English Explanatory Dictionary

nonadept

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who is not an adept, one who has not mastered a particular esoteric discipline.
adj
  1. Not adept; unskilled.

Word forms

nonadept nonadepts more nonadept most nonadept

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-Germanic *nainaz Proto-West Germanic *nain Old English nān Middle English non ▲ Old English nān Old English nān- Middle English non- English non- Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Latin apiō Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -scō Latin apīscor Latin adipīscor Latin adeptusbor. French adeptebor. English adept English nonadept From non- + adept.

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