Word: liability
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: li
a
bi
li
ty
Definition: An obligation, debt or responsibility owed to someone.
Morphemes:
Affix: liable
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: bound or obliged in law or equity; responsible; answerable.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ligare
Language: la
Decoded: ligare
Meaning: to bind, to tie
Affix: -ity
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form a noun from an adjective; especially, to form the noun referring to the state, property, or quality of conforming to the adjective's description.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -itātem
Language: la
Decoded: -itatem
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: adjective-forming suffix, especially of nominalized adjectives identifying groups of people as "those belonging to"