Nonstandard Definition & Meaning

nonstandard
adjective
  1. not conforming to the language usage of a prestige group within a community; "a nonstandard dialect is one used by uneducated speakers or socially disfavored groups"; "the common core of nonstandard words and phrases in folk speech"- A.R.Dunlap
  2. varying from or not adhering to a standard; "nonstandard windows"; "envelopes of nonstandard sizes"; "nonstandard lengths of board"
  3. not standard; not accepted as a model of excellence; "a nonstandard text"

Synonyms for nonstandard

bad adv

with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly'); "the injury hurt badly

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deficient adj

inadequate in amount or degree; "a deficient education"; "deficient in common sense"; "lacking in stamina

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inferior adj

of or characteristic of low rank or importance of low or inferior quality written or printed below and to one side of

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substandard adj

falling short of some prescribed norm; "substandard housing"

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unacceptable adj

not adequate to give satisfaction; "the coach told his players that defeat was unacceptable" not acceptable

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unaccepted adj

not conforming to standard usage; "the following use of `access' was judged unacceptable by a panel of linguists

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  • "use of like nonstandard"
    AOL — AOL
  • "anyways nonstandard"
    AOL — AOL

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What does nonstandard mean?
not conforming to the language usage of a prestige group within a community; "a nonstandard dialect is one used by uneducated speakers or socially disfavored groups"; "the common core of nonstandard words and phrases in folk speech"- A.R.Dunlap varying from or not adhering to a standard; "nonstandard windows"; "envelopes of nonstandard sizes"; "nonstandard lengths of board" not standard; not accepted as a model of excellence; "a nonstandard text"
What part of speech is nonstandard?
Nonstandard is an adjective.
How many definitions does nonstandard have?
Nonstandard has 3 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).

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