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
German: gewaltlos (de), gewaltfrei

opposed to violence

Dutch: geweldloos (nl), vredelievend (nl)

German: gewaltlos (de), gewaltfrei

incarcerated for a crime that did not involve violence

Dutch: niet-gewelddadig

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French: non-violent, calme, doux

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