nonspirit

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noun

Absence of spirit; lifelessness, inanimateness.

OriginEnglish spirit ← Middle English spirit ← Old French espirit →
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Meanings

nounnonspirit (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehuman sciencesAbsence of spirit; lifelessness, inanimateness.

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*(s)peys-der.?
  15. Latinspīrō
  16. Latinspīritu
  17. Old Frenchespirit
  18. Middle Englishspirit
  19. Englishspirit
  20. Englishnonspirit

From non- + spirit.

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APA

nonspirit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonspirit

MLA

“nonspirit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonspirit. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonspirit,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonspirit.

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