Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nondrinking

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: non-drink-ing
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Being a nondrinker; not drinking alcohol.

Example Sentences

"On summer weekends, she works not only as editor and publisher, but as the nondrinking designated driver and mother hen to “the girls,” as they trawl from one fabulousness to the next."

Etymology

From non- + drinking.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: non

Questions

What does nondrinking mean?: Being a nondrinker; not drinking alcohol.
Where does nondrinking come from?: From non- + drinking.

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