nonwork en · NOUN
Etymology
From non- + work.
Meanings
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(uncountable) That 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:
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(countable) That 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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| non-work | alternative | lexicographic | |
| nonworks | Number=Plur | lexicographic |