nonnegotiable
adjective, noun
nonnegotiable is an adjective meaning “Not negotiable; not subject to negotiation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled N-O-N-N-E-G-O-T-I-A-B-L-E and has 5 syllables, and it appears about once in every 12 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data).
What does nonnegotiable mean?
adjective
- 1
Not negotiable; not subject to negotiation.
- 2
Not subject to bargaining or haggling.
- 3
Not redeemable for money or other assets.
noun
- 1
Something that is not negotiable.
Near-synonym: deal breaker
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce nonnegotiable?
Nonnegotiable has 5 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of nonnegotiable
- non-negotiable
- nonnegotiables plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is nonnegotiable?
Nonnegotiable appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 103,949th 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).
Nonnegotiable in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense not subject to negotiation:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | innégociable, non négociable |
| German | nicht verhandelbar |
| Portuguese | inegociável |
| Spanish | innegociable |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does nonnegotiable come from?
From non- + negotiable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).