non-starter
English
noun
Definitions
- Someone or something who was listed to start in a race, but did not start in the race.
- Something that is destined to fail from the outset; an impractical scheme.
- An idea or argument that cannot be sensibly debated.
Etymology
Prefix from English starter.
Origin
English
starter
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bungstarter English
- dynostarter English
- heart starter English
- nonstarter English
- self-starter English
- start English
- starter English
- starter Italian
- starter French
- стартер Russian
- стартёр Russian
- starter Serbo-Croatian