nonconformism
- n a lack of orthodoxy in thoughts or beliefs
- n the practice of nonconformity
- To grow a beard, to be sexually brave, to take dope even to killall these are understood experiences of 'nonconformism.
- Was the decade a wacky jag of smiley faces and bell-bottoms or a daring heyday of nonconformism and creativity? You can decide this month when the two 1970s duke it out in two .
- After all, unrestricted amateur nonconformism is one of the honorable paths in American history.