noncharacter

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points: 19
Words With Friends: 22
Letters: 12

Definition of noncharacter

4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

That which is not a character (unit of text).

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noun

That which is not a character (unit of text).
That which is not a character (unit of text).
That which is not a character, as in literature.

“Like the noncharacter at the center of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? the screen's nonimage and the man it effaces enable other forms of repression, […]”
A fictional character in a piece of literature or other media that lacks distinct personality traits, depth, or development.

“She’s a non-character hyped up to sell merchandise.”

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Etymology

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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-Germanic *nainaz Proto-West Germanic *nain Old English nān Middle English non ▲ Old English nān Old English nān- Middle English non- English non- Ancient Greek χαράσσω (kharássō) Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Ancient Greek -τήρ (-tḗr) Ancient Greek χαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr)der. Latin charactērder. Old French caracterebor. Middle English caracter English character English noncharacter From non- + character.

Words you can make from noncharacter

200+ playable · top: CHARACTER (16 pts)

Best play character 16 points

8-letter words

10 words

7-letter words

40 words

6-letter words

86 words

5-letter words

63 words

Hooks

1 extension · 1 back

A single letter you can add to noncharacter to make another valid word.

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NONCHARACTERS 20 pts

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