Word: malignant
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: ma
lig
nant
Definition: Tending to produce death; threatening a fatal issue.
Morphemes:
Affix: malign
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Evil or malignant in disposition, nature, intent or influence.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: malus
Language: la
Decoded: malus
Meaning: bad
Affix: genus
Language: la
Decoded: genus
Meaning: sort, kind
Affix: -ant
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: An adjective derived from a verb, having the senses of: (a) "doing (the verbal action)", and/or (b) "prone/tending to do (the verbal action)".
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -āns
Language: la
Decoded: -ans
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Ending of the present active participle of first conjugation verbs; ee -ns.