nonequal

English

Etymology

non- +‎ equal

Adjective

nonequal (not comparable)

1. Not equal; unequal, different.
   • 1982, Courtland A Collier, William Burl Ledbetter, Engineering cost analysis:

     Periodic series of nonequal payments, converted into an equivalent future value.

Noun

nonequal (plural nonequals)

1. One who is not an equal; a person of differing rank or status.
   • 1977, Nancy Henley, Body politics: power, sex, and nonverbal communication:

     ...we may develop Table 5, summarizing nonverbal behaviors used between equals (close and distant) and nonequals (superior and subordinate).