Word: nonpatient
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: non
pa
tient
Definition: One who is not a patient.
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: patient
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: One who, or that which, is passively affected; a passive recipient.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: patiens
Language: la
Decoded: patiens
PoS: Participle
Meaning: suffering, enduring