nonanalogous
|non-an-a-log-ous|
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/ˌnɑnəˈnælədʒəs/
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/ˌnɒnəˈnæləɡəs/
not similar / lacking analogy
Etymology
'nonanalogous' originates from English using the prefix 'non-' (from Latin 'non' meaning 'not') attached to 'analogous' (from Greek 'analogos' meaning 'proportionate' or 'corresponding').
'analogous' comes from Greek 'analogos' -> Late Latin/medieval Latin 'analogus' -> Middle English 'analogous'; the negative prefix 'non-' was later combined in modern English to form 'nonanalogous'.
Initially 'analogos' meant 'proportionate' or 'corresponding'; over time 'analogous' came to mean 'showing analogy or similarity', and 'nonanalogous' developed as the negation meaning 'not similar or not comparable'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
not analogous; not comparable or lacking a useful analogy or similarity.
The two phenomena are nonanalogous in their causes, so the same explanation cannot be applied to both.
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Last updated: 2025/08/19 02:11