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nonaddict

nonaddict noun: one who is not an addict.

Noun

nonaddict (plural nonaddicts)

  1. One who is not an addict.
    • But methadone is a dangerous drug. If taken orally by a nonaddict, it can cause euphoria or even death.1971 March 19, Richard Severo, “Addiction: Chemistry Is the New Hope, but Degree of Its Effectiveness Is Still Disputed”, in The New York Times
    • What the science shows, he says, is that the brain of an addict is fundamentally different from that of a nonaddict.2000 June 24, Michael Massing, “Seeing Drugs as a Choice Or as a Brain Anomaly”, in The New York Times

Forms of nonaddict

pluralnonaddicts

Origin of nonaddict

From non- + addict.

Questions about nonaddict

What does nonaddict mean?
Nonaddict means one who is not an addict.
What part of speech is nonaddict?
Nonaddict is a noun.
What is the plural of nonaddict?
The plural of nonaddict is nonaddicts.

Words near nonaddict in the dictionary

  1. nonadapted
  2. nonadapting
  3. nonadaptive
  4. nonadaptiveness
  5. nonaddable
  6. nonaddict
  7. nonaddicted
  8. nonaddicting
  9. nonaddictive
  10. nonaddicts
  11. nonaddition

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