Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nonmate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: non-mate
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An animal that is not a mate (of some other specified animal).

Example Sentences

"However, after 40 min of submerged oviposition 50% of females were seized by nonmates because their mates had abandoned them."

Etymology

From non- + mate.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: non

Inflected Forms

nonmates (plural)

Questions

What does nonmate mean?: An animal that is not a mate (of some other specified animal).
Where does nonmate come from?: From non- + mate.

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