nonhereditary

1. 1.

   not acquirable by inheritance

   Synonymsnontransmissible

   Similarnoninheritable

Questions about nonhereditary

What does nonhereditary mean?

nonhereditary means "not acquirable by inheritance".

How many syllables are in nonhereditary?

nonhereditary has 6 syllables: non-he-re-di-ta-ry. The stress falls on "di".

What is another word for nonhereditary?

Close synonyms include nontransmissible. 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 nonhereditary a common word?