Word: encompassment
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: en
com
pass
ment
Definition: The act of surrounding, or the state of being surrounded.
Morphemes:
Affix: en-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: covered
Etymology Compounds: Affix: in-
Language: la
Decoded: in-
Meaning: in, into
Affix: compass
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To surround; to encircle; to environ; to stretch round.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: compasser
Language: fro
Decoded: compasser
PoS: Verb
Meaning: to compass (measure with a compass)
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.