non-issue

See also: nonissue

English

Alternative forms

• nonissue

Etymology

From non- +‎ issue.

Noun

non-issue (plural non-issues)

1. A matter of no concern, especially one that had been of concern.

   Synonyms: unthing, nothingburger

   His position on that matter is a non-issue, now that the courts have decided.

   • 2019 December 18, Richard Clinnick, “Railway's 2020 vision”, in Rail, page 3:

     And although it became a non-issue during the election, HS2 seems likely to continue under a government of either colour - despite the Conservatives pointedly not having committed to it beforehand.

Translations

matter of no concern

Chinese: Mandarin: 非議題 / 非议题 (fēiyìtí) Finnish: ei merkitse mitään (is of no concern) Portuguese: please add this translation if you can Russian: please add this translation if you can Spanish: please add this translation if you can

See also

• moot point

References

• “non-issue”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

Anagrams

• noniuses