noninstrumental
English edit
Etymology edit
non- + instrumental
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -ɛntəl
Adjective edit
noninstrumental (not comparable)
- Not instrumental
- 2007 May 10, Alastair Macaulay, “Stomp, Sneeze, Grunt, Gasp and All That Body Language”, in New York Times[1]:
- Nor do they ever concentrate long on clapping, foot-tapping or vocalism, even though hands, feet, speech and song are the most efficient noninstrumental human means of creating complex aural rhythm.
- 2006 December 15, Angela M. Smith, “Control, responsibility, and moral assessment”, in Philosophical Studies, volume 138, number 3, :
- […] we are judging the moral quality of the individual herself in some more focused, noninstrumental, and seemingly more serious way.
Antonyms edit
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not instrumental
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