non-conformantn.adj.
/ˌnɒnkənˈfɔːmənt/, U.S. /ˌnɑnkənˈfɔrm(ə)nt/ rare.
A. n.
A person who does not conform; spec. = nonconformist n. 1a.
ΘΚΠ
society > faith > aspects of faith > nonconformity > [noun] > person
recusant1581
disagreer1605
unconformitant1605
nonconformist1618
non-conformer1622
nonconformitan1622
nonconformitantc1630
inconformist1633
dissenter1639
unconformist1640
fanatic1644
non-conformant1654
withdrawer1677
non-consenter1680
non-con1681
meeting-house man1711
shit-sack1769
dissident1790
meetinger1802
chapel-goer1842
speckle-belly1874
the world > action or operation > behaviour > a standard of conduct > [noun] > deviation from normal standards of behaviour > one who
erratic1623
exorbitant1627
inconformable1633
non-conformant1654
original1675
nonconformista1677
eccentric1832
originalist1835
Bohemian1843
oddball1943
antisocial1945
left fielder1953
boho1958
alternative1982
1654 E. Johnson Hist. New-Eng. vii. 13 Others would have strict search made for non-conformants, and that none of the late silenced ministers might passe into the Ships.
1958 Admin. Sci. Q. 3 70 In industrial work situations ridicule, censure, and even blows are used to discipline nonconformants.
1980 Contemp. Sociol. 9 200/1 We need systemic study of the women militants, religious non-conformants, colonists, [etc.].
B. adj.
That does not conform.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > behaviour > a standard of conduct > [adjective] > not conforming to standard behaviour
irregular1395
unformalc1449
informalc1475
disordered1561
monstrous1568
odd1577
irregulate1579
exorbitant1613
free-spirited1613
exorbitating1632
inconformable1633
extravagant1650
inconform1659
eccentric1685
unconformable1702
outrageous1778
unconventional1840
erratic1841
kinky1844
Bohemian1846
radical1869
Bohemic1874
nonconforming1899
hard case1904
jazz1917
offbeat1922
deviant1935
deviate1945
oddball1945
left field1951
way out1955
boho1958
non-conformant1960
sideways1969
the world > relative properties > order > disorder > irregularity > unconformity > [adjective] > deviating from rule or standard
exorbitant1534
unorthodox1629
aberrant1778
aberrated1786
divergent1801
radical1869
nonstandard1870
non-regular1896
non-regulation1953
non-conformant1960
alternative1962
sideways1969
alternate1970
marginala1988
alt1988
1960 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 46 993 Steric conformance permits intimacy of approach, hence, interaction; while nonconformant combinations remain too far apart to interact.
1999 Balloons & Airships Mar. 13/2 The ballooning analogy is quite clear, different coloured lines to operate deflation systems and non-conformant valve design.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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