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Meaning of "noncommittal" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF NONCOMMITTAL

noncommittal  [ˌnɒnkəˈmɪtəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NONCOMMITTAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Noncommittal is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES NONCOMMITTAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of noncommittal in the English dictionary

The definition of noncommittal in the dictionary is not involving or revealing commitment to any particular opinion or course of action. Other definition of noncommittal is having no outstanding quality, meaning, etc.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NONCOMMITTAL


capital
ˈkæpɪtəl
Capitol
ˈkæpɪtəl
comital
ˈkɒmɪtəl
digital
ˈdɪdʒɪtəl
extralimital
ˌɛkstrəˈlɪmɪtəl
fatal
ˈfeɪtəl
gametal
ˈɡæmɪtəl
hospital
ˈhɒspɪtəl
it´ll
ˈɪtəl
little
ˈlɪtəl
natal
ˈneɪtəl
recommittal
ˌriːkəˈmɪtəl
remittal
rɪˈmɪtəl
smittle
ˈsmɪtəl
somital
ˈsəʊmɪtəl
submittal
səbˈmɪtəl
summital
ˈsʌmɪtəl
title
ˈtaɪtəl
transmittal
trænzˈmɪtəl
vital
ˈvaɪtəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NONCOMMITTAL

noncombat
noncombatant
noncombative
noncombustible
noncommercial
noncommissioned officer
noncommitment
noncommittally
noncommitted
noncommunicant
noncommunication
noncommunist
noncommunity
noncommutative
noncomparable
noncompatible
noncompetition
noncompetitive
noncompetitor
noncompletion

WORDS THAT END LIKE NONCOMMITTAL

abettal
abuttal
acquittal
committal
epiglottal
glottal
isoglottal
midsagittal
polyglottal
prebuttal
quittal
rebuttal
sagittal
supraglottal
surrebuttal

Synonyms and antonyms of noncommittal in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «NONCOMMITTAL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «noncommittal» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of noncommittal

Translation of «noncommittal» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NONCOMMITTAL

Find out the translation of noncommittal to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of noncommittal from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «noncommittal» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

不置可否
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sin compromiso
570 millions of speakers

English

noncommittal
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

noncommittal
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غير ملزم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

уклончиво
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

noncommittal
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

noncommittal
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

évasif
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tanpa komitmen
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unverbindlich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

曖昧な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

애매한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Noncommittal
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không hứa hẹn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கூறாது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

असंरक्षित
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çekimser
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

senza impegno
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niezobowiązujące
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ухильно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lipsit de
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

επιφυλακτική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ontwykend
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

noncommittal
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

noncommittal
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of noncommittal

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NONCOMMITTAL»

The term «noncommittal» is normally little used and occupies the 120.798 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NONCOMMITTAL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «noncommittal» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «noncommittal» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about noncommittal

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NONCOMMITTAL»

Discover the use of noncommittal in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to noncommittal and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Dating Sucks: What to Do When Your Love Life Makes You Miserable
The Noncommittal Man The Noncommittal Man is one of the worst pariahs out there, and also one of the most difficult to recognize. He presents himself well, appears confident, and for some mysterious reason, you find that you're drawn to him ...
Joanne Kimes, 2005
2
How Shall We Pray?: Liturgical Studies Two
First, it involves cultivation of the art of being appropriately noncommittal. Second, it involves the positive practice of inclusion. Third, it involves a systematic attempt at disarming certain kinds of expressions by interpretation. No doubt this ...
Ruth A. Meyers, 2000
3
Corporate Policy and Governance: How Organizations Self-Organize
Inevitably, every policy will firstly be positioned somewhere between the extremes of noncommittal nature and overregulation. If a policy is too general it will not get implemented in real life because how it applies to a particular case is not clear.
Fredmund Malik, 2011
4
Freedom and Resentment and Other Essays
The noncommittal descriptions are not thought of as merely whimsically noncommittal. They are noncommittal because the speaker cannot, for the moment, commit himselffurther withconfidence. Hewonders, butneither knows northinks ...
P.F. Strawson, 2008
5
Strategic Interpersonal Communication
Some conflict styles, such as the noncommittal style, seem to be more stationary than others. Although noncommittal remarks are frequently embedded within larger episodes of avoidance or engagement, there are some instances where the ...
John A. Daly, John M. Wiemann, 2013
6
The Case for Mental Imagery
If someone claimed to have an image of a B that was noncommittal with respect to its case, you would surely be entitled to say that the person did not have a visual image at all. In terms of other contents of an image, the situation gets murkier ...
Stephen M. Kosslyn Department of Psychology Harvard University, William L. Thompson Department of Psychology Harvard University, Giorgio Ganis Department of Psychology Harvard University, 2006
7
Social Interaction: Process and Products
Then the frequencies with which these subjects accepted, rejected, or remained noncommittal on each of the remaining eight positions were determined. From this analysis, nine graphs were constructed, each representing the frequencies of  ...
Muzafer Sherif, 1967
8
Exploring the Messianic Secret in Mark's Gospel
If Jesus actually gave a noncommittal answer to the high priest, it would have seemed just as suspicious to the high priest as it later did to Pilate. It would have been for that reason, therefore, that Jesus (who gathered crowds, preached a ...
John M. Perry, 1997
9
Vocabulary Building for a Masters Degree
NONCOMMITTAL. • We were annoyed by his noncommittal reply for we had been led to expect definite assurances of hisapproval. • Noncommittal(adj): indicating neither consentor dissent.
Idoniboye B. Bagshaw, 2014
10
Write Tight: Say Exactly What You Mean with Precision and Power
Noncommittal,and. the. Hesitant. Weak writing is meek writing, more timid than evasive. In college, for instance, I told my girlfriend that I was in love with her. She bristled. The passive phrasing, she told me sternly (herself a word person), meant  ...
William Brohaugh, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NONCOMMITTAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term noncommittal is used in the context of the following news items.
1
John Boehner noncommittal on defunding Planned Parenthood
Speaker John Boehner twice stopped short of declaring the House would cut off all government funding to Planned Parenthood, and said he ... «Politico, Jul 15»
2
Andrea Pirlo is training with New York City FC, but status ahead of …
The legendary Italian midfielder and NYCFC coach Jason Kreis were both noncommittal at an introductory press conference when it came to ... «MLSsoccer.com, Jul 15»
3
Senators Voice Skepticism on Iran Nuclear Deal
Mr. Lew was noncommittal, but voiced confidence that sanctions could be re-imposed if Tehran cheated. “We will be able to promptly snap back ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
4
TCU's Patterson says Hill's ability shows on practice field
He was noncommittal about Gray's return date. “I don't want to tell Minnesota,” he said. Carlos Mendez, 817-390-7760. Twitter: @calexmendez ... «Fort Worth Star Telegram, Jul 15»
5
State police to turn over assessment to mayor
In a council meeting last week, Kirshenbaum was noncommittal about how much of the report, if any, would be made public and pointed out ... «The Providence Journal, Jul 15»
6
What Home Means to New York's Oldest Old
Signals from the doctors were noncommittal. “They don't talk about leaving,” he said. “When I talk about leaving, they say that depends on your ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
7
Federal judge orders Rauner to keep Medicaid money flowing in …
The Rauner administration was noncommittal about whether it will authorize the payments statewide. "The department is reviewing the order ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
8
County mulls courthouse cost scenarios
Dull was noncommittal about whether the city can submit its proposal in time. "It depends on if a consultant can do a study in this short a period ... «Staunton News Leader, Jul 15»
9
'Oklahoma!' sweeps audience back to prairie in lush show
... and the flirtatious but noncommittal Ali Hakim. The interplay between these tragic and comic versions of the same story is one of the pleasing ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
10
Baffoe: The Glass Half Full Of Starlin Castro
Epstein's answer then was fittingly noncommittal, as Castro is a representative of the Jim Hendry era and has unsecretively been trade bait all ... «CBS Local, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Noncommittal [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/noncommittal>. May 2024 ».
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