Word: nonwholesale
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: non
whole
sale
Definition: Not wholesale.
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: whole
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: From which none of its constituents has been removed.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: hole
Language: enm
Decoded: hole
Meaning: healthy, unhurt, whole
Affix: sale
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The act of putting up for auction to the highest bidder.