adjective
- not alive; lacking the characteristics of life
Usage: often used in scientific contexts
Examples
- Rocks and minerals are nonliving materials.
- The scientist studied both living and nonliving components of the ecosystem.
- Water is a nonliving substance essential for life.
- Students learned to classify objects as living or nonliving.
- The desert contains many nonliving elements like sand and stone.
- Nonliving factors such as temperature affect plant growth.