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non-smoking

non-smoking

2.5
Not allowing people to smoke in a place
  • adjective
  • /nɒnˈsmoʊkɪŋ/
translation icon : no fumador
  • The restaurant has a non-smoking section for guests who prefer to avoid tobacco.

And the same true for pancreatic cancer, the same true for non-smoking lung cancer and many others.

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Examples

  • For example, iodine concentrations in the breast milk of women who smoke are roughly half of those of non-smoking women's breast milk.

  • And the same true for pancreatic cancer, the same true for non-smoking lung cancer and many others.

  • Smoking or non-smoking? He asked and he got fired

  • Smoking is like a four fold increase in relative risk over non-smoking for for cancer.

  • She prefers non-smoking hotels to ensure a fresh and clean environment during her trips.

  • At the event, they clearly marked areas as non-smoking to respect the health of all attendees.

Synonyms

smoke-free
vsnon-smoking
9 2.5

A place where people must not use cigarettes or electronic cigarettes

is a label that forbids tobacco use or excludes people who light cigarettes

Antonyms

765 1.4

The habit of breathing in and out tobacco smoke

How Smoke-Free

non-smoking
2.5
smoke-free
9 2.5

Surface Forms

non-smoking positive

Morphology

non-smoking = smoking (transparent) = non + smoke + ing

The negative prefix 'non-' directly negates the activity 'smoking' (smoke + -ing), yielding the clear meaning 'not allowing or involving smoking'.

Etymology

Non-smoking is made from the beginning part non- meaning 'not', like in nonstop, and smoking from 'smoke', so it simply labels a place or thing where there is 'no smoking'.