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non-smoking

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/nɒnˈsməʊkɪŋ/ · non-smok-ing

Describing a place or environment where smoking is not allowed.

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Meanings

adjectiveformal

Describing a place or environment where smoking is not allowed.

ایک جگہ یا ماحول جس میں سگریٹ نوشی کی اجازت نہیں ہے۔

غیر سگریٹ نوشی

ghair sigret noshi

Synonyms

smoke-free tobacco-free cleanسگریٹ سے پاکدھواں سے خالیصاف

Antonyms

smoking tobacco cigaretteسگریٹ نوشیتمباکودھواں

Common Collocations

non-smoking area
non-smoking section
non-smoking policy

Example Sentences

This is a non-smoking hotel.

یہ ایک غیر سگریٹ نوشی ہوٹل ہے۔

Yeh aik ghair sigret noshi hotel hai.

Please choose a non-smoking room.

براہ کرم ایک غیر سگریٹ نوشی کمرہ منتخب کریں۔

Barah-e-karam aik ghair sigret noshi kamra muntakhib karein.

The restaurant has a non-smoking section.

ریستوران میں ایک غیر سگریٹ نوشی سیکشن ہے۔

Restaurant mein aik ghair sigret noshi section hai.

Easily Confused With

smoking:Smoking refers to the act of inhaling tobacco, whereas non-smoking indicates the absence of this activity.

Word Family

smoke

verbسگریٹ پینا

smoker

nounسگریٹ نوشی کرنے والا

💡 Memory Tip

Non = Not + Smoking = Not Smoking.

Picture a clean public space with a 'No Smoking' sign.

📖 Etymology

Origin: English "non + smoking" — indicating the absence of smoking

First known use: 20th century

The term combines 'non-', a prefix meaning 'not', with 'smoking', the action of inhaling tobacco smoke.