non-violent en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English non- Latin violentusbor. Old French violentbor. Middle English violent English violent English non-violent From non- + violent.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Of a deed, event etc., without violence.
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(not-comparable) Of a person or movement, opposed to violence.
The measure asked Gov. Ronald Reagan to declare April 4 Martin Luther King Jr. day as a memorial to "the nation's leading advocate of loving non-violent action."
1969 March 14, “King Resolution Rehearing Promised”, in Daily Independent Journal, volume 108, number 304, page 35, columns 2–3:
- (not-comparable) Of a convict, sentenced for a crime that did not involve violence.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| nonviolent | alternative | lexicographic |
Antonyms
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Synonyms
dovelike · pacifist · anti-bellicist · peaceful · pacific · irenic · pacifistic · non-violent · dovish · peaceable · unviolent · pacific · unaggressive · irenic · irenical
Translations (18)
de friedliebend (opposed to violence) · nl niet-gewelddadig (without violence) · nl geweldloos (opposed to violence) · nl niet-gewelddadig (incarcerated for a crime that did not involve violence) · mk ненасилен (opposed to violence) · ru ненаси́льственный (opposed to violence) · de gewaltlos (opposed to violence) · fr non violent (without violence) · de gewaltfrei (opposed to violence) · de gewaltfrei (without violence) · hy ոչ բռնի (without violence) · de gewaltlos (without violence) · fi rauhanomainen (without violence) · nl geweldloos (without violence) · uk ненаси́льницький (without violence) · ru ненаси́льственный (without violence) · nl vredelievend (opposed to violence) · mk ненасилен (without violence)