nonwork

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noun

That which is not work (employment or occupation).

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Meanings

nounnonwork (countable and uncountable, plural nonworks)

plural nonworks · alternative non-work

  1. uncountableThat which is not work (employment or occupation).

    “People tweet me all the time about nonwork things,” she said.

    2009 July 2, Paul Boutin, “A Day With 400 Tweets Starts With Simplicity”, in New York Times
  2. countableThat which is not a work (creation).

    The search is properly pursued by the production of artworks indiscernible from various nonworks and other artwork.

    1997, Robert Stecker, Artworks: definition, meaning, value

Origin

From non- + work.

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APA

nonwork. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonwork

MLA

“nonwork.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonwork. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonwork,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonwork.

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