non-con

See also: noncon

English

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈnɒnˌkɒn/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈnɑnˌkɑn/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɒnkɒn
  • Hyphenation: non-con

Etymology 1

Noun

non-con (plural non-cons)

  1. (obsolete) A nonconformist. [17th–19th c.]
    • 1723, Charles Walker, Memoirs of Sally Salisbury, section VI:
      To tell the Truth he is no better nor no worse, than an Eminent Non-Con Parson, Lusty and Lustful, who oft leaves his Flock in the Country, to regale himself in Masquerade with Persons of your Sex and Function in these Parts.

Etymology 2

Clipping of noncontrast.

Adjective

non-con (not comparable)

  1. (medicine, colloquial) Non-contrast.
    non-con CT

Etymology 3

Clipping of non-consent.

Noun

non-con (uncountable)

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