nonanimal

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adjective

That does not derive from an animal

OriginEnglish animal ← Middle English animal ← Old French anima →
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Meanings

adjectivenonanimal (not comparable)

alternative non-animal

  1. not comparableThat does not derive from an animal
  2. not comparableThat does not involve animals
nounnonanimal (plural nonanimals)

plural nonanimals · alternative non-animal

  1. That which is not an animal.

Origin

  1. Englishnon-
  2. Latinanimālis
  3. Latinanimal
  4. Old Frenchanima
  5. Middle Englishanimal
  6. Englishanimal
  7. Englishnonanimal

From non- + animal.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

nonmanila
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“nonanimal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonanimal. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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

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