Word: consumerism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: con
sum
er
ism
Definition: A policy of protecting and informing consumers through honesty in advertising and packaging, improved safety standards etc
Morphemes:
Affix: consume
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To absorb information, especially through the mass media.
Affix: -er
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A person or thing that does an action indicated by the root verb; used to form an agent noun.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ārius
Language: la
Decoded: -arius
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns or numerals.
Affix: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form names of a tendency of behaviour, action, state, condition or opinion belonging to a class or group of persons, or the result of a doctrine, ideology or principle or lack thereof.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.