nonworking
nonworking adjective: that does not work (operate or function).
Adjective
nonworking (not comparable)
- That does not work (operate or function).
- Near-synonyms: out-of-order, out-of-service
- Synonyms:
- inoperative, nonfunctioning, nonfunctional, out-of-order, out-of-service
- Not employed; employed in unpaid labor, such as homemaking and childcare.
- She works more than 12 hours a day at homemaking and childcare, so it is ironic that she is classified as a nonworking spouse.
Synonyms of nonworking
Origin of nonworking
From non- + working.
Questions about nonworking
- What does nonworking mean?
- Nonworking means that does not work (operate or function).
- What part of speech is nonworking?
- Nonworking is an adjective.
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