Word: sardonicism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: sar
don
i
cism
Definition: The quality of being sardonic; disdainfully or ironically humorous; scornful and mocking; - Frank Schoenberner; - Irwin Edman
Morphemes:
Affix: sardonic
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Scornfully mocking or cynical.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: sardonius
Language: la
Decoded: sardonius
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Of sardonyx
Affix: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns indicating a peculiarity or characteristic of language
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.