\(ˈ)nän alsoˌnən orˈnən beforeˈ-stressed syllable,ˌnän alsoˌnən beforeˌ-stressed or unstressed syllable; the variant with ə is also to be understood at pronounced entries, though not shown\
Function:
prefix
Etymology:
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin non not, from Old Latin noenum, from ne- not + oinom, neuter of oinos one — more at no, one
1: not : other than : reverse of : absence of <nontoxic><nonlinear>2: of little or no consequence : unimportant : worthless <nonissues><nonsystem>3: lacking the usual especially positive characteristics of the thing specified <noncelebration><nonart>