nonfanatic
nonfanatic adjective: not fanatic; reasonable or moderate.
Adjective
nonfanatic (comparative more nonfanatic, superlative most nonfanatic)
- Not fanatic; reasonable or moderate.
- In general, we observe the Catholic Dignitaries, and the zealous or fanatic of that creed, especially the Jesuits, are apt to be against him : as for the nonfanatic, they expect better government, secular advantage ; these latter weigh doubtfully, and with less weight whichever way.1886, Thomas Carlyle, History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Called Frederick the Great, page 168
- However we might reach the conclusion, most of us would agree that both fanatic and nonfanatic Nazis are morally depraved.1966, Maine. Governor's Task Force on Corrections, In the Public Interest
- Synonyms:
- nonextreme, temperate, measured, mellow, middle of the road, mild, moderate, nonexcessive, proper, reasonable
Noun
nonfanatic (plural nonfanatics)
- One who is not a fanatic.
- He does not precisely indicate how one distinguishes the fanatic from the nonfanatic.1964, The Modern Schoolman - Volume 41, page 176
- ...but he is an important weapon in the hands of the determined nonfanatic — one who intends to live for the cause, in other words.1970, Miles Copeland, The game of nations: the amorality of power politics, page 204
- Synonyms:
- moderate, reasonable person, soft-liner
Examples of nonfanatic in a sentence
- By the summer of 1980, however, nonfanatic, pro-Western moderates were in short supply in the Persian Gulf.2009, Douglas Little, American Orientalism: The United States and the Middle East since 1945, →ISBN:
- As every udon fanatic (and even nonfanatic) in Japan knows, Takamatsu sits smack in the center of the Sanuki universe.2013, Tadashi Ono, Harris Salat, Japanese Soul Cooking, →ISBN:
- If the escape-route of adopting the indifferent-amoral position is not really open to the nonfanatic, then what about the silent-amoral position?2014, Ronald Dmitri Milo, Immorality, →ISBN, page 72:
Synonyms of nonfanatic
- nonextreme
- temperate
- measured
- mellow
- middle of the road
- mild
- moderate
- nonexcessive
- proper
- reasonable
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Forms of nonfanatic
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more nonfanatic |
| superlative | most nonfanatic |
| alternative form | non-fanatic |
| Noun | |
| plural | nonfanatics |
Origin of nonfanatic
From non- + fanatic.
Questions about nonfanatic
- What does nonfanatic mean?
- Nonfanatic means not fanatic; reasonable or moderate.
- How do you use nonfanatic in a sentence?
- By the summer of 1980, however, nonfanatic, pro-Western moderates were in short supply in the Persian Gulf.
- What part of speech is nonfanatic?
- Nonfanatic can be an adjective or a noun.
Words near nonfanatic in the dictionary
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