noninstrumental

English

Etymology

From non- +‎ instrumental.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛntəl

Adjective

noninstrumental (not comparable)

1. 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, →DOI:

     […] we are judging the moral quality of the individual herself in some more focused, noninstrumental, and seemingly more serious way.

Antonyms

• instrumental

Translations

not instrumental

• German: nichtinstrumental
• Turkish: aletsiz