Word: nonobviousness
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: non
ob
vi
ous
ness
Definition: The state or condition of being nonobvious; reflect a general patentability requirement present in most patent laws, according to which an invention should be sufficiently inventive—i
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: obvious
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Easily discovered, seen, or understood; self-explanatory.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ob-
Language: la
Decoded: ob-
Meaning: before
Affix: via
Language: la
Decoded: via
Meaning: way
Affix: -ness
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Appended to words of other parts of speech to form nouns (often nonce words or terms in philosophy) meaning the state/quality/measure of the idea represented by these words.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -atjaną
Language: gem-pro
Decoded: -atjana
Meaning: -atjaną
Affix: -þuz
Language: gem-pro
Decoded: -thuz
Meaning: -þuz