non-conforming Definition

nonconformist
noun

1. Someone who refuses to conform to generally accepted practice.

Thesaurus: rebel, eccentric, iconoclast, maverick, gadfly, dissenter, malcontent, bohemian, deviant, individualist, radical, secessionist; Antonym: conformist.
2. In England: a member of a Protestant church separated from the Church of England.

Form: Nonconformist

adj

1. Of or relating to nonconformists.

Derivative: non-conforming
adj

Derivative: non-conformism
noun

Derivative: non-conformity

Refusal to conform to established practice.
Thesaurus: dissent, deviation, unconventionality, eccentricity, secession, heterodoxy, opposition, heresy, refusal, originality; Antonym: conformity.

Lack of correspondence or agreement between things.

Etymology: 17c.