Word: melioristic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: mel
io
ris
tic
Definition: Of or related to meliorism, the belief that the world can be made better through human efforts.
Morphemes:
Affix: meliorism
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The view or doctrine that the world can be improved through human effort (often understood as an intermediate outlook between optimism and pessimism).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: melior
Language: la
Decoded: melior
Meaning: better
Affix: -ism
Language: en
Decoded: -ism
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form names of a tendency of behaviour, action, state, condition or opinion belonging to a class or group of persons, or the result of a doctrine, ideology or principle or lack thereof.
Affix: -ist
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: one who has a certain ideology or set of beliefs;
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ίζω
Language: grc
Decoded: -izo
Meaning: -ize, -ise
Affix: -τής
Language: grc
Decoded: -tes
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: With -ύζω verbs.
Affix: -ic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -icus
Language: la
Decoded: -icus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: belonging to