Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nonlife

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.04 in modern English

Syllables: non-life
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

All objects or substances except those considered alive.

Uncountable

noun

A life so devoid of meaning or activity that it is barely worth living.

Countable

adj

Relating to types of insurance which are not life insurance

Example Sentences

"Life reproduces. Everything else is nonlife."
"These guys do good jobs given the kind of nonlives they live. It's inhuman. They can't go home. They can't see their ladies."
"The Dutch insurance industry has received a negative outlook from Moody's Investors Service Ltd. in London, reflecting in part concerns over unit-linked contracts and the absence of growth opportunities in the nonlife segment, according to a report released Thursday by the rating agency."

Etymology

From non- + life.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: non

Usage

Inflected Forms

nonlives (plural) non-life (alternative)

Questions

What does nonlife mean?: All objects or substances except those considered alive.
Where does nonlife come from?: From non- + life.

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