Word: orientalism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: O
ri
en
tal
ism
Definition: In the figurative arts, the tendency to represent eastern subjects, to assume stylistical characteristics original of the East.
Morphemes:
Affix: orientalism
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: In the figurative arts, the tendency to represent eastern subjects, to assume stylistical characteristics original of the East.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: orient
Language: fr
Decoded: orient
Meaning: noun
Affix: -er
Language: fr
Decoded: -er
Meaning: suffix forming infinitives of first-conjugation verbs
Affix: -al
Language: en
Decoded: -al
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming nouns, especially of verbal action.
Affix: -isme
Language: fr
Decoded: -isme
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -ism