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noncontrivance

noncontrivance noun: absence of contrivance; the quality of being uncontrived.

Noun

noncontrivance (uncountable)

  1. Absence of contrivance; the quality of being uncontrived.

Origin of noncontrivance

From non- + contrivance.

Questions about noncontrivance

What does noncontrivance mean?
Noncontrivance means absence of contrivance; the quality of being uncontrived.
What part of speech is noncontrivance?
Noncontrivance is a noun.

Words near noncontrivance in the dictionary

  1. noncontributions
  2. noncontributive
  3. noncontributor
  4. noncontributors
  5. noncontributory
  6. noncontrivance
  7. noncontrollable
  8. noncontrolled
  9. noncontrolling
  10. noncontroversial
  11. noncontroversies

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