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nondirective

nondirective adjective: not directive.

Adjective

nondirective (not comparable)

  1. Not directive
    • The "paternalistic tradition" of the postcommunist Baltic states makes it difficult to ensure that informed consent and nondirective counseling of individuals are carried out properly, Gefenas says.1999 November 12, Lone Frank, “GENETIC DISEASE:Storm Brews Over Gene Bank of Estonian Population”, in Science, volume 286, number 5443, →DOI, pages 1262–1263

Noun

nondirective (plural nondirectives)

  1. A statement or utterance that is not a directive.

Forms of nondirective

pluralnondirectives

Origin of nondirective

From non- + directive.

Questions about nondirective

What does nondirective mean?
Nondirective means not directive.
What part of speech is nondirective?
Nondirective can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near nondirective in the dictionary

  1. nondirected
  2. nondirection
  3. nondirectional
  4. nondirectionality
  5. nondirectionally
  6. nondirective
  7. nondirectiveness
  8. nondirectives
  9. nondirector
  10. nondirectors
  11. nondirectory

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