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Nonjoined vs Conjoined - What's the difference?

nonjoined | conjoined |

As adjectives the difference between nonjoined and conjoined

is that nonjoined is not joined while conjoined is joined together, as with conjoined twins, or in matrimony.

As a verb conjoined is

(conjoin).

nonjoined

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Not joined.
    • a pair of nonjoined points
  • (legal, of a party) omitted from an action

    • conjoined

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Joined together, as with conjoined twins, or in matrimony.
    • 1600' ''If either of you know any inward impediment, why you should not be '''conjoined , I charge you, on your souls, to utter it.'' — Shakespeare, ''Much Ado About Nothing , .
    ...representatives of a loosely conjoined nation...'' - ''Time

    Usage notes

    Conjoint' is often used, but ' conjoined is the preferred usage.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (conjoin)