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🙅‍♂️ Not good with machines 🧪 Not using machines
nonmechanical

nonmechanical

7.2
A person who is not good at fixing or understanding machines
  • adjective
  • /ˌnɒn.mɪˈkæn.ɪ.kəl/
translation icon : no mecánico
  • The company offered special training for nonmechanical staff who struggled with the new equipment.

Examples

  • His nonmechanical nature made assembling the furniture a frustrating experience.

  • He is quite nonmechanical when it comes to fixing cars.

  • Because she is nonmechanical, she prefers creative hobbies over fixing appliances.

  • My sister is nonmechanical and prefers art over engineering.

  • As a nonmechanical person, she enjoys painting more than working on engines.

  • His nonmechanical skills made it challenging for him to understand how the new device operated.

  • Many nonmechanical employees need additional support when using advanced technology.

Synonyms

unmechanical
vsnonmechanical
8.4

Not good at using or fixing machines and tools

describes lack of aptitude for machines and devices generally
untechnical
vsnonmechanical
5.0

Simple language that does not need expert knowledge

refers to a person lacking skill with machines not to things without special knowledge

How Mechanical

competent
114 3.6
nonmechanical
7.2

Surface Forms

nonmechanical positive

Morphology

nonmechanical = mechanical (transparent) = non + mechanical

Productive negation by the prefix 'non-' applied to the adjective 'mechanical' yields the straightforward meaning 'not mechanical' as applied to a person.

Etymology

Nonmechanical breaks into non- 'not' and mechanical, which comes from mechanic, a person who 'works with machines'. So a nonmechanical person is 'not' skilled with machines or tools.