noun
- plural of nonlife; things that are not alive or do not possess the characteristics of living organisms
Usage: technical; rare
Examples
- The scientist studied the boundary between lives and nonlives in her research.
- Rocks, metals, and other nonlives make up much of the planet’s mass.
- The distinction between lives and nonlives is fundamental to biology.
- Ancient philosophers debated whether certain nonlives could possess souls.
- The museum exhibit contrasted lives with nonlives found in the same environment.