non-incident

non--in·ci·dent

N n

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [nohn ohb-stahn-te in-si-duh nt]
- /noʊn oʊbˈstɑn tɛ ˈɪn sɪ dənt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [nohn ohb-stahn-te in-si-duh nt]
- /noʊn oʊbˈstɑn tɛ ˈɪn sɪ dənt/

Definitions of non-incident word

noun non-incident an individual occurrence or event. 1
noun non-incident a distinct piece of action, or an episode, as in a story or play. 1
noun non-incident something that occurs casually in connection with something else. 1
noun non-incident something appertaining or attaching to something else. 1
noun non-incident an occurrence of seemingly minor importance, especially involving nations or factions between which relations are strained and sensitive, that can lead to serious consequences, as an outbreak of hostilities or a war: border incident; international incident. 1
noun non-incident an embarrassing occurrence, especially of a social nature. 1

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Origin of non-incident

First appearance:

before 1375

One of the 22% oldest English words

1375-1425; late Middle English < Middle French < Medieval Latin incident- (stem of incidēns a happening, noun use of present participle of Latin incidere to befall), equivalent to Latin in- in-2 + -cid- (combining form of cad- fall) + -ent- -ent; cf. cadence

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Parts of speech for Non-incident

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Non-incident

non-incident popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".