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NONALCOHOLIC

/ˈnɑnælkəhɔlɪk/
AdjectiveNounnon-al-co-HOL-icnon-al-co-hol-ic · 5 syllablesGrade 7

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2021, 2024

Meaning

Containing no more than trace amounts of alcohol.

Etymology

Origin: Old English

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 كُحُول (kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholbor. 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 & Antonyms

Synonyms

alcohol-freesoft

Antonyms

NYT Puzzle Appearances

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