Word: nonfricative
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: non
fric
a
tive
Definition: Not fricative; of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')
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: fricative
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of several sounds produced by air flowing through a constriction in the oral cavity and typically producing a sibilant, hissing, or buzzing quality; a fricative consonant.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: fricāre
Language: la
Decoded: fricare
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I chafe