Word: nonmonotonic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: non
mo
no
to
nic
Definition: Not monotonic; of a sequence or function; consistently increasing and never decreasing or consistently decreasing and never increasing in value
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: monotone
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Being, or having the salient properties of, a monotone function.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: monotonus
Language: la
Decoded: monotonus
Meaning: unvarying in tone
Affix: -ic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -icus
Language: la
Decoded: -icus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: belonging to