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nonconsummation

nonconsummation

9.8
A marriage where the partners do not have sex after their wedding
  • noun
  • /ˌnɒnˌkɒnsəˈmeɪʃən/
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translation icon : no consumación
  • After years of being together, their relationship ended in nonconsummation, leaving both parties feeling unfulfilled.

Examples

  • The couple faced legal issues due to the nonconsummation of their marriage, as they had never engaged in sexual intercourse.

  • In each instance, the acquirer obtained assets in the event of nonconsummation: either licenses (AuthenTec and Parametric), services arrangements (NYSE Euronext), or hard assets (Bear Stearns).

    Academic text (2017)

  • She was concerned about the nonconsummation of their arrangement, as they had not yet completed the necessary steps to finalize their union.

Synonyms

noncompletion
vsnonconsummation
6.3

Not finishing a required course or task

applies to failing to complete a marriage by sexual intercourse rather than tasks

Antonyms

consummation
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1 8.3

The act of having sex that completes a marriage

How Complete

consummation
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1 8.3
nonconsummation
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9.8

Surface Forms

nonconsummation singular
nonconsummations plural

Morphology

nonconsummation = consummation (transparent) = non + consummate

The meaning is directly derived by negating 'consummation' with the productive prefix 'non-'; learners who know 'consummation' will readily infer 'nonconsummation'.

Etymology

Nonconsummation breaks into non- meaning 'not' and consummation, from a word that means 'to finish' or 'complete' and the same root as consummate. So nonconsummation literally means 'not finishing' something, which is why it describes the failure to complete a marriage or other act.