Word: nonprehensile
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: non
pre
hen
sile
Definition: Not prehensile; having a keen intellect; - A.T.Quiller-Couch
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: prehensile
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Able to take hold of and clasp objects; adapted for grasping especially by wrapping around an object.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: prae-
Language: la
Decoded: prae-
Meaning: fore-, pre-
Affix: *hendō
Language: la
Decoded: *hendo
Meaning: to take, seize
Affix: -ile
Language: en
Decoded: -ile
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: tending to, or capable of