student asking question

Is there any characteristic in the word that "non-" can be combined before it?

teacher

Native speaker’s answer

Rebecca

The word "nonsense" refers to spoken or written words that have no meaning or make no sense. There are no "non-" words you can use to replace it, it is simply the opposite of the word "sense". Having the "non-" at the beginning of a word indicates the meaning of "not". Ex: Nondairy means this milk has no dairy. Ex: I'm a nonconformist so I don't behave according to people's expectations.

Popular Q&As

03/30

Complete the expression with a quiz!