non

1. 1.

   negation of a word or group of words

   “he does not speak French”

   “she is not going”

   “they are not friends”

   “not many”

   “not much”

   “not at all”

   Synonymsnot

Questions about non

What does non mean?

non means "negation of a word or group of words".

How many syllables are in non?

non has 1 syllable: non. In IPA it is /ˈnɑn/.

What is another word for non?

Close synonyms include not. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is non a common word?

non is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.