Word: enlightenment
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: en
light
en
ment
Definition: A concept in spirituality, philosophy and psychology related to achieving clarity of perception, reason and knowledge.
Morphemes:
Affix: en-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: an intensifier; a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies
Etymology Compounds: Affix: in-
Language: la
Decoded: in-
Meaning: in, into
Affix: light
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Spiritual or mental illumination; enlightenment, useful information.
Affix: -en
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Suffix meaning "pertaining to; having the qualities of; resembling; like".
Affix: -ment
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns from verbs, the nouns having the sense of "the action or result of what is denoted by the verb".
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ment
Language: fro
Decoded: -ment
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns from verbs, usually of action or state resulting of them. Equivalent to the English -ment.