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noncouple

noncouple noun: a person or people other than a romantic couple.

Noun

noncouple (plural noncouples)

  1. A person or people other than a romantic couple.
    • Strictly for entertainment value, any of these couples, or even noncouples, should be preferable to George and Laura and Barney.2007 June 17, James Traub, “First-Family Values”, in New York Times

Forms of noncouple

pluralnoncouples

Origin of noncouple

From non- + couple.

Questions about noncouple

What does noncouple mean?
Noncouple means a person or people other than a romantic couple.
What part of speech is noncouple?
Noncouple is a noun.
What is the plural of noncouple?
The plural of noncouple is noncouples.

Words near noncouple in the dictionary

  1. noncounterfeit
  2. noncounterfeitable
  3. noncountries
  4. noncountry
  5. noncounty
  6. noncouple
  7. noncoupled
  8. noncouples
  9. noncoupon
  10. noncourageous
  11. noncourt

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