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nonalcoholic

American  
[non-al-kuh-haw-lik, -hol-ik] / ˌnɒn æl kəˈhɔ lɪk, -ˈhɒl ɪk /

adjective

  1. not being or containing alcohol.

    nonalcoholic beverages.


noun

  1. a person who is not an alcoholic.

nonalcoholic British  
/ ˌnɒnælkəˈhɒlɪk /

adjective

  1. not containing alcohol

    nonalcoholic drinks

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of nonalcoholic

First recorded in 1905–10; non- + alcoholic

Example Sentences

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AB InBev’s nonalcoholic Corona Cero was the Olympic Games’ first beer sponsor at this year’s Winter Games, where the athletes’ village included a Corona lounge offering yoga and relaxation sessions along with the brew.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Constellation has pushed into faster-growing categories, including low-alcohol offerings like hard seltzers and nonalcoholic drinks such as Hiyo, a botanical-infused tonic.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Scientists at Mayo Clinic's Center for Individualized Medicine have identified a rare genetic variant that can directly cause metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, formerly known as nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.

From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2026

And Molson Coors has been moving into nonalcoholic drinks such as ZOA Energy and a premium mixer brand called Fever-Tree.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 7, 2026

And the result was she found she liked a nonalcoholic Noel better than ever—and she chucked the seer.

From Manslaughter by Miller, Alice Duer

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