Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

non-lethal

/nɑnlˈiθəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.84 in modern English

Syllables: non-lethal
IPA: /nɑnlˈiθəl/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not capable of causing death.

adj

Designed to cause incapacitation without causing death.

noun

Any weapon that incapacitates without causing death.

Example Sentences

"a non-lethal dose"
"Government officials think a universal malodor, or offensive odor, might prove effective as a non-lethal weapon."

Etymology

From non- + lethal.

Inflected Forms

nonlethal (alternative) non-lethals (plural)

Synonyms

less-lethal

Questions

How do you pronounce non-lethal?: The recorded pronunciation is /nɑnlˈiθəl/.
What does non-lethal mean?: Not capable of causing death.
Where does non-lethal come from?: From non- + lethal.

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