noun
Meaning 1
The failure to consume
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Examples
- I believe in conspicuous nonconsumption.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
nonconsumption
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rhymes with -ʌmpʃən
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h1óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-Germanic *nainaz Proto-West Germanic *nain Old English nān Middle English non ▲ Old English nān Old English nān- Middle English non- English non- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub- Proto-Indo-European *h1em- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h1émeti Proto-Italic *emō Latin emō Latin sūmō Latin cōnsūmō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin cōnsūmptiōder. Old French consumpcionbor. Middle English consumpcioun English consumption English nonconsumption From non- + consumption.