Word: amateurisms
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: a
ma
teur
i
sms
Definition: Plural of amateurism; the conviction that people should participate in sports as a hobby (for the fun of it) rather than for money
Morphemes:
Affix: amateur
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Created, done, or populated by amateurs or non-professionals.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: amō
Language: la
Decoded: amo
Meaning: I love
Affix: -tor
Language: la
Decoded: -tor
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -er; used to form a masculine agent noun
Affix: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form names of a tendency of behaviour, action, state, condition or opinion belonging to a class or group of persons, or the result of a doctrine, ideology or principle or lack thereof.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.