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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (4)

1. lack of harmony or correspondence;

2. a lack of orthodoxy in thoughts or beliefs;
[syn: nonconformity, nonconformism, nonconformance]

3. unorthodoxy as a consequence of not conforming to expected standards or values;

4. failure to conform to accepted standards of behavior;
[syn: nonconformity, nonconformance]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Nonconformity \Non*con*form"i*ty\, n. Neglect or failure of conformity; especially, in England, the neglect or refusal to unite with the established church in its rites and modes of worship. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

nonconformity n 1: lack of harmony or correspondence 2: a lack of orthodoxy in thoughts or beliefs [syn: nonconformity, nonconformism, nonconformance] [ant: conformism, conformity] 3: unorthodoxy as a consequence of not conforming to expected standards or values 4: failure to conform to accepted standards of behavior [syn: nonconformity, nonconformance] [ant: abidance, compliance, conformation, conformity]