nondirective
adjective, noun
nondirective is spelled N-O-N-D-I-R-E-C-T-I-V-E: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 69 million words in written English, the 262,293rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, nondirective means “Not directive” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in nondirective?
| Letters | 12: N-O-N-D-I-R-E-C-T-I-V-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 69 million words; the 262,293rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is nondirective?
Nondirective appears about once in every 69 million words in written English, the 262,293rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of nondirective
- nondirectives plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does nondirective mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not directive
noun
- 1
A statement or utterance that is not a directive.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does nondirective come from?
From non- + directive.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).