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noncommittal

  (nŏn'kə-mĭt'l) pronunciation
adj.

Refusing commitment to a particular opinion or course of action; not revealing what one feels or thinks: “His face was the color of a freshly baked pork pie and as noncommittal” (Thomas Pynchon).

noncommittally non'com·mit'tal·ly adv.
 
 
Thesaurus: noncommittal

adjective

    Tending to keep one's thoughts and emotions to oneself: controlled, inhibited, reserved, restrained, self-controlled, self-restrained. See restraint/unrestraint.

 
Antonyms: noncommittal

adj

Definition: unwilling to decide
Antonyms: committal, decisive, definite, judgmental, willing


 
Word Tutor: noncommittal
pronunciation

IN BRIEF: To not form an opinion or reveal what one thinks.

pronunciation His face was the color of a freshly baked pork pie and as noncommittal. — Thomas Pynchon

 
Translations: Translations for: Noncommittal

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - uforbindende, uforpligtende, forbeholden, neutral, uvillig til at tage standpunkt

Nederlands (Dutch)
zich niet verplichtend, vrijblijvend, neutraal

Français (French)
adj. - évasif

Deutsch (German)
adj. - unverbindlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - επιφυλακτικός, που αποφεύγει να πάρει θέση

Italiano (Italian)
non impegnativo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - reservado

Русский (Russian)
уклончивый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - que no compromete a nada, evasivo, reservado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - reserverad, diplomatisk, försiktig

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
不明朗的, 不承担义务的

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 不明朗的, 不承擔義務的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 언질을 주지 않는, 막연한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 言質を与えない, 当たり障りのない, 意味の明瞭でない, どっちつかずの
n. - 言質を与えないこと

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) غير واضح‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮לא-מחייב, לא ברור‬


 
 

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