Word: nonmalignant
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: non
ma
lig
nant
Definition: Of a growth in the body, not cancerous.
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: malign
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Malignant.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: malus
Language: la
Decoded: malus
Meaning: bad
Affix: genus
Language: la
Decoded: genus
Meaning: sort, kind
Affix: -ant
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: An adjective corresponding to a noun in -ance having the sense of "exhibiting (the condition or process described by the noun)".
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -āns
Language: la
Decoded: -ans
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Ending of the present active participle of first conjugation verbs; ee -ns.