NON-SMOKING


Meaning of NON-SMOKING in English

ˌnon-ˈsmoking BrE AmE adjective

[ Word Family: noun : ↑ smoke , ↑ smoker ≠ ↑ non-smoker , ↑ smoking , ↑ smokiness ; adjective : ↑ smoked , smoking ≠ ↑ non-smoking , ↑ smoky , ↑ smokeless ; verb : ↑ smoke ]

1 . a non-smoking area is one where you are not allowed to smoke:

a non-smoking restaurant

2 . [only before noun] used to describe someone who does not smoke:

a non-drinking, non-smoking fitness fanatic

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.