nonusage

English

Etymology

From non- +‎ usage.

Noun

nonusage (uncountable)

1. Absence of usage; failure to use.
   • 2008 June 19, Eric Konigsberg, “The Guardian of Gramercy Park”, in The New York Times‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 13 March 2025:

     “Because we work during the day, and we leave town on the weekends,” she explained of her own nonusage.