Word: nonkilling
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: non
ki
lling
Definition: An action or occurrence other than a direct killing (but possibly having a similar effect).
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: kill
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The result of killing; that which has been killed.
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form uncountable nouns from verbs denoting the act of doing something, an action.