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non-intoxicating

non--in·tox·i·cat·ing
N n

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nohn ohb-stahn-te in-tok-si-key-ting]
    • /noʊn oʊbˈstɑn tɛ ɪnˈtɒk sɪˌkeɪ tɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nohn ohb-stahn-te in-tok-si-key-ting]
    • /noʊn oʊbˈstɑn tɛ ɪnˈtɒk sɪˌkeɪ tɪŋ/

Definitions of non-intoxicating word

  • adjective non-intoxicating causing or capable of causing intoxication: intoxicating beverages. 1
  • adjective non-intoxicating exhilarating; exciting: an intoxicating idea. 1
See all 2 definitions of non-intoxicating

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Origin of non-intoxicating

First appearance:

before 1625
One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1625-35; intoxicate + -ing2

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Parts of speech for Non-intoxicating

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Non-intoxicating

non-intoxicating popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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