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noninstrumental en · ADJ

Etymology

From non- + instrumental.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Not instrumental
   • […] we are judging the moral quality of the individual herself in some more focused, noninstrumental, and seemingly more serious way. 2006 December 15, Angela M. Smith, “Control, responsibility, and moral assessment”, in Philosophical Studies, volume 138, number 3, →DOI:
   • Nor do they ever concentrate long on clapping, foot-tapping or vocalism, even though hands, feet, speech and song are the most efficient noninstrumental human means of creating complex aural rhythm. 2007 May 10, Alastair Macaulay, “Stomp, Sneeze, Grunt, Gasp and All That Body Language”, in New York Times:

Antonyms

instrumental

Translations (2)

tr aletsiz (not instrumental) · de nichtinstrumental (not instrumental)