Word: nonfriables
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: non
fri
a
bles
Definition: Plural of nonfriable. A material that, when dry, cannot be crumbled, pulverized or reduced to powder by hand pressure.
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: friable
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Easily broken into small fragments, crumbled, or reduced to powder.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: friō
Language: la
Decoded: frio
Meaning: to crumble
Affix: -bilis
Language: la
Decoded: -bilis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -(a)ble; used to form an adjective, usually from a verb, indicating a capacity or worth of being acted upon.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).