Word: nontalking
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: non
tal
king
Definition: That does not talk.
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: talk
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To communicate, usually by means of speech.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: tell
Language: en
Decoded: tell
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To convey by speech; to say.
Affix: -k
Language: en
Decoded: -k
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A suffix found in words of Middle English, Old English, usually with an intensive or frequentative effect.
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form uncountable nouns from verbs denoting the act of doing something, an action.