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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

nonworking en · ADJ

Etymology

From non- + working.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) That does not work (operate or function).
    • Near-synonyms: out-of-order, out-of-service
  2. (not-comparable) Not employed; employed in unpaid labor, such as homemaking and childcare.
    • She works more than 12 hours a day at homemaking and childcare, so it is ironic that she is classified as a nonworking spouse.

Coordinates

hypofunctional · dysfunctional · unusable · unworkable

Synonyms

inoperative · out-of-service · nonfunctioning · out-of-order · nonfunctional