Word: nonsessile
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: non
se
ssile
Definition: Not sessile; permanently attached to a substrate; not free to move about
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: sessile
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Permanently attached to a substrate; not free to move about.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: sedēre
Language: la
Decoded: sedere
Meaning: sit
Affix: -ilis
Language: la
Decoded: -ilis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -ile; used to form an adjective noun of relation, frequently passive, to the verb or root.