Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nonkilling

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nonkilling
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not engaging in killing.

noun

Lack of killing; permitting to live.

Uncountable

noun

An action or occurrence other than a direct killing (but possibly having a similar effect).

Countable

Example Sentences

"Hunger does not normally induce frog killing in a nonkilling laboratory rat. However, if that rat has had the experience of watching a rat kill frogs, ...."
"I'm a nonkilling accomplice in a felony murder — a robbery-murder. ... It's a defense to felony murder, for nonkilling accomplices"
"(...) we encourage scientific research (...) to aid us in the transition to nonviolent, and nonkilling societies"
"[…] respect of harmlessness to living beings and nonkilling of living beings."
"Buddhist belief inculcates nonkilling of sentient life […]"
"[…] but nonkilling of humans is a minimum characteristic"

Etymology

From non- + killing.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: non

Usage

Inflected Forms

non-killing (alternative) nonkillings (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

ahimsa nonlethal nonviolence satyagraha

Questions

What does nonkilling mean?: Not engaging in killing.
Where does nonkilling come from?: From non- + killing.

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