Word: noncontractile
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: non
con
trac
tile
Definition: Not contractile; capable of contracting or being contracted
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: contractile
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Capable of contracting, or of being contracted.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: contracter
Language: fr
Decoded: contracter
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To engage via a formal or informal contract; to contract.
Affix: -ile
Language: fr
Decoded: -ile
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: tending to, or capable of