nonfood

American  

[nahn-food] / ˌnɑnˈfud /

noun

• nonfoods
  plural

1. something that is not food.

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adjective

1. relating to items that are not consumable as food, especially those that can be found or purchased at the same location as food items.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• nonfoods
  plural

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Example Sentences

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nonfood nonfoods

Markets are currently expecting more rate increases than Goldman strategists, who believe limited pressure from nonfood and energy prices will keep a lid on central bank tightening.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

Food prices fell 1.7% on the year, widening from a 1.6% decline in April, while nonfood prices increased by 1.9%, up from 1.8%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026

The entertainment industry, social media and celebrity culture are all big drivers in nonfood uses of other species.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2023

Now we more commonly remove terrestrial animals from the wild for nonfood reasons.

From Scientific American ● Jun. 29, 2023

One of the earliest cultivated plants in many parts of the Americas was grown for nonfood purposes: the bottle gourd, used as a container.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

Additionally, bears have been known to ingest nonfoods.

From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2022

Sometimes these practices manifest as eating disorders diverse and weird, like hypersensitivity to lumpy food or pica, the eating of nonfoods.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2015

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