nonlife

non·life

N n

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [non-lahyf]
- /nɒnˈlaɪf/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [non-lahyf]
- /nɒnˈlaɪf/

Definitions of nonlife word

noun nonlife lack or absence of life. 1
noun nonlife (biology, uncountable) All objects or substances except those considered alive. 1
noun nonlife any matter absent of life or not living 0
noun nonlife a disengaged form of existence lacking vigour 0

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Origin of nonlife

First appearance:

before 1725

One of the 49% newest English words

First recorded in 1725-35; non- + life

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Parts of speech for Nonlife

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Nonlife

nonlife popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

nonlife usage trend in Literature

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