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nonwife

nonwife noun: one who is not a wife; a woman who stands in a relationship to somebody other than that of a wife.

Noun

nonwife (plural nonwives)

  1. One who is not a wife; a woman who stands in a relationship to somebody other than that of a wife.
    • Pascal's estate was contentiously split between his ex-wife and his nonwife, with artistic decisions ultimately empowered to a banker.2001, Steven Suskin, Broadway Yearbook, 1999-2000

Forms of nonwife

pluralnonwives

Origin of nonwife

From non- + wife.

Questions about nonwife

What does nonwife mean?
Nonwife means one who is not a wife; a woman who stands in a relationship to somebody other than that of a wife.
What part of speech is nonwife?
Nonwife is a noun.
What is the plural of nonwife?
The plural of nonwife is nonwives.

Words near nonwife in the dictionary

  1. nonwhiteness
  2. nonwhites
  3. nonwhole
  4. nonwholesale
  5. nonwidowed
  6. nonwife
  7. nonwild
  8. nonwilderness
  9. nonwildlife
  10. nonwind
  11. nonwinding

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