noncommittal
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noncommittal
- /ˌnɒnkəˈmɪtl̩/ UK
- /ˌnɑnkəˈmɪtl̩/ US
Where it comes from
From non- + committal.
adjective more noncommittal · most noncommittal · non-commital · noncommital · non-committal
- Tending to avoid commitment; lacking certainty or decisiveness; reluctant to give out information or show one's feelings or opinion. The Major's face was noncommittal.
noun noncommittals · non-commital · noncommital · non-committal
- Failure to commit to a decision or course of action. As a result of cowardly noncommittals during the immediate postelection period, there was so much strain on several black-white Democratic relationships that they approached open ruptures.
- A voter etc. who has not yet committed to a decision. Where they occur, in the Liberal increases in Quebec and Ontario for instance, they are offset by declines in the number of undecideds or noncommittals.
Translations
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adj tending to avoid commitment
| Español | no comprometedor, poco comprometedor, sin compromiso |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | どっちつかずの dotchi tsukazu no |
| Português | sem compromisso |
| Français | évasif |
| Deutsch | unverbindlich |
Talk about this word "noncommittal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/noncommittal. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. noncommittal. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/noncommittal "noncommittal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/noncommittal.Cite this
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title = {noncommittal},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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