nonaerobic

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adjective

Not aerobic.

“nonaerobic exercise”

OriginEnglish aerobic ← French aérobie ← Ancient Greek βίος (bíos) →
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Meanings

adjectivenonaerobic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot aerobic.

    nonaerobic exercise

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Germanic*ne
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  5. Proto-Germanic*ainaz
  6. Proto-Germanic*nainaz
  7. Proto-West Germanic*nain
  8. Old Englishnān
  9. Middle Englishnon
  10. Old Englishnān
  11. Old Englishnān-
  12. Middle Englishnon-
  13. Englishnon-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ews-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ewsér
  16. Proto-Hellenic*auhḗr
  17. Ancient Greekἀήρ (aḗr)
  18. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  19. Ancient Greekβίος (bíos)
  20. Frenchaérobie
  21. Englishaerobic
  22. Englishnonaerobic

From non- + aerobic.

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APA

nonaerobic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonaerobic

MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonaerobic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonaerobic.

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