Word: nourishment
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: nour
ish
ment
Definition: The act of nourishing or the state of being nourished
Morphemes:
Affix: nourish
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To gain nourishment.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: nutrire
Language: la
Decoded: nutrire
Meaning: to suckle, feed, foster, nourish, cherish, preserve, support
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.