non-violent

See also: nonviolent

English

Alternative forms

nonviolent

Etymology

non- +‎ violent

Adjective

non-violent (not comparable)

(Of a deed, event etc.) Without violence.
(Of a person or movement) Opposed to violence.
(Of a convict) Sentenced for a crime that did not involve violence. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Synonyms

(opposed to violence): pacific

Antonyms

violent

Related terms

non-violence

Translations

without violence

Armenian: ոչ բռնի (očʿ bṙni)
Dutch: geweldloos (nl), niet-gewelddadig

Finnish: rauhanomainen
French: non violent
German: gewaltlos (de), gewaltfrei (de)
Russian: ненаси́льственный (ru) (nenasílʹstvennyj)

opposed to violence

Dutch: geweldloos (nl), vredelievend (nl)

German: gewaltlos (de), gewaltfrei (de), friedliebend (de)
Russian: ненаси́льственный (ru) (nenasílʹstvennyj)

incarcerated for a crime that did not involve violence

Dutch: niet-gewelddadig

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