Word: nonmetaphoric
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: non
met
a
pho
ic
Definition: Not metaphoric; expressing one thing in terms normally denoting another
Morphemes:
Affix: non-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used in the sense of no or none to show lack of or failure to perform; or in the sense of not to negate the meaning of the word to which it is prefixed.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: nōn
Language: ML.
Decoded: non
Meaning: not
Affix: metaphor
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To describe by means of a metaphor.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: μετά
Language: grc
Decoded: meta
Meaning: with, across, after
Affix: φέρω
Language: grc
Decoded: phero
Meaning: I bear, carry
Affix: -ic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -icus
Language: la
Decoded: -icus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: belonging to