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nondiegetic

nondiegetic adjective: not existing within a fictional universe, rather existing in the background, and unable to be perceived by the characters.

Adjective

nondiegetic (not comparable)

  1. Not existing within a fictional universe, rather existing in the background, and unable to be perceived by the characters.
    • “Just ignore it. It's nondiegetic.”2013 April 4, Adam Reed, “Sea Tunt: Part I” (11:21 from the start), in Archer, season 4, episode 12, spoken by Cheryl Tunt (Judy Greer)
    • “Holy shit. How is he still breathing?” “Aah!” “He's suspended in disbelief, slowly dying while living out an alternative non-diegetic reality.” “Geez, what a horrible way to die.” “You don't know the half of it.” “Oh!” [both laugh] “You're on fuego with the guy-torn-in-half bits, Rick.” “That one...2020 May 3, Jeff Loveness, “Never Ricking Morty” (7:40 from the start), in Rick and Morty, season 4, episode 6, spoken by Rick Sanchez (Justin Roiland)

Forms of nondiegetic

alternative formnon-diegetic
alternative misspellingnondiagetic

Origin of nondiegetic

From non- + diegetic.

Questions about nondiegetic

What does nondiegetic mean?
Nondiegetic means not existing within a fictional universe, rather existing in the background, and unable to be perceived by the characters.
What part of speech is nondiegetic?
Nondiegetic is an adjective.

Words near nondiegetic in the dictionary

  1. nondictatorship
  2. nondictatorships
  3. nondictionary
  4. nondidactic
  5. nondidactically
  6. nondiegetic
  7. nondielectric
  8. nondiet
  9. nondietary
  10. nondieter
  11. nondieters

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