English Explanatory Dictionary

nonalcoholic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Containing no more than trace amounts of alcohol.
  2. Not involving alcohol as its cause.
noun
  1. One who is not an alcoholic.
  2. A nonalcoholic beverage.

Pronunciation

en-us-nonalcoholic.ogg

Word forms

nonalcoholic non-alcoholic nonalcoholics

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-Germanic *nainaz Proto-West Germanic *nain Old English nān Middle English non ▲ Old English nān Old English nān- Middle English non- English non- Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic اَلْكُحُول (al-kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholder. Middle English alcofol English alcohol Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English alcoholic English nonalcoholic From non- + alcoholic.

Synonyms

alcohol-free

Antonyms

alcoholic
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