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nonacademic

nonacademic

1 4.4
Not related to school or study
  • adjective
  • /ˌnɒnəˈkædəmɪk/
translation icon : no académico
  • The workshop included many fun, nonacademic activities that helped students relax after exams.
  • nonacademic activities
  • nonacademic skills
  • nonacademic environment

Examples

  • First, I discuss literature addressing the value of students' nonacademic literacy practices.

    Academic text (2015)

  • Studies might examine affective gains in nonacademic areas such as self-confidence, self-esteem, leadership skills, and racial tolerance.

    Academic text (1996)

  • Follow up successful task completion with a brief nonacademic activity that students find enjoyable.

    Academic text (2001)

  • "Students were developing an awareness of words even in brief, passing, nonacademic contexts."

    Academic text (2013)

  • Music teachers may feel especially threatened because of the perceived nonacademic status of music instruction in schools.

    Academic text (2004)

  • Therefore, universities and colleges are not providing graduates with the skills required by nonacademic employers.

    Academic text (2011)

  • Students see potential for the social contexts of their nonacademic digital literacy practices to enhance college writing courses.

    Academic text (2015)

  • Educators must be creative in order to teach nonacademic skills during the instructional day.

    Academic text (2015)

  • And the communication styles rewarded in law school classrooms are not equally effective in nonacademic settings.

    Academic text (2017)

  • Now, unlike faculty members, lower-level administrators and other nonacademic staff do not enjoy the protection of tenure.

    Academic text (1990)

Synonyms

nonscholastic
vsnonacademic
7.0

Not related to school or formal learning

is broader and covers absence from school, education and scholarly activities
nonscholarly
vsnonacademic
5.3

Not academic or related to formal study

is broader and also applies to school and general education matters
noneducational
vsnonacademic
4.5

Something that is not about school, teaching, or learning

is wider and also excludes scholarly work and school related connections
unacademic
vsnonacademic
6.1

Not connected with university study or school work

is about being simply not part of school, education, or scholarship

Antonyms

academic
383 4.2

Connected to schools, colleges, university study, or research

How Academic

erudite
  • Formal
12 8.4
scholarly
  • Formal
47 5.6
academic
383 4.2
nonacademic
1 4.4
practical
507 2.6

Surface Forms

nonacademic positive

Morphology

nonacademic = academic (transparent) = non + academic

A clear negative prefix 'non-' is productively attached to the familiar adjective 'academic', yielding 'not related to academic matters'.

Etymology

Nonacademic comes from the prefix non- meaning 'not' and academic meaning 'school' or 'learning'. So nonacademic describes hobbies, activities, or things that are not part of school or teaching.