nonconforming

adjective

non·​con·​form·​ing ˌnän-kən-ˈfȯr-miŋ 

: not in accordance or agreement with prevailing norms, standards, or customs : not conforming

a nonconforming loan

… America still tends to be a country convinced that its own ways are not only best but inevitable, a country where the nonconforming voice has a hard time being heard.

—Lawrence Lipking

also : gender nonconforming

Word History

First Known Use

1632, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing nonconforming

• gender nonconforming

Legal Definition

nonconforming

adjective

non·​con·​form·​ing

ˌnän-kən-ˈfȯr-miŋ

: failing to conform or comply (as with contract requirements or specifications or a law)