nonpejorative
- adjective
- /nɒnˈpɛdʒəˌrɑːtɪv/
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no peyorativo
- To ensure fairness, the committee aimed to provide a nonpejorative assessment of the proposals submitted.
Examples
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The education that I received (at Harvard College in the 1950s) was excellent, and yet—in a nonpejorative sense—it was full of political indoctrination.
Academic text (1991) -
The challenge is to present feedback in a nonpejorative manner that encourages improvement.
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But the perception that James's great book is, in a nonpejorative sense,
Academic text (1999) -
Now, the question is not, and has never been, whether a nonpejorative translation of "tolmema" in Laws 636c is reasonable.
Academic text (1995) -
The text on the Keystone version of the card, which was apparently prepared for an educational series, is mainly descriptive of rubber gathering and trade and is nonpejorative.
Academic text (2007) -
Many educators strive to use language that is nonpejorative to foster a supportive learning environment.
Synonyms
Not giving a careful opinion or useful feedback
Gentle in manner and tone, not likely to offend
Does not upset people and avoids rude or hurtful words
Antonyms
How Pejorative
Surface Forms
Morphology
nonpejorative = pejorative (transparent) = non + pejorative
The productive negative prefix 'non-' simply negates the adjective 'pejorative', yielding the opposite meaning.
Etymology
Nonpejorative breaks into non- meaning 'not' and pejorative from a root that meant 'worse'. So a nonpejorative word does not make someone or something seem worse and is neutral or positive.