nonalcoholic
adjective
non·al·co·hol·ic
| \ ˌnän-ˌal-kə-ˈhȯ-lik
, -ˈhä-\
, -ˈhä-\
Definition of nonalcoholic
: not alcoholic: such as
a
: not containing alcohol
nonalcoholic beverages
b
: not relating to or caused by alcoholism
nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Examples of nonalcoholic in a Sentence
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On sale were Mason jars filled with spicy peanuts, popcorn, hot dogs, chips and nonalcoholic drinks. — Colleen Creamer, New York Times, "In Southern Appalachia, Searching for the ‘Big Bang’ of Country Music," 19 Aug. 2019 The event also features locations serving nonalcoholic beverages, such as coffee, kombucha, juices and water. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Aviara Women’s Club holds Hawaiian event," 29 July 2019 This year the maker of Keurig coffee machines took over Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc. for $26 billion, the biggest nonalcoholic drinks deal on record, according to Dealogic. — Jennifer Maloney And Julie Jargon, WSJ, "Beyond Soda: How and Why Your Beverage Options Are Exploding," 26 Aug. 2018 Both were barely distinguishable from a nonalcoholic orange coconut cream soda. — Los Angeles Times, "Review: The Cheesecake Factory is the restaurant America wants, deserves," 20 Aug. 2019 This flavor acts as an appetite stimulant, so its presence may help a nonalcoholic cocktail play the role that traditional aperitifs do. — M. Carrie Allan, Twin Cities, "No alcohol, no problem: How to make complex, balanced zero-proof cocktails," 19 Aug. 2019 This flavor acts as an appetite stimulant, so its presence may help a nonalcoholic cocktail play the role that traditional aperitifs do. — M. Carrie Allan, Washington Post, "No alcohol, no problem: How to make complex, balanced zero-proof cocktails," 14 Aug. 2019 The event also features locations serving nonalcoholic beverages, such as coffee, kombucha, juices and water. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Aviara Women’s Club holds Hawaiian event," 29 July 2019 The nonalcoholic beverage movement is a growing group. — USA TODAY, "Alcohol-soaked American culture faces a countertrend: Sober bars, parties and raves," 2 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'nonalcoholic.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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nonalcoholic
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of nonalcoholic
—used to describe a drink that does not contain any alcohol
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