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non-smoking

adj

Etymology

From non- + smoking. The noun is back-formed from the adjective.

  1. inherited from *smukōndz✻ — “emitting smoke, smoking”
  2. inherited from smociende — “smoking”
  3. inherited from smokynge
  4. formed as non-smoking — “non- + smoking”

Definitions

  1. Having restrictions on smoking.

    • We want a table in the non-smoking section.

  2. Using no tobacco products.

    • We have a room for a non-smoking tenant.

  3. The act of abstaining from smoking

    The act of abstaining from smoking; a policy of doing so.

    • Yes, your Honor: non-smoking has been our policy in all of our hotel rooms for at least twenty years, and Mr Jones clearly knew that.
    • Regular exercise, a healthy diet, moderation of alcohol use, non-smoking, and annual checkups can all reduce the risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for non-smoking. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA