nonresiny

9.4

Not containing the sticky material that some trees make

adjective

Specialized

: no resinoso

The carpenter preferred nonresiny wood for making furniture because it was easier to finish.

Examples

Some plants produce nonresiny stems, making them less sticky to the touch.
This variety is prized for its nonresiny texture, especially in paper manufacturing.
The nonresiny wood is perfect for crafting furniture.
I prefer using nonresiny materials for my art projects.
The carpenter preferred nonresiny wood for making furniture because it was easier to finish.
Some plants produce nonresiny stems, making them less sticky to the touch.
This variety is prized for its nonresiny texture, especially in paper manufacturing.

Synonyms

non-resiny

vsnonresiny

Specialized

8.0

Not having the sticky material that comes from trees

is the same in meaning but spelled without a hyphen in modern use

nonresinous

vsnonresiny

Specialized

9.1

Having no sticky sap that some trees make

is limited to absence of resin or resinlike character, not to production

non-resinous

vsnonresiny

Specialized

7.5

Not containing sticky tree sap

is about not having resin character rather than production

nonviscid

vsnonresiny

Specialized

9.9

A liquid that flows easily and is not thick like honey

focuses on absence of resin content or resin character, not texture

How Resinous

resinous

1 7.3

nonresiny

Specialized

9.4

Surface Forms

nonresiny positive

Morphology

nonresiny = resiny (transparent) = non + resiny

Formed by productive prefix 'non-' applied to 'resiny' (itself transparently 'resin' + '-y'), so the negative meaning is directly compositional.

Etymology

Nonresiny breaks into non- ('not') and resin ('sticky plant sap', like pine sap). So nonresiny means 'not sticky like resin', which is why we use it for stems, wood, or paper that are not sticky.