English Explanatory Dictionary

noncommittal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Tending to avoid commitment; lacking certainty or decisiveness; reluctant to give out information or show one's feelings or opinion.
noun
  1. Failure to commit to a decision or course of action.
  2. A voter etc. who has not yet committed to a decision.

Pronunciation

/ˌnɒnkəˈmɪtl̩/ /ˌnɑnkəˈmɪtl̩/ en-us-noncommittal.ogg

Word forms

noncommittal more noncommittal most noncommittal non-commital noncommital non-committal noncommittals

Etymology

From non- + committal.

Related words

uncommittal reticent

Derived words

noncommittalism noncommittally noncommittalness
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