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nontraditional en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree English non- Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *térh₂t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Latin trāns Proto-Indo-European *deh₃-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *dédeh₃ti Proto-Italic *didō Latin dō Latin trādō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin trāditiōbor. Old French tradicionbor. Middle English tradicioun English tradition Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English traditional English nontraditional From non- + traditional.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Not traditional; not related to tradition, untraditional.
   • While this year’s list of top names includes some traditionals — Matthew and Michael for boys, for instance, and Emily and Anna for girls — the nontraditional names are still the overwhelming favorites. 2009 April 25, “Meet Number 16 Bus Shelter”, in Austin Daily Herald, archived from the original on 20 Jul 2025:
   • After fourteen years of marriage, my wife and I agreed that in spite of our love for each other, her desire for a traditional marriage and my desire for non-traditional relationships meant that our differences were irreconcilable and divorce inevitable. 1986, A. Billy S. Jones, “A Father's Need; A Parent's Desire”, in Joseph Beam, editor, In The Life: A Black Gay Anthology, page 145:
2. (not-comparable) Innovative; new; daring.

Forms

Deriveds

nontraditional student · nontraditionally · nontraditional family

Relateds

traditionless · traditional · non-traditional · nontraditionalistic · traditionalism · traditionist · traditionalist · untraditional · untraditionality · traditionalistic · tradition · nontraditionalist · traditionary · nontraditionally · traditionarily · untraditionally · traditionally

Translations (14)

hi अपरंपरागत (not traditional) · ru нетрадицио́нный (not traditional) · ka არატრადიციული (not traditional) · fi uudenlainen (innovative, new, daring) · pl nietradycyjny (innovative, new, daring) · gl non tradicional (not traditional) · gl non tradicional (innovative, new, daring) · ru нетрадицио́нный (innovative, new, daring) · pl nietradycyjny (not traditional) · fi epäperinteinen (not traditional) · el αντιπαραδοσιακός (not traditional) · ru инновацио́нный (innovative, new, daring) · uk нетрадиці́йний (not traditional) · fi epäperinteinen (innovative, new, daring)