Word: superciliousness
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: su
per
cil
i
ous
ness
Definition: The state or quality of being supercilious; having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy; - W.L.Shirer
Morphemes:
Affix: supercilious
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Arrogantly superior; showing contemptuous indifference; haughty.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: super-
Language: la
Decoded: super-
Meaning: above, over
Affix: cilium
Language: la
Decoded: cilium
Meaning: an eyelid
Affix: -osus
Language: la
Decoded: -osus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -ose, -ous; full of, overly, prone to. Used to form adjectives from nouns.
Affix: -ness
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Appended to words of other parts of speech to form nouns (often nonce words or terms in philosophy) meaning the state/quality/measure of the idea represented by these words.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -atjaną
Language: gem-pro
Decoded: -atjana
Meaning: -atjaną
Affix: -þuz
Language: gem-pro
Decoded: -thuz
Meaning: -þuz