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nonanswer

nonanswer noun: the lack of an answer.

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 nonanswer

pluralnonanswers
alternative formnon-answer

Origin of nonanswer

From non- + answer.

Questions about nonanswer

What does nonanswer mean?
Nonanswer means the lack of an answer.
What part of speech is nonanswer?
Nonanswer is a noun.
What is the plural of nonanswer?
The plural of nonanswer is nonanswers.

Words near nonanswer in the dictionary

  1. nonanorectic
  2. nonanorexic
  3. nonanorexics
  4. nonanoyl
  5. nonanoyls
  6. nonanswer
  7. nonanswerable
  8. nonanswered
  9. nonanswering
  10. nonanswers
  11. nonant

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