Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nongrooming

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: non-groom-ing
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not of or pertaining to grooming between animals.

Example Sentences

"An increase in nongrooming contact, including sociosexual behavior, following both food provision and aggressive incidents unrelated to food."

Etymology

From non- + grooming.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: non

Questions

What does nongrooming mean?: Not of or pertaining to grooming between animals.
Where does nongrooming come from?: From non- + grooming.

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