Word: formality
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: for
mal
i
ty
Definition: A customary ritual without new or unique meaning.
Morphemes:
Affix: form
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An order of doing things, as in religious ritual.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: fōrma
Language: la
Decoded: forma
Meaning: shape, figure, image, outline, plan, mold, frame, case, etc., manner, sort, kind, etc.
Affix: -al
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming nouns, especially of verbal action.
Affix: -ity
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Alternative form of -ety. Added to monosyllabic words, typically nouns or adjectives, to extend their form. Often seen in fanciful compounds.