Word: nonviolent
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: non
vi
o
lent
Definition: Not violent; without violence; following a philosophy of nonviolence; the opposite of violent.
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: violent
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To urge with violence.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: vīs
Language: la
Decoded: vis
Meaning: strength
Affix: -olentus
Language: la
Decoded: -olentus
Meaning: full of, abounding in