Word: sessile
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: ses
sile
Definition: Permanently attached to a substrate; not free to move about.
Morphemes:
Affix: sessile
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Permanently attached to a substrate; not free to move about.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: sedēre
Language: la
Decoded: sedere
Meaning: sit
Affix: -ilis
Language: la
Decoded: -ilis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -ile; used to form an adjective noun of relation, frequently passive, to the verb or root.