unconsuming

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adjective

That does not consume.

“an unconsuming fire”

OriginEnglish consuming ← Middle English consumen ← Old French consumer →
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Meanings

adjectiveunconsuming (not comparable)
  1. not comparableThat does not consume.

    an unconsuming fire

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  9. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  10. Proto-Italic*kom
  11. Proto-Italic*kom-
  12. Latincon-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  14. Proto-Italic*supo
  15. Latinsub
  16. Latinsub-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*h₁em-
  18. Proto-Indo-European*h₁émeti
  19. Proto-Italic*emō
  20. Latinemō
  21. Latinsūmō
  22. Latincōnsūmō
  23. Old Frenchconsumer
  24. Middle Englishconsumen
  25. Englishconsuming
  26. Englishunconsuming

From un- + consuming.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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