# nonviolence

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #42,297

## Definitions
1. A philosophy that rejects the use of violence, and instead seeks to bring about change through peaceful responses even to violent acts.

## Etymology
From non- + violence.

## Easily confused with
- **nonviolent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nonviolence-vs-nonviolent)

## Common misspellings (17)
`nnonviolence`, `nnoviolence`, `nonivolence`, `nonnviolence`, `nonviloence`, `nonvioelnce`, `nonviolance`, `nonviolecne`, `nonviolencce`, `nonviolenec`, `nonviolennce`, `nonviollence`, `nonviolnece`, `nonvoilence`, `nonvviolence`, `novniolence`, `onnviolence`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/nonviolence