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non-answer

non-answer is the alternative spelling of nonanswer.

Meaning of nonanswer

Noun

nonanswer (plural nonanswers)

  1. The lack of an answer.
  2. An answer that is so vague or noncommittal as to be worthless.
    • “Did Kamala Harris censor Americans from speaking their mind in the wake of the 2020 COVID situation?” Vance continued. Walz called the response “a damning nonanswer.”2024 October 2, Tara Suter, “Nate Silver suggests Walz was ‘sanewashing’ Vance”, in The Hill, archived from the original on 28 Apr 2025

Forms of non-answer

pluralnon-answers

Questions about non-answer

What is non-answer the alternative spelling of?
Non-answer is the alternative spelling of nonanswer.

Words near non-answer in the dictionary

  1. non-Americans
  2. non-amortising
  3. non-amortizing
  4. non-animate
  5. non-anonymous
  6. non-answer
  7. non-answers
  8. non-Antipodean
  9. non-Antipodeans
  10. non-apologies
  11. non-apology

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