nonfood

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adjective

Not intended for consumption as a food.

“Many supermarkets do not consider nonfoods a core segment.”

OriginEnglish food ← Middle English fode ← Old English fōda →
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Meanings

adjectivenonfood (not comparable)

alternative non-food

  1. not comparableNot intended for consumption as a food.

    The use of synthetic fuels from nonfood crops can reduce the carbon footprint.

    1 more example

    The three most common nonfood picas were eating of strings and rags; feces, vomit, and urine; and paper, cigarettes, and soil.

    1986, George S Baroff, Mental retardation: nature, cause, and management
nounnonfood (plural nonfoods)

plural nonfoods · alternative non-food

  1. A crop or product that is not intended for consumption as a food.

    Many supermarkets do not consider nonfoods a core segment.

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*peh₂-
  15. Proto-Germanic*fōdô
  16. Old Englishfōda
  17. Middle Englishfode
  18. Englishfood
  19. Englishnonfood

From non- + food.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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