nondirectional

[ non-di-rek-shuh-nl, -dahy- ]

adjective

1. functioning equally well in all directions; omnidirectional.
2. without direction; not directional.

Word History and Origins

Origin of nondirectional¹

First recorded in 1900–05; non- + directional

Example Sentences

She added that her most popular wallpaper for ceilings so far has been “Doodles” because it’s nondirectional and adds an extra dimension to the room.

From Seattle Times

“You have this almost nondirectional beginning,” he said, “but then this feeling of ‘A long, long time ago.

From New York Times

Setting down his weapons kit he fumbled it open, got out a nondirectional Penfield wave transmitter; he punched the key for catalepsy, himself protected against the mood emanation by means of a counterwave broadcast through the transmitter’s metal hull directed to him alone.

From Literature

Trump did not quite go all the way back to the Reagan rule, because he would still permit some “nondirectional” abortion counseling with federal money.

From Washington Post

Discovery of directional and nondirectional pioneer transcription factors by modeling DNase profile magnitude and shape.

From Nature