noncombining

1. 1.

   not able to combine

   Similarnoncombinative

Questions about noncombining

What does noncombining mean?

noncombining means "not able to combine".

How many syllables are in noncombining?

noncombining has 4 syllables and divides as non-com-bi-ning under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is noncombining a common word?

noncombining is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.