Word: nonfictional
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: non
fic
tion
al
Definition: Not fictional.
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: fiction
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Literary type using invented or imaginative writing, instead of real facts, usually written as prose.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: fingō
Language: la
Decoded: fingo
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I shape, fashion, form, knead (dough)
Affix: -tiō
Language: la
Decoded: -tio
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -tion, -ation, -ing; suffixed to a verb (usually a participle form) to form a noun relating to some action or the result of an action.
Affix: -al
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Of or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also.