Associations to the word «Nonviolent»

Wiktionary

NONVIOLENT, adjective. Not violent; without violence; following a philosophy of nonviolence; the opposite of violent.

Dictionary definition

NONVIOLENT, adjective. Abstaining (on principle) from the use of violence.
NONVIOLENT, adjective. Achieved without bloodshed; "an unbloody transfer of power".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats