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PRONUNCIATION OF NONTHINKING

nonthinking  [ˌnɒnˈθɪŋkɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NONTHINKING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Nonthinking is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES NONTHINKING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of nonthinking in the English dictionary

The definition of nonthinking in the dictionary is an act of not thinking or choosing not to think, an absence of thought.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NONTHINKING


blinking
ˈblɪŋkɪŋ
drinking
ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ
freethinking
ˌfriːˈθɪŋkɪŋ
fthinking
ˈfθɪŋkɪŋ
hard-drinking
ˌhɑːdˈdrɪŋkɪŋ
index-linking
ˌɪndeksˈlɪŋkɪŋ
pinking
ˈpɪŋkɪŋ
plinking
ˈplɪŋkɪŋ
quick-thinking
ˌkwɪkˈθɪŋkɪŋ
right-thinking
ˈraɪtˌθɪŋkɪŋ
shrinking
ˈʃrɪŋkɪŋ
sinking
ˈsɪŋkɪŋ
slinking
ˈslɪŋkɪŋ
stinking
ˈstɪŋkɪŋ
thinking
ˈθɪŋkɪŋ
unblinking
ʌnˈblɪŋkɪŋ
unshrinking
ʌnˈʃrɪŋkɪŋ
unthinking
ʌnˈθɪŋkɪŋ
unwinking
ʌnˈwɪŋkɪŋ
winking
ˈwɪŋkɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NONTHINKING

nontenured
nonterminal
nonterminating
nontheatrical
nontheist
nontheistic
nontheological
nontheoretical
nontherapeutic
nonthermal
nonthreatening
nontidal
nontitle
nontobacco
nontonal
nontonic
nontotalitarian
nontoxic
nontraditional
nontragic

WORDS THAT END LIKE NONTHINKING

banking
binge drinking
bonking
booking
e-banking
high-ranking
home banking
lateral thinking
m-banking
Nanking
planking
positive thinking
quick thinking
ranking
retail banking
spanking
tanking
telephone banking
top-ranking
trunking
wishful thinking

Synonyms and antonyms of nonthinking in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «nonthinking» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NONTHINKING

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

Translator English - Chinese

nonthinking
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

no pensante
570 millions of speakers

English

nonthinking
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

nonthinking
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

nonthinking
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

nonthinking
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

nonthinking
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

nonthinking
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

la non-pensée
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Nonthinking
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Nichtdenken
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

nonthinking
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

nonthinking
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nonthinking
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nonthinking
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

nonthinking
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गैरहजर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

nonthinking
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

nonthinking
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nonthinking
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

nonthinking
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nonthinking
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

nonthinking
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

nonthinking
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

nonthinking
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nonthinking
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of nonthinking

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NONTHINKING»

The term «nonthinking» is used very little and occupies the 190.058 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NONTHINKING» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NONTHINKING»

Discover the use of nonthinking in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to nonthinking and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Eihei Dogen: Mystical Realist
Thus in Dogen's conception of zazen-only, nonthinking was used not transcendentally so much as realizationally; it was objectless, subjectless, formless, goalless, and purposeless. But it was not void of intellectual content as in a vacuum.
Hee-Jin Kim, 2012
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Dogen on Meditation and Thinking: A Reflection on His View ...
It is rather based on a fundamental critique of the nature of thinking asserting that human thinking is essentially a substantive one.6 At the same time, from the standpoint of thought and action, nonthinking is construed as nonattachment; in this ...
Hee-Jin Kim, 2010
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Dogen's Manuals of Zen Meditation
The master answered, "Nonthinking." 27 Unfortunately, Dogen's brief commentary following the story is not very helpful in interpreting Wei-yen's conversation, let alone in determining just how one might go about his nonthinking.
Carl Bielefeldt, 1988
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A Study of Dogen: His Philosophy and Religion
For Dogen, true thinking is "nonthinking" (hishiryo),}20 or, more precisely speaking, "thinking of nonthinking" (hishiryotei no shiryo), which is beyond the duality of thinking (shiryo) and not-thinking (fushiryo) yet includes both of them. Thinking of ...
Masao Abe, Steven Heine, 1992
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Attunement Through the Body
When we take this approach, however, we must be careful not to confound think of not-thinking with nonthinking, for the latter is merely the means to the former. At any rate, Dogen maintains that the means by which the aspirant can attain the ...
Shigenori Nagatomo, 1992
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Mystics
48 Nonthinking For Do ̄gen, seated meditation is not about chanting mantras or deciphering ko ̄ans or counting breaths. It is ''just sitting'' (shikantaza). It is hard, very hard, just to sit and do nothing but sit. Within seconds, the mind leaps off ...
William Harmless, 2008
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Warm Smiles from Cold Mountains: Dharma Talks on Zen Meditation
This is our way now, isn't it? Intense looking for, hearing about, and speaking about the faults of other people. But Narasaki Roshi also said that we need a fourth monkey on top of these three, a fourth monkey of nonthinking. In other words ...
Reb Anderson, 2013
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Impermanence is Buddha-nature: Dōgen's Understanding of ...
A final step is necessary, nonthinking (hishiiyo), to attain the immediacy of things presencing as they are. Kim comments as follows: In this paragraph Dogen emphatically holds that zazen is thinking. More often than not, zazen is psychologized ...
Joan Stambaugh, 1990
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The Greatest Escape: Adventures in the History of Solitude
Listening to Zen Master Dogen, we may learn the art of “nonthinking.” To explain, Dogen cites the story of Great Master Hongdao who was asked by a monk: “What is thinking in steadfast composure like?” When the master answered, “Think ...
David Balcom, 2004
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The Art of Just Sitting: Essential Writings on the Zen ...
The master answered, ”Nonthinking. ” VERIFYING THAT SUCH ARE THE WORDS of the Great Master, we should study and participate in the correct transmission of fixed sitting. This is the investigation of fixed sitting transmitted in the way of ...
John Daido Loori, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NONTHINKING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term nonthinking is used in the context of the following news items.
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Jade Helm 15 conspiracy theorists predict government death …
The blue list is for people who could be good, nonthinking citizens with a little re-education. And the red list is made up of people who would ... «New York Daily News, Jul 15»
2
Ann McFeatters column for Monday, June 22
... fringe of nonthinking people want to believe and ridiculing everyone else. He has been publicly toying with running for president since 1988. «Salina Journal, Jun 15»
3
Don't Believe Everything You Think: 5 Tips for a Happier Mind
Businesses executives, entrepreneurs and artists are using mindful nonthinking to achieve higher levels of creativity and success. Twenty ... «Huffington Post, Feb 15»
4
Christies Convenient Abortion Flip
... self-flagellating about his two years in public life as a defender of abortion rights, calling himself a previously “nonthinking pro-choice person. «Daily Beast, Feb 15»
5
What Vanderbilt Says, What Vanderbilt Does
Does anyone seriously think that if a college professor wrote an op-ed decrying conservative Christians as backward, nonthinking sheep who ... «Patheos, Jan 15»
6
Dashboard Camera Footage Shows New Jersey Man With Arms …
I am so tired of irresponsible media reporting agitating the nonthinking individuals out here! If the dude would have complied from the jump he ... «Madame Noire, Jan 15»
7
Avoid Getting Caught in the Quagmire of Key Performance Indicators
But the danger of generic measures is that they can lull a manager into a nonthinking (yet self-congratulatory) complacency. “Wow! I'm using ... «GovExec.com, Dec 14»
8
Giving Thanks After Thanksgiving
... all the noble traits and our divine nature, it is time to finally become aware of all the nonthinking ways we react to situations and one another. «Huffington Post, Nov 14»
9
How To Lose Friends & Alienate People: My On-going Failing Efforts …
“When we take up not thinking, or take up nonthinking, and think [about the case], we will naturally be making concentrated effort on the same ... «Patheos, Aug 14»
10
Gov. Rick Perry ought to close Mexican border for real: Kevin O'Brien
But he figured if he got the nomination, he'd need to showcase more heart than brain, so as not to put off the ill-informed, nonthinking voters ... «The Plain Dealer, Jul 14»

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