Word: mirage
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mi
rage
Definition: An optical phenomenon in which light is refracted through a layer of hot air close to the ground, often giving the illusion of a body of water.
Morphemes:
Affix: mirage
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An optical phenomenon in which light is refracted through a layer of hot air close to the ground, often giving the illusion of a body of water.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: mirer
Language: fr
Decoded: mirer
PoS: Verb
Meaning: to watch intensely, to stare
Affix: -age
Language: fr
Decoded: -age
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming nouns with the sense of "state of being (a) X".