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nonlives

nonlives is the plural of nonlife.

Meaning of nonlife

Noun

nonlife (countable and uncountable, plural nonlives)

  1. (uncountable) All objects or substances except those considered alive.
    • Life reproduces. Everything else is nonlife.
  2. (countable) A life so devoid of meaning or activity that it is barely worth living.
    • These guys do good jobs given the kind of nonlives they live. It's inhuman. They can't go home. They can't see their ladies.2001, Peter M Coan, Taxi: The Harry Chapin Story

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Questions about nonlives

What is nonlives the plural of?
Nonlives is the plural of nonlife.

Words near nonlives in the dictionary

  1. nonlittered
  2. nonlittering
  3. nonliturgical
  4. nonlive
  5. nonliver
  6. nonlives
  7. nonlivestock
  8. nonliving
  9. nonlixiviated
  10. nonloaded
  11. nonlobar

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