Adjective: nonviolent nón'vI(-u)-lunt
- Abstaining (on principle) from the use of violence
"The nonviolent protest aimed to bring about change peacefully"
- Achieved without bloodshed
"The protesters staged a nonviolent demonstration";
- unbloody
See also: bloodless, passive, peaceable, peaceful, unprovocative, unprovoking
Antonym: violent
Encyclopedia: Nonviolent