Nonprofessional — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

not professional; not engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or for gain

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nˌɑːnpɹəfˈɛʃənəl/

🇬🇧British English

/nˌɒnpɹəfˈɛʃənəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/nˌɒnpɹəfˈɛʃənəl/

5 syllables Say it as /nˌɑːnpɹəfˈɛʃənəl/.

Examples

the nonprofessional wives of his male colleagues
nonprofessional actors

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms

professional

Parts of Speech

adjective

not professional; not engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or for gain

“the nonprofessional wives of his male colleagues”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unprofessionell

nicht professionell; nicht einem Beruf nachgehen oder sich beruflich oder gewinnorientiert engagieren

🇫🇷French

non professionnel

pas professionnel; ne pas exercer une profession ou exercer une activité professionnelle ou à des fins lucratives

🇪🇸Spanish

no profesional

no profesional; no ejercer una profesión o ejercer como profesión o con fines de lucro

🇮🇹Italian

non professionale

non professionale; non impegnato in una professione o impegnato in una professione o a scopo di lucro

🇳🇱Dutch

niet-professioneel

niet professioneel; die geen beroep uitoefent, noch beroepsmatig of uit winstbejag handelt

🇵🇹Portuguese

não profissional

não profissional; não exerce uma profissão ou exerce uma profissão ou com fins lucrativos

🇷🇺Russian

непрофессиональный

не профессиональный; не занимается профессией или занимается ею как профессией или ради выгоды

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गैर-पेशेवर

पेशेवर नहीं; किसी पेशे में नहीं लगा हुआ है या पेशे के रूप में या लाभ के लिए नहीं लगा हुआ है

🇧🇩Bengali

অপেশাদার

পেশাদার নয়; একটি পেশায় নিযুক্ত নয় বা একটি পেশা হিসাবে বা লাভের জন্য জড়িত নয়

🇮🇳Tamil

தொழில் அல்லாத

தொழில்முறை அல்ல; ஒரு தொழிலில் ஈடுபடவில்லை அல்லது ஒரு தொழிலாக அல்லது ஆதாயத்திற்காக ஈடுபடவில்லை

🇮🇳Telugu

నాన్ ప్రొఫెషనల్

ప్రొఫెషనల్ కాదు; వృత్తిలో నిమగ్నమై లేదు లేదా వృత్తిగా లేదా లాభం కోసం నిమగ్నమై లేదు

🇮🇳Marathi

अव्यावसायिक

व्यावसायिक नाही; एखाद्या व्यवसायात गुंतलेले नाही किंवा व्यवसाय म्हणून किंवा फायद्यासाठी गुंतलेले नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

બિનવ્યાવસાયિક

વ્યાવસાયિક નથી; કોઈ વ્યવસાયમાં રોકાયેલા નથી અથવા વ્યવસાય તરીકે અથવા લાભ માટે સામેલ નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ವೃತ್ತಿಪರವಲ್ಲದ

ವೃತ್ತಿಪರವಲ್ಲ; ವೃತ್ತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ತೊಡಗಿಸಿಕೊಂಡಿಲ್ಲ ಅಥವಾ ವೃತ್ತಿಯಾಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ಲಾಭಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ತೊಡಗಿಸಿಕೊಂಡಿಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രൊഫഷണലല്ല

പ്രൊഫഷണലല്ല; ഒരു തൊഴിലിൽ ഏർപ്പെട്ടിരിക്കുന്നതോ ഒരു തൊഴിലായി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ നേട്ടത്തിനായി ഏർപ്പെടുന്നതോ അല്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੈਰ-ਪੇਸ਼ੇਵਰ

ਪੇਸ਼ੇਵਰ ਨਹੀਂ; ਕਿਸੇ ਪੇਸ਼ੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਰੁੱਝੇ ਹੋਏ ਜਾਂ ਇੱਕ ਪੇਸ਼ੇ ਵਜੋਂ ਜਾਂ ਲਾਭ ਲਈ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੋਏ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر پیشہ ورانہ

پیشہ ورانہ نہیں؛ کسی پیشے میں مشغول نہیں ہے یا کسی پیشے کے طور پر یا فائدہ کے لئے مشغول نہیں ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

非专业的

不专业；不从事某种职业或以职业为目的或以获取利益为目的

🇯🇵Japanese

専門外の

専門家ではありません。職業に従事していない、職業として、または利益のために従事していない

🇰🇷Korean

비전문적인

전문적이지 않습니다. 직업에 종사하지 않거나 직업으로 종사하거나 이득을 얻기 위해 종사하지 않음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không chuyên nghiệp

không chuyên nghiệp; không tham gia vào một nghề nghiệp hoặc tham gia với tư cách một nghề nghiệp hoặc vì lợi ích

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่เป็นมืออาชีพ

ไม่เป็นมืออาชีพ ไม่ประกอบวิชาชีพหรือประกอบอาชีพหรือแสวงหาผลประโยชน์

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak profesional

tidak profesional; tidak terlibat dalam suatu profesi atau terlibat sebagai suatu profesi atau untuk mendapatkan keuntungan

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi propesyonal

hindi propesyonal; hindi nakikibahagi sa isang propesyon o nakikibahagi bilang isang propesyon o para sa pakinabang

🇲🇾Malay

tidak profesional

tidak profesional; tidak terlibat dalam profesion atau terlibat sebagai profesion atau untuk mendapatkan keuntungan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير محترف

غير محترف؛ ألا يمارس مهنة أو يمارس مهنة أو لتحقيق مكاسب

🇮🇷Persian

غیر حرفه ای

حرفه ای نیست؛ به حرفه ای اشتغال نداشته باشد یا به عنوان یک حرفه یا برای منفعت درگیر باشد

🇹🇷Turkish

profesyonel olmayan

profesyonel değil; bir meslekle meşgul olmamak veya meslek olarak ya da kazanç amacıyla meşgul olmamak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לא מקצועי

לא מקצועי; לא עוסק במקצוע או עוסק כמקצוע או למטרת רווח

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What is the primary definition of the word 'nonprofessional'?

The primary meaning of 'nonprofessional' is 'not professional; not engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or for gain'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'nonprofessional' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'nonprofessional' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'nonprofessional' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'nonprofessional' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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