Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nonintercourse

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.05 in modern English

Syllables: non-in-ter-course
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The lack of intercourse; the suspension of relations or communication (especially between countries).

American usage; Uncountable

noun

A lack of sexual intercourse.

Uncountable

adj

Not involving or not relating to sexual intercourse.

Example Sentences

"The Nonintercourse Act"
"This view is derived from the former non-intercourse law only."
"you must submit to an embargo on your wit and a non-intercourse act between you and the faculty of writing."
"The use of non-intercourse agreements as revolutionary weapons against Great Britain."
"I intend to try the effect of non-intercourse, and to break with her outright."
"McCarthy says you can slow things down by honing your technique through what he calls "nonintercourse sex" (what the rest of us call "jerking off")."

Etymology

From non- + intercourse.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: non

Usage

American usage
Uncountable

Questions

What does nonintercourse mean?: The lack of intercourse; the suspension of relations or communication (especially between countries).
Where does nonintercourse come from?: From non- + intercourse.

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