nonlife

American  

[non-lahyf] / nɒnˈlaɪf /

noun

1. lack or absence of life.

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Etymology

Origin of nonlife

First recorded in 1725–35; non- + life

Example Sentences

However, nonlife insurers will experience revenue squeezed by pricing pressure next year, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal

"My long-term scientific goal is to understand the inherent difference between life and nonlife, mathematically; why the transition from nonlife to life is so difficult, while the other way around is so easy," said Assistant Professor Yusuke Himeoka from the Universal Biology Institute.

From Science Daily

Moreover Cleland argues that it’s always possible to come up with an abstraction of life so coarse that it inadvertently includes some examples of nonlife.

From Scientific American

“It would be very difficult to observe a planet with the composition of Earth’s atmosphere and figure out ways for nonlife processes to produce that,” says Giada Arney, an exoplanet scientist at Goddard.

From Scientific American

Two officers were transported to a hospital where they also were treated for nonlife threatening injuries, police said.

From Washington Post