Word: nontenured
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: non
ten
ured
Definition: Not possessing tenure.
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: tenure
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To grant tenure, the status of having a permanent academic position, to (someone).
Affix: -d
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns, in the sense of having the object represented by the noun.