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nonevent

nonevent noun: an anticipated event that does not occur, or one that has a disappointing anticlimax.

Noun

nonevent (plural nonevents)

  1. An anticipated event that does not occur, or one that has a disappointing anticlimax.

Forms of nonevent

pluralnonevents
alternative formnon-event

Origin of nonevent

From non- + event.

Questions about nonevent

What does nonevent mean?
Nonevent means an anticipated event that does not occur, or one that has a disappointing anticlimax.
What part of speech is nonevent?
Nonevent is a noun.
What is the plural of nonevent?
The plural of nonevent is nonevents.

Words near nonevent in the dictionary

  1. nonevaporating
  2. nonevaporation
  3. nonevasion
  4. nonevasive
  5. noneven
  6. nonevent
  7. noneventful
  8. nonevents
  9. nonevergreen
  10. nonevergreens
  11. noneviction

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