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nonalcohol

nonalcohol

3.4
A drink that does not contain alcohol
  • noun
  • /ˌnɒnˈæl.kə.hɔl/
translation icon : bebida sin alcohol
  • Many people are choosing nonalcohol options when they go out to socialize.

Examples

  • Drug use was measured as the mean response to all nonalcohol substance categories.

    Academic text (2002)

  • At the party, we served a variety of nonalcohol beverages like soda and fruit punch.

  • She prefers nonalcohol drinks to enjoy a night out without the effects of alcohol.

Synonyms

soft drink
vsnonalcohol
40 1.0

A drink without alcohol that has bubbles, like soda or lemonade

is any substance or beverage without alcohol rather than only carbonated drinks

Antonyms

alcoholic beverage
16 3.0

A drink that contains alcohol, like beer or wine

How Alcoholic

spirit
55 2.5
near beer
  • Archaic
1 5.1
nonalcohol
3.4

Surface Forms

nonalcohol singular
nonalcohols plural

Morphology

nonalcohol = alcohol (transparent) = non + alcohol

Formed by the productive negative prefix 'non-' + 'alcohol', indicating a substance/drink without alcohol; the meaning is directly inferable.

Etymology

The word nonalcohol joins non- 'not' with alcohol, and as a noun it can mean a drink or substance that contains no alcohol, much like saying 'non-alcoholic' or 'alcohol-free'.