nonindustrial

adjective

non·​in·​dus·​tri·​al ˌnän-in-ˈdə-strē-əl 

: not of, relating to, or characteristic of industry : not industrial

nonindustrial buildings/societies/products

Examples of nonindustrial in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

After leaving Bullock's staff in 2017, Stone-Manning led the National Wildlife Federation's efforts to preserve public lands in the West for wildlife, hiking, hunting and other nonindustrial uses. — Matthew Brown, Star Tribune, 8 June 2021

In about 90 percent of nonindustrial societies studied by anthropologists, only men hold political posts. — Bridget Alex, Discover Magazine, 6 Feb. 2020

The authors compared farming styles of more than 1,200 nonindustrial societies with gender beliefs of their modern descendants. — Bridget Alex, Discover Magazine, 6 Feb. 2020

Word History

First Known Use

1856, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for nonindustrial

• industrial
• postindustrial
• preindustrial