noncontent
English
Etymology 1
From non- + content (adjective).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌnɒŋkənˈtɛnt/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
noncontent (plural noncontents)
- (UK, politics, dated or historical) Someone who gives a negative or opposing vote in the House of Lords.
- Synonym: noncon
Adjective
noncontent (not comparable)
- Not content; not in agreement.
Etymology 2
Alternative forms
- non-content
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌnɒnˈkɒntɛnt/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
noncontent (uncountable)
- (often attributive) Something that is not classed as, or distinguished from, content.
- 2013, Paul Rosenzweig, Cyber Warfare:
- Noncontent header information in Internet traffic (IP addresses, “to” and “from” lines, and such) are likewise not protected as a matter of constitutional law.
- 2017, Everette E. Dennis, Children and the Media:
- They divided TV programming into content and noncontent features, the former referring to plot and story, and the latter referring to production and editing conventions such as zooms, dissolves, music, special effects and pacing.
References
- “noncontent”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.