unmedicinal

7.9

Does not treat illness or improve health

adjective
/ˌʌnˈmɛdɪsɪnəl/

: no medicinal

The herbal tea had a pleasant flavor but was entirely unmedicinal.

Examples

This herbal tea is considered unmedicinal by many doctors.
He used essential oils for unmedicinal purposes, enjoying their scent rather than any health benefits.
Some people consume mushrooms for unmedicinal experiences unrelated to health or healing.
Many people believe that unmedicinal remedies can be harmful.
He used essential oils for unmedicinal purposes, enjoying their scent rather than any health benefits.
Some people consume mushrooms for unmedicinal experiences unrelated to health or healing.
The herbal tea had a pleasant flavor but was entirely unmedicinal.

Synonyms

nonmedical

vsunmedicinal

2 4.2

Not about doctors or hospitals

is narrower, specifically meaning no medicinal effect or prescription

unprescribed

vsunmedicinal

Specialized

1 7.7

Not officially ordered by a doctor or allowed by an authority

focuses more on prescription status than on medicinal effectiveness

nonprescribed

vsunmedicinal

1 6.8

Not officially approved by a doctor

centres on lack of prescription rather than being nonmedicinal

nontherapeutic

vsunmedicinal

Specialized

1 7.7

Not able to help treat a disease or injury

is broader, covering any item not medicinal or not prescribed

unmedical

vsunmedicinal

1 7.9

Not about doctors or medicine for treating illness

adds the sense of not being prescribed or meant for treatment

nonmedicinal

vsunmedicinal

1 5.8

Not used to treat illness, often taken for taste or relaxation

is the same concept expressed in a different form

unmedicative

vsunmedicinal

9.9

Does not treat illness or improve health

emphasizes the same lack but also includes not being prescribed

Antonyms

therapeutic

86 5.2

Helping a person feel better physically or mentally

medicinal

48 4.0

Able to help heal or treat illness

How Medicinal

therapeutic

86 5.2

medicinal

48 4.0

unmedicinal

7.9

nonmedicinal

1 5.8

Surface Forms

unmedicinal positive

Morphology

unmedicinal = medicinal (transparent) = un + medicine + al

Formed by straightforward negation: 'un-' + 'medicinal' meaning 'not medicinal', which is directly derivable by learners who know 'medicinal'.

Etymology

Unmedicinal is made of the part un- ('not') and medicinal, which comes from medicine meaning 'a thing that heals'. So Unmedicinal means 'not for medicine' or 'not having a healing effect'.