nonmetallic (nonmetalik)

Not metallic. non-moral (non-mor'al), a. Unconnected with morals; having having no relation to ethics or morals; not involving ethical or moral considerations. For morality the world and the self remained both non moral and immoral, yet each was real; for religion the world is alienated from God, and the self is sunk in sin; and that means that, against the whole reality, they are felt or known as what is not and is contrary to the all and the only real, and yet as things that exist. F. H. Bradley , Ethical Studies, p. 287. non-mutual (non-mu'tū-al), a . Not mutual.Non-mutual e ential distinction, a distinction between whole and part: originally a Scotistic term. nonnat (non'at), n. A fish, Aphia minuta or pellucid a , of the family Gobiid a , distinguished nonnet, n. A Middle English form of nun. non-nece ity (non-ne-ses'i-ti), n. Absence of nece ity; the state or property of being un- IMG:content-1440.png:[blocks in formation] nonnock (non'ok), v.i. [ nonnock , n.] To trifle; idle away the time. Hall i weil . [Prov. Eng.] nonnyl (non'i), n.; pl. nonnies (-iz). [An un- meaning refrain repeated nonny-nonny, nony- nony, nonino, which was also used (like other orig. unmeaning syllables) as a cover for in- delicate allusions. Cf. ninny.] 1. A meaning- le burden in old English glish ballads and glees, generally "hey, nonny." It was similar to the fa , la of madrigals. mad i They bore him barefaced on the bier; Hey non nonny , nonny , hey nonny . O, such love Could be but recompensed, though you were crown'd The nonpareil of beauty! Shak., T. N., L. 5. 273. Of Seville, the most wealthy mine of Spain For beauty and perfection. Fletcher (and another ), Love's Cure, iii. 2. Specifically-( a ) In ornith .: (1) The painted finch or painted bunting, Pa er in a or Cyanospiza cir is : so called from its beauty. The top and sides of the head and neck are rich- blue, the back golden-green, the rump and under parts vermilion-red. The female is greenish above, yellowish be- low. The bird is about 51 inches long, and common in the South Atlantic and Gulf States, especially Louisiana, where it is sometimes called pape or pope . It is a near rela- tive of the indigo-bird and the lazuli-finch. Also called incomparable . A nonpareil hidden in the branches sat whistling plain- F. R. Goulding , Young Marooners, xxxvi. (2) The rose or rosella-parrakeet, Platy cercus eximius : 50 called from its beauty. See cut under rosella . (b) In conch ., a gastropod of the genus Clausilia . (c) In printing , a size of type, forming about 12 lines to the inch. In the Ameri- can system of sizes it is intermediate between minion (larger) and agate (smaller); in the English system it is be- tween the sizes emerald (larger) and ruby (smaller). (The type of this paragraph is nonpareil .) non-payment (non-pa'ment), n. Neglect or failure of payment. non-performance (non-per-fôr'mans), n . failure or neglect to perform. South. non-placental (non-plā-sen'tal), a . Not hav- ing a placenta; aplacental, as the marsupials and monotremes. See aplacental . nonplus (non'plus), n. [L. non plus , not more: non , not; plus , more: see non3 and plus .] A state in which one is unable to proceed or decide; a state of perplexity; a puzzled condition; in- ability to say or do more; puzzle: usually in the phrase at or to a nonplus . Il y perdit son Latin : He was there gravelled, plunged, or at a Non - plus ; he knew not what to make of or what to say unto it. Cotgrave. If he chance to be at a nonplus , he may help himself Shirley, Love Tricks, iii. 5. nonplus. nonplus (non'plus), v. t.; pret. and pp. non- plu ed , ppr. nonplu ing. [ Now non - plust , if to re-inforce thy Camp Thou fly for succour to thine Ayery Damp. Sylvester, tr. of Du Bartas's Weeks, ii., The Ark. In the Becket correspondence the reader is often non- plu ed by finding a provoking etcetera, which marks the point at which the go ip, or even the serious news, was expunged by the editor. non po um us (non pos'ū-mus). [L., we cannot: non , not; po um us , 1st pers. pl. pres. ind. of po e , can.] A plea of inability (to consider or do something): as, he simply interposed a non po um us ; a papal papal non po um us . non-powert (non-pou'er), n. [ME. none power, noun power , non , not, + pooir , etc., power: see power .] Lack of power; impotence. And nat of the noun power of god that he nys ful of myghte. Piers Plowman (C), xx. 292. Upon thilke side that power fayleth whych that make th foolk biysful, ryht on that same side none power en- treth undyrnethe that maketh hem wrechches. non-regent (non-rē'jent), n. In a medieval uni- versity, a master of arts whose regency has ceased.-House of non-regents. See house1 . non-residence (non-rez'i-dens), n. 1. The fact of not residing or having one's abode within a particular jurisdiction: as, non - residence stands in the way of his appointment.-2. Failure to reside where official duties require one to reside; a residing away from the place in which one is required by law or the duties of his office or station to reside, as a clergyman's living away from his pastorate or charge, or a landlord's not living on his own estate or in his own country, etc. non-profe ional (non-pro-fesh'on-al), a . 1. Not belonging to a profe ion; not done by or proceeding from profe ional men.-2. Hence, not proper to be done by a member of the pro- fe ion concerned; unprofe ional. non-proficient (non-pro-fish'ent), n . has failed to improve or make progre in any study or pursuit. non pros. (non pros). An abbreviation of non pro sequitur : sometimes used as a verb: to fail to prosecute; let drop: said of a suit. non pro sequitur (non pro-sek'wi-ter). [L., he does not prosecute: non , not; pro sequitur, 3d pers. sing. pres. ind. of prosequi , follow up, prosecute: see prosecute .] In law , a common- law judgment entered against the plaintiff when 2. Trifles; things of no importance. nonsense (non's ens), n. [ I try'd if Books would cure my Love, but found Love made them Nonsense all. non-recurrent (non-re-kur'ent), a . 1. Not oc- curring again.-2. Not turning back: as, the recurrent and non - recurrent branches of the pneumogastric nerve. non-regar dance (non-re-gär'dans), n. Want of due regard; slight; disregard. Sh Shak ., T. N., v. 1. 124. What royal Nonsence is a Diadem Abroad, for One who 's not at home supreme! J. Beaumont , Psyche, v. 1. You sham stuff, there is an end of you - you must pack off, along with plenty of other nonsense. W. Black . =Syn. Folly, stuff, twaddle, balderdash. nonsense-name (non's ens-nām), n . A name having no meaning in itself; a "made" noun having no etymology. The number of such words in zoology is very considerable, since many naturalists have coined numerous arbitrary new combinations of letters as names of genera which must be adopted according to accepted rules of zoological nomenclature. Anagrams, as Dacelo from Alcedo, and Nilaus from Lanius, are a cla of nonsense-names, though they have a sort of etymology. nonsense-verses (non's ens-vér sez), n. pl. Verses made by taking any words which may occur without reference to forming any connected sense-correct meter, pleasing rhythm, or a grotesque effect being all that is aimed at. In English schools Latin verse-composition often begins with nonsense verses, the object being to familiarize the pupil with the quantity of syllables and the metrical forms on their mechanical side before aiming at expre ion of thought.