NONCONFORMISTS

"NONCONFORMISTS" is a plural of: nonconformist.

Date "NONCONFORMISTS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1888. (references)

Domain	Definition
Literature	Nonconformists The 2,000 clergymen who, in 1662, left the Church of England, rather than conform or submit to the conditions of the Act of Uniformity- i.e. "unfeigned assent to all and everything contained in the Book of Common Prayer." The word is loosely used for Dissenters generally. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
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Synonyms: NONCONFORMISTS

Synonyms: Bohemians, Counter culture, Dissenters, Hippies. (additional references)

Crosswords: NONCONFORMISTS

English words defined with "NONCONFORMISTS": conventicle ♦ meetinghouse. (references)

Specialty definitions using "NONCONFORMISTS": One-horse Universities. (references)

Author	Quotation
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.	The hope of a secure and livable world lies with disciplined nonconformists who are dedicated to justice, peace and brotherhood.
	Yes, I see the Church as the body of Christ. But, oh! How we have blemished and scarred that body through social neglect and through fear of being nonconformists.
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"NONCONFORMISTS" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 99.00% of the time. "NONCONFORMISTS" is used about 201 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (plural)	99%	199	21,651
Noun (proper)	1%	2	245,945
Total	100.00%	201	N/A

Hypenated Usage
	Ending with "NONCONFORMISTS": ex-nonconformists.
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Misspellings
	"NONCONFORMISTS" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: nonconformiste. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "NONCONFORMISTS" (pronounced nÄ'nkunfô"rmusts, nÄ'nkunfô"rmuss , or nÄ'nkunfô"rmus)
11	-k u n f ô" r m u s t s	conformists.
5	-m u s t s	agronomists, animists, economists, extremists.
4	-u s t s	abolitionists, abortionists, activists, agonists, analysts, anarchists, anesthesiologists, antagonists, anthropologists, apologists, aquarists, archaeologists, archivists, arsonists, artists, atheists, ballasts, balloonists, baptists, behaviorists, bicyclists, biologists, botanists, breakfasts, capitalists, cardiologists, cartoonists, catalysts, centralists, clarinetists, colonialists, colonists, columnists, communists, conservationists, criminologists, cultists, cyclists, dentists, dermatologists, druggists, ecologists, editorialists, elitists, endocrinologists, entomologists, environmentalists, epidemiologists, ethicists, exhibitionists, fascists, fatalists, federalists, feminists, fetishists, finalists, florists, forests, fundamentalists, generalists, geneticists, geologists, guitarists, gynecologists, harvests, herbalists, hobbyists, humanists, hygienists, idealists, ideologists, illusionists, imperialists, impressionists, individualists, industrialists, institutionalists, instrumentalists, interests, internationalists, internists, interventionists, isolationists, journalists, kremlinologists, leftists, linguists, lobbyists, locusts, loyalists, lyricists, machinists, medalists, meteorologists, militarists, modernists, moralists, motorcyclists, motorists, nationalists, naturalists, neurologists, nihilists, novelists, nutritionists, obstructionists, oncologists, ophthalmologists, opportunists, orthodontists, orthopedists, pacifists, paleontologists, panelists, pathologists, pharmacists, philanthropists, pianists, populists, preservationists, propagandists, protagonists, protectionists, psychiatrists, psychologists, psychotherapists, purists, racists, radiologists, rainforests, rapists, realists, receptionists, reservationists, reservists, revolutionists, rightists, satirists, scientists, secessionists, secularists, segregationists, seismologists, semifinalists, separatists, socialists, sociologists, specialists, spiritualists, strategists, supremacists, survivalists, symbolists, technologists, televangelists, theorists, therapists, toxicologists, traditionalists, ultranationalists, urologists, violinists, virologists.
3	-s t s	adjusts, armrests, arrests, assists, attests, bassists, beasts, bequests, blasts, boasts, boosts, breasts, broadcasts, bursts, busts, careerists, castes, casts, centrists, chartists, chemists, chests, chloroplasts, coasts, cohosts, conquests, consists, consumerists, contests, contexts, contrasts, costs, crests, crusts, cysts, digests, disgusts, distrusts, divests, dusts, enlists, enthusiasts, evangelists, exhausts, exists, fasts, feasts, firsts, fists, flavorists, forecasts, frosts, futurists, ghosts, guests, guideposts, gusts, gymnasts, harpists, headrests, hoists, hosts, humorists, infests, insists, invests, jests, joists, jurists, lambastes, lampposts, lasts, lists, manifests, masts, mists, molests, monarchists, monetarists, nests, newscasts, numismatists, optimists, optometrists, outbursts, outcasts, outposts, pastes, pasts, persists, pessimists, pests, physicists, poltergeists, posts, pragmatists, preexists, priests, protests, provosts, publicists, quests, recidivists, reformists, Reinvests, requests, resists, rests, retests, revisionists, ripostes, roasts, rusts, schists, signposts, soloists, statists, sternposts, stylists, suffragists, suggests, tastes, telecasts, terrorists, testes, tests, texts, thrusts, toasts, toothpastes, tourists, trusts, twists, typists, unionists, vests, waists, wastes, wrists, yeasts.
5	-ô" r m u s	enormous.
3	-m u s	animus, anonymous, autonomous, blasphemous, dermis, epidermis, famous, grimace, hippopotamus, humus, ignoramus, infamous, isthmus, litmus, magnanimous, mandamus, monogamous, polygamous, posthumous, premise, primus, promise, pumice, ramus, Shamas, shamus, synonymous, thalamus, thermos, unanimous, venomous.
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "c-f-i-m-n-n-n-o-o-o-r-s-s-t"
	-1 letter: nonconformist.
	-3 letters: conformists, nonconforms.
	-4 letters: conformist, nonconform.
	-5 letters: confronts, monotonic, motocross.
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