Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nonwife

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: non-wife
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who is not a wife; a woman who stands in a relationship to somebody other than that of a wife.

Example Sentences

"Pascal's estate was contentiously split between his ex-wife and his nonwife, with artistic decisions ultimately empowered to a banker."

Etymology

From non- + wife.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: non

Inflected Forms

nonwives (plural)

Questions

What does nonwife mean?: One who is not a wife; a woman who stands in a relationship to somebody other than that of a wife.
Where does nonwife come from?: From non- + wife.

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