nontraditional

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌnɑntrəˈdɪʃənəl/ UK /ˌnɒntrəˈdɪʃənəl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
not following tradition or convention

She took a nontraditional path into engineering.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · not following tradition or... unconventional unorthodox innovative modern alternative novel

Opposites

traditional conventional orthodox

Word family

Related forms traditional tradition

Etymology

From non- ('not') + traditional, from Latin traditio ('a handing over'), from tradere ('to deliver, hand down'), from trans- ('across') + dare ('to give').

non Latin traditio Latin

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# nontraditional

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

## Meanings
1. not following tradition or convention

## Examples
- She took a nontraditional path into engineering.

## Synonyms
- unconventional
- unorthodox
- innovative
- modern
- alternative
- novel

## Antonyms
- traditional
- conventional
- orthodox

## Related Forms
- traditional
- tradition

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

## Etymology
From non- ('not') + traditional, from Latin traditio ('a handing over'), from tradere ('to deliver, hand down'), from trans- ('across') + dare ('to give').

## AI Etymology
Nontraditional is from non- ('not') + traditional, from Latin traditio ('a handing over'), from tradere ('to deliver, hand down'), from trans- ('across') + dare ('to give'). Important recorded forms include non (Latin) and traditio (Latin). 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 following tradition or convention. The wider family includes related words such as traditional and tradition.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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