Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nonailing

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: non-ail-ing
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Example Sentences

"Possibly the most curious of all human afflictions is that which does not afflict its victims, but victimizes the nonafflicted: the ailment whose sufferers are only the nonailing; the complaint of which only non-patients complain and are impatient."
"Moreover, within the nonailing families, the doctor's care index across the three plan- types is quite similar, while in the families with chronic illness it is substantially higher within the provider plans than in the other two types."
"Health services for the "nonailing" majority tended to be neglected."

Etymology

From non- + ailing.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: non

Questions

What does nonailing mean?: Not ailing.
Where does nonailing come from?: From non- + ailing.

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