Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nonvital

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: non-vi-tal
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not vital (in various senses); thus, often not essential for life

adj

Not containing living nerve tissue

Example Sentences

"The eye is a nonvital organ."
"Such an occurrence could provoke a vital response from a patient when a nonvital tooth was being tested (a "false-positive")."

Etymology

From non- + vital.

Derived Forms

nonvitality nonvitally

Questions

What does nonvital mean?: Not vital (in various senses); thus, often not essential for life
Where does nonvital come from?: From non- + vital.

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