nonconstricting
adjEtymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-Germanic *nainaz Proto-West Germanic *nain Old English nān Middle English non ▲ Old English nān Old English nān- Middle English non- English non- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin cōn- Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ-der. Proto-Indo-European *streyg-der. Latin stringō Latin cōnstringō Latin cōnstrictusbor. English constricting English nonconstricting From non- + constricting.
- derived from stringō Latin cōnstringō Latin cōnstrictusbor
- derived from *streyg-der✻
Definitions
That does not constrict.
- The baby dress, balloon, the trapeze and the tent all have one thing in common: a looseness that allows for the circulation of air between cloth and body, nonconstricting comfort for hot, humid summer days.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for nonconstricting. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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