Nonlife
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Nonlife is a noun meaning (biology, uncountable) All objects or substances except those considered alive.
Meaning
(biology, uncountable) All objects or substances except those considered alive.
More Meanings
- (countable) A life so devoid of meaning or activity that it is barely worth living.
- (insurance) Relating to types of insurance which are not life insurance
Example Sentences
Life reproduces. Everything else is nonlife.
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.
The Dutch insurance industry has received a negative outlook from Moody's Investors Service Ltd. in London, reflecting in part concerns over unit-linked contracts and the absence of growth opportunities in the nonlife segment, according to a report released Thursday by the rating agency.
Word Forms
- nonlives
- non-life
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include inanimate, nonself, nonorganism, nonreproductive, nonobject, nonliquid.
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