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- [verb yooz or for pt for mof 9, yoost; noun yoos]
- /verb yuz or for pt for mof 9, yust; noun yus/
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- [verb yooz or for pt for mof 9, yoost; noun yoos]
- /verb yuz or for pt for mof 9, yust; noun yus/
Definitions of nonuse word
- verb with object nonuse to employ for some purpose; put into service; make use of: to use a knife. 1
- verb with object nonuse to avail oneself of; apply to one's own purposes: to use the facilities. 1
- verb with object nonuse to expend or consume in use: We have used the money provided. 1
- verb with object nonuse to treat or behave toward: He did not use his employees with much consideration. 1
- verb with object nonuse to take unfair advantage of; exploit: to use people to gain one's own ends. 1
- verb with object nonuse to drink, smoke, or ingest habitually: to use drugs. 1
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Origin of nonuse
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; (v.) Middle English usen < Old French user < Latin ūsus, past participle of ūtī to use; (noun) Middle English < Old French < Latin ūsus act of using a thing, application, employment, equivalent to ūt-, stem of ūtī to use + -tus suffix of v. action, with tt > s
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Parts of speech for Nonuse
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
nonuse popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
nonuse usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for nonuse
noun nonuse
- obsolescence — the state, process, or condition of being or becoming obsolete.
- abandonment — The abandonment of a place, thing, or person is the act of leaving it permanently or for a long time, especially when you should not do so.
- desuetude — the condition of not being in use or practice; disuse
- disuse — discontinuance of use or practice: Traditional customs are falling into disuse.
- neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
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