Word: descriptionist
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: de
scrip
tio
nist
Definition: Regarding utterances as primarily descriptive rather than as rigidly specifying a particular thing or kind of thing.
Morphemes:
Affix: description
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A descriptive linguistic survey.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dē-
Language: la
Decoded: de-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: de-
Affix: scrībō
Language: la
Decoded: scribo
Meaning: write
Affix: -tiō
Language: la
Decoded: -tio
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -tion, -ation, -ing; suffixed to a verb (usually a participle form) to form a noun relating to some action or the result of an action.
Affix: -ist
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to words to form nouns denoting.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ίζω
Language: grc
Decoded: -izo
Meaning: -ize, -ise
Affix: -τής
Language: grc
Decoded: -tes
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Appended to verbs to form agent nouns