nonrivalrous
|non-ri-val-rous|
/nɒnˈraɪvəlrəs/
shared without competition
Etymology
'nonrivalrous' originates from the prefix 'non-' meaning 'not' and the word 'rivalrous', which comes from the Latin 'rivalis', meaning 'a person using the same stream as another'.
'rivalrous' transformed from the Latin word 'rivalis' and eventually became the modern English word 'rivalrous', with 'non-' added to form 'nonrivalrous'.
Initially, 'rivalrous' meant 'competing for the same resource', but 'nonrivalrous' evolved to mean 'not competing for the same resource'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
describing a good or service that can be consumed by one person without reducing its availability to others.
Public goods like national defense are nonrivalrous.
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Last updated: 2025/02/14 15:29