Skip to content

nontraditional

adjective

No English definition recorded for this entry.

L338788 on Wikidata ↗

Wiktionary

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English non- English tradition Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? 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.

  1. Not traditional; not related to tradition, untraditional.

    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.

    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.

  2. Innovative; new; daring.