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  • adjective Not anxious.

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non- +‎ anxious

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Examples

  • It is very important that parents use a warm, nonanxious tone to identify feelings.

    The Unmotivated Child Ph.D Natalie Rathvon 1996

  • It is very important that parents use a warm, nonanxious tone to identify feelings.

    The Unmotivated Child Ph.D Natalie Rathvon 1996

  • It is very important that parents use a warm, nonanxious tone to identify feelings.

    The Unmotivated Child Ph.D Natalie Rathvon 1996

  • Commonly a frank and nonanxious examination of feelings facilitates resolution of various therapeutic impasses.

    Clinical Work with Adolescents Judith Marks Mishne 1986

  • Living always in the face of possible "explosions" and "earthquakes" (e.g. a conflict coming at you from left field, an additional urgent task, a death, something else) and yet it is critical to remain nonanxious, positive, cautiously optimistic.

    UUpdates - All updates 2010

  • "And delayed puberty also occurred in daughters born to nonanxious mothers who were raised by anxious mothers."

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009

  • Another group consisted of daughters of nonanxious mice, and these mice were raised by either a control mother or an anxious mother.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009

  • "Remarkably, puberty was still delayed even if the daughters of anxious mothers were raised by nonanxious mice," Larsen said.

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  • They invested 28\% less money in risky investments than people with the nonanxious version.

    Pet Chat with Doc Halligan | Parade.com 2009

  • They invested 28\% less money in risky investments than people with the nonanxious version.

    Pet Chat with Doc Halligan | Parade.com 2009

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