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nonwork

nonwork noun: that which is not work (employment or occupation).

Noun

nonwork (countable and uncountable, plural nonworks)

  1. (uncountable) That which is not work (employment or occupation).
    • “People tweet me all the time about nonwork things,” she said.2009 July 2, Paul Boutin, “A Day With 400 Tweets Starts With Simplicity”, in New York Times
  2. (countable) That which is not a work (creation).
    • The search is properly pursued by the production of artworks indiscernible from various nonworks and other artwork.1997, Robert Stecker, Artworks: definition, meaning, value

Forms of nonwork

pluralnonworks
alternative formnon-work

Origin of nonwork

From non- + work.

Questions about nonwork

What does nonwork mean?
Nonwork means that which is not work (employment or occupation).
What part of speech is nonwork?
Nonwork is a noun.
What is the plural of nonwork?
The plural of nonwork is nonworks.

Words near nonwork in the dictionary

  1. nonwoodland
  2. nonwoody
  3. nonwool
  4. nonword
  5. nonwords
  6. nonwork
  7. nonworkable
  8. nonworkaholic
  9. nonworkaholics
  10. nonworkday
  11. nonworker

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