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nonthreatening

nonthreatening adjective: not threatening; not presenting a threat.

Adjective

nonthreatening (comparative more nonthreatening, superlative most nonthreatening)

  1. Not threatening; not presenting a threat.

Forms of nonthreatening

comparativemore nonthreatening
superlativemost nonthreatening
alternative formnon-threatening

Origin of nonthreatening

From non- + threatening.

Words formed from nonthreatening

Questions about nonthreatening

What does nonthreatening mean?
Nonthreatening means not threatening; not presenting a threat.
What part of speech is nonthreatening?
Nonthreatening is an adjective.

Words near nonthreatening in the dictionary

  1. nonthought
  2. nonthoughts
  3. nonthreaded
  4. nonthreat
  5. nonthreatened
  6. nonthreatening
  7. nonthreateningly
  8. nonthreats
  9. nonthrombin
  10. nonthrombocytopenic
  11. nonthromboembolic

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