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nongoal

nongoal adjective: not of or pertaining to a goal.

Adjective

nongoal (not comparable)

  1. Not of or pertaining to a goal.
    • a nongoal state

Noun

nongoal (plural nongoals)

  1. That which is not a goal (in various senses).
    • A disputed goal by the Sabres in Game 3, and a disputed nongoal by the Islanders in Game 4, began a kind of bad luck theme.2007 April 21, Matt Higgins, “Isles’ Late Comeback Falls Short, and Sabres Advance”, in New York Times
    • When you think it is important to state what the study will not achieve, add a brief description of nongoals. Nongoals help everyone understand what the team is not after.2012, Tomer Sharon, It's Our Research, page 78

Forms of nongoal

pluralnongoals

Origin of nongoal

From non- + goal.

Questions about nongoal

What does nongoal mean?
Nongoal means not of or pertaining to a goal.
What part of speech is nongoal?
Nongoal can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near nongoal in the dictionary

  1. Nongmaijing
  2. Nongmaithem
  3. Nongmeikapam
  4. nongmin
  5. nongnostic
  6. nongoal
  7. nongoalkeeper
  8. nongoalkeepers
  9. nongoals
  10. nongod
  11. nongods

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