nonliving
- adjective
- /nɒnˈlɪvɪŋ/
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inanimado
- The museum displayed a variety of nonliving artifacts that provide insight into ancient civilizations.
- nonliving and living
Examples
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Oregon's ocean resources are both living and nonliving, as well as renewable and nonrenewable.
Academic text (1996) -
This definition can be applied to both nonliving and living features.
Academic text (1993) -
Peter: So, we have touched on the nonliving world and now the living world.
Academic text (2001) -
Self-organization refers to a wide range of processes in both living and nonliving systems.
Academic text (2003) -
Ecosystems are systems that incorporate living and nonliving elements, explicitly overriding the boundary between animate and inanimate.
Academic text (2005) -
In science class, we learned that nonliving things like rocks and water are essential for the ecosystem.
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In the desert, the nonliving factors, such as sand and stones, contribute to the harsh environment.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Not alive or working, for example a battery with no power
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3.4
Not moving and showing no signs of people or animals
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5.3
Not alive and cannot move or feel
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7.6
Something that is not lively and seems dull and without energy
Not alive, for example stones, water, and machines
Without life or any sign of feeling
Not living any more, for example a person or animal
Antonyms
How Alive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word nonliving comes from the prefix non- meaning 'not', as in nonstop, and living, from live meaning 'to have life'. So, nonliving simply means 'not alive'.