Nonconformity Definition

nŏnkən-fôrmĭ-tē
nonconformities
noun
nonconformities
Failure or refusal to act in conformity with generally accepted beliefs and practices.
Webster's New World
An instance of this.
A measure aimed at reducing nonconformities to the housing code.
American Heritage
Refusal to accept the doctrines or follow the practices of the Anglican Church.
Webster's New World
Lack of agreement or harmony.
Webster's New World
An unconformity in which the underlying strata are composed of igneous or metamorphic rock and the overlying strata are composed of sedimentary rock.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Nonconformity

Noun

Singular:
nonconformity
Plural:
nonconformities

Origin of Nonconformity

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