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nonageist en · ADJ

Etymology

From non- + ageist.

Meanings

1. Not ageist; free from stereotypes about or discrimination based on age.
   • Replace ageist statements with nonageist statements. 2007, Courtland C. Lee, Counseling for Social Justice, page 74:
   • Research has shown that nonageist attitudes help to combat adverse health outcomes; that people with nonageist attitudes have a lower incidence of psychiatric conditions, more resilience when encountering stress, better recovery from disabling events, better memory, and better balance and mobility. 2022, Mary Renck Jalongo, Patricia A. Crawford, Intergenerational Bonds, page 23:
   • The preparation of nonracist, nonageist, and nonheterosexist guidelines was the direct result of the landmark APA guidelines. 2016, Florence Denmark, Vita Carulli Rabinowitz, Jeri A. Sechzer, Engendering Psychology: Women and Gender Revisited:
   • So called "architecture for the elderly" should be called “architecture for the handicapped," which would be more accurate and nonageist. 1999, Erdman Palmore, Ageism: Negative and Positive, page 182:

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