non-
(Latin: nothing, not)
There are hundreds of other "non-" prefix words that can be found in dictionaries.
Non est tanti.
It is not of such great importance.
Also translated as, "It's no big deal."
Non est tuum, fortuna quod fecit tuum.
Count not that as yours which fortune has made yours.
Non est vivere sed valere vita est.
Life is not being alive but being well.
Also translated as, "Life is more than just being alive."
nonflammable
1. Difficult to burn or to ignite.
2. Not combustible or easily set on fire.
Non fluctu nec flatu movetur.
He is not moved by either wave nor wind.
nonfraternization
An absence of fraternization.
nonfunctional
Not performing nor able to perform a regular function.
nonharmonic
Not harmonic nor harmonious.
Non ignara mali, miseris succurrere disco.
No stranger to misfortune myself, I learn to relieve the sufferings of others.
One rationale for helping people in distress, from Virgil's Aeneid. With these words, Dido, Queen of Carthage, greeted Aeneas and his companions, who were in exile.
Non incautus futuri.
Not unmindful of the future.
Motto that is based on the one that appears on the Lee (or Le) family crest, Ne incautus futuri, of the Washington and Lee University located in Virginia, USA. and is said to be often referenced in public events at the university.
noninflammatory
Not inflammatory.
nonlethal
1. Not capable of causing death.
2. Primarily a reference to police control in which non-lethal force, also called less-than-lethal or less-lethal force, is intended to be unlikely to kill or to cause great bodily injury to a human target.
non licet; n.l.
[it is] not permitted.
non liquet; n.l.
It is not clear.
A term used by lawyers when a case is not proven.
nonmandatory
Not required by rule or law; nonobligatory.
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