non-violent

See also: nonviolent

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From non- +‎ violent.

Adjective

non-violent (not comparable)

  1. (Of a deed, event etc.) Without violence.
    Synonym: unviolent
    Antonym: violent
  2. (Of a person or movement) Opposed to violence.
    Synonyms: irenic, pacific; see also Thesaurus:peaceable
    Antonym: violent
    • 1969 March 14, “King Resolution Rehearing Promised”, in Daily Independent Journal, volume 108, number 304, page 35, columns 2–3:
      The measure asked Gov. Ronald Reagan to declare April 4 Martin Luther King Jr. day as a memorial to "the nation's leading advocate of loving non-violent action."
  3. (Of a convict) Sentenced for a crime that did not involve violence. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
    Antonym: violent

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French

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Adjective

non-violent (feminine non-violente, masculine plural non-violents, feminine plural non-violentes)

  1. non-violent

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