrupted
- endless
- constant
- unremitting

## Antonyms
- intermittent
- sporadic

## Related Forms
- stop

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: non
- Root: stoppian
- Affix: non- - not

## Etymology
A compound of non- ('not') + stop, the latter from Old English stoppian ('to block, plug up'), of West Germanic origin.

## AI Etymology
Nonstop is a compound of non- ('not') + stop, the latter from Old English stoppian ('to block, plug up'), of West Germanic origin. The historical trail runs through Latin non and Old English stoppian. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. In modern use it means without any stops or pauses; continuous. Related forms include stop.

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- Describing Qualities

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