nonalcoholic

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See also: non-alcoholic

English

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Etymology

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From non- +‎ alcoholic.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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nonalcoholic (not comparable)

  1. Containing no more than trace amounts of alcohol.
    Synonym: alcohol-free
    Antonym: alcoholic
  2. (medicine) Not involving alcohol as its cause.
    Antonym: alcoholic

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Noun

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nonalcoholic (plural nonalcoholics)

  1. One who is not an alcoholic.
    • 2020 April 2, Virginia Heffernan, “Staying Sober During a Lockdown”, in The New York Times[1]:
      A quarantine is indeed a trying time. Where “people who can drink normally” — A.A. lingo for nonalcoholics — are stocking up on liquor, A.A. members, and there are some 2.1 million of us, are hellbent on keeping the meetings going.
  2. A nonalcoholic beverage.
    • 2023 February 22, Kai Ryssdal, Sean McHenry, “The LA distillery ginning up business in the non-alcoholic spirit market”, in Marketplace[2]:
      When asked if there was a degree of sadness to transition to non-alcoholics after nearly two decades of making spirits, Mathews said no.