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nonconformist

[ non-kuhn-fawr-mist ]

noun

  1. a person who refuses to conform, as to established customs, attitudes, or ideas.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  2. (often initial capital letter) a Protestant in England who is not a member of the Church of England; dissenter.


Nonconformist

1

/ ˌɒ԰əˈɔːɪ /

noun

  1. a member of a Protestant denomination that dissents from an Established Church, esp the Church of England
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or denoting Nonconformists
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

nonconformist

2

/ ˌɒ԰əˈɔːɪ /

noun

  1. a person who does not conform to generally accepted patterns of behaviour or thought
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of or characterized by behaviour that does not conform to generally accepted patterns
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌDzԳDzˈڴǰٲ, noun
  • ˌԴDzԳDzˈڴǰ, noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of nonconformist1

First recorded in 1610–20; non- + conformist
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I’m refreshed by how nonconformist the format of the record is.

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But Tyler, ever the nonconformist, released his eighth studio album at 06:00 EST on Monday, three days after the week's chart tracking began.

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If you want to turn heads and keep warm this fall, look to the ultimate nonconformist, Rick Owens, for a chic solution with this dust gray knit bodysuit.

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Her depictions of their habits and foibles are laced with considerable wit — and subjective assessments: “rascally” California scrub jays, “voracious” Townsend’s warblers, “solitary nonconformist” hermit thrushes, murderous crows, fiercely competitive hummingbirds.

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In Salar Abdoh’s Tehran, a city more populous than New York City, the vagaries of the human heart create a surprisingly unbridled and nonconformist tableau against a backdrop most Westerners view as monolithic, repressive, theocratic.

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