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Nonwife vs Nonlife - What's the difference?

nonwife | nonlife |

As nouns the difference between nonwife and nonlife

is that nonwife is one who is not a wife; a woman who stands in a relationship to somebody other than that of a wife while nonlife is all objects or substances except those considered alive.

As an adjective nonlife is

relating to types of insurance which are not life insurance.

nonwife

English

Noun

(nonwives)
  • One who is not a wife; a woman who stands in a relationship to somebody other than that of a wife.
  • * 2001 , Steven Suskin, Broadway Yearbook, 1999-2000
    • Pascal's estate was contentiously split between his ex-wife and his nonwife , with artistic decisions ultimately empowered to a banker.

    nonlife

    English

    Noun

  • (biology, uncountable) All objects or substances except those considered alive.
  • :Life reproduces. Everything else is nonlife .
  • (countable) A life so devoid of meaning or activity that it is barely worth living.
  • * 2001 , Peter M Coan, Taxi: The Harry Chapin Story
    • These guys do good jobs given the kind of nonlives they live. It's inhuman. They can't go home. They can't see their ladies.

    Usage notes

    *Usually used in opposition to (life); rarely otherwise.

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (insurance) Relating to types of insurance which are not life insurance
    • The Dutch insurance industry has received a negative outlook from Moody's Investors Service Ltd. in London, reflecting in part concerns over unit-linked contracts and the absence of growth opportunities in the nonlife segment, according to a report released Thursday by the rating agency.http://www.businessinsurance.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=9999200014223

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