Word: suboptimality
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: su
bop
ti
ma
li
ty
Definition: The state or condition of being suboptimal.
Morphemes:
Affix: sub-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: under, beneath
Etymology Compounds: Affix: sub
Language: la
Decoded: sub
Meaning: under
Affix: optimal
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The best of its kind
Etymology Compounds: Affix: optimus
Language: la
Decoded: optimus
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: best; very good; superlative form of bonus
Affix: -al
Language: en
Decoded: -al
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming nouns, especially of verbal action.
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"