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| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | Latin non 'not' |
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non-
1 [in adjectives, nouns, and adverbs] used to say that someone or something is not a particular thing, or does not do a particular thing : 
non-British visitorsa non-smoker (=someone who does not smoke) a non-stop flight (=one in which a plane flies from one place to another without stopping on the way)
non-British visitorsa non-smoker (=someone who does not smoke)a non-stop flight (=one in which a plane flies from one place to another without stopping on the way)2 [in nouns] used to refer to a situation where a particular action did not happen or will not happen : non-payment of taxes They were very disappointed at his non-appearance (=the fact that he did not go to an event where he was expected).
non-payment of taxesThey were very disappointed at his non-appearance (=the fact that he did not go to an event where he was expected).
