单词 | nonjudgmental |
释义 | nonjudgmental (once / 251475 pages) adj Use the adjective nonjudgmental to describe someone who isn't overly critical. When you go to a friend for advice, you'll probably pick one you know will listen in a nonjudgmental way. When someone is judgmental, they approach all issues from a particular point of view, or in a critical way: in other words, they make moral judgments about them. If you're nonjudgmental, you're able to put aside these opinions and viewpoints, at least temporarily. The Latin root, iudicare, means "to judge or pronounce an opinion on." WORD FAMILYnonjudgmental: nonjudgmentally+/judge: judged, judges, judgeship, judging, judgment, misjudge, prejudge/judged: ill-judged/judgeship: judgeships/judging: judgings/judgment: judgmental, judgments/judgmental: nonjudgmental/misjudge: misjudged, misjudges, misjudging/prejudge: prejudged, prejudges, prejudging USAGE EXAMPLESUse a light touch, asking questions in a nonjudgmental way rather than criticizing. Wall Street Journal(Dec 13, 2016) Ms. Lucianovic said the key to ending her pickiness at the table was having the support of a nonjudgmental partner and learning how to cook. New York Times(Nov 29, 2016) And, yes, artists and geniuses have their eccentricities for which we all should be nonjudgmental. New York Times(Oct 26, 2016) adj refraining from making judgments especially ones based on personal opinions or standards sympathetic and nonjudgmental Ant judgmental depending on judgment faultfindingtending to make moral judgments or judgments based on personal opinions |
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