What does nonliving mean?

nonliving means "not endowed with life".

How many syllables are in nonliving?

nonliving has 3 syllables: non-li-ving. The stress falls on "non".

What is another word for nonliving?

Close synonyms include inanimate, non-living. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is nonliving a common word?

nonliving is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

nonliving — meaning, pronunciation and definition

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
not endowed with life
“the inorganic world is inanimate”
“inanimate objects”
Synonymsinanimate non-living
Similarnonconscious

Questions about nonliving

What does nonliving mean?: nonliving means "not endowed with life".
How many syllables are in nonliving?: nonliving has 3 syllables: non-li-ving. The stress falls on "non".
What is another word for nonliving?: Close synonyms include inanimate, non-living. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

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