Nonconcessive

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Relating to a clause or phrase that does not concede or yield to a condition or circumstance
2. describing a context where resistance or opposition is maintained without compromise
3. indicating a grammatical structure that expresses an idea without acknowledging an exception or alternative possibility

Etymology: "Nonconcessive" is built from the prefix "non-," meaning "not," and "concessive," which comes from Latin "concedere," meaning "to yield" or "to grant." That verb combines "con-," an intensifying prefix, with "cedere," "to go" or "to give way." The same root gives English "cede," "recede," "precede," "proceed," and "succeed," all of which involve moving forward, back, or aside. "Concessive" was later used in grammar for clauses that grant a point before countering it, as in "although it rained, we went out." A nonconcessive person or position refuses to grant that point.