Word: dementialike
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: de
men
tia
like
Definition: Resembling or characteristic of dementia.
Morphemes:
Affix: dementia
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A progressive decline in cognitive function due to damage or disease in the brain beyond what might be expected from normal aging. Areas particularly affected include memory, attention, judgement, language and problem solving.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: de
Language: la
Decoded: de
Meaning: down from, concerning
Affix: men
Language: en
Decoded: men
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Alternative form of man; take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place
Affix: -s
Language: en
Decoded: -s
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form a word referring to a specific decade in the Gregorian calendar. Appended to the first year of the decade.
Affix: -ia
Language: la
Decoded: -ia
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually from an adjective or a present participle stem, and occasionally from a root noun.
Affix: -like
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Having some of the characteristics of (used to form adjectives from nouns).