Word: passivism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pas
siv
ism
Definition: The quality or principle of being passive.
Morphemes:
Affix: passive
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Being in the passive voice.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: patior
Language: la
Decoded: patior
Meaning: to endure
Affix: -īvus
Language: la
Decoded: -ivus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Adjective suffix.
Affix: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns of action or process or result based on the accompanying verb in -ise or -ize.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.