Word: positivistic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: pos
i
tiv
is
tic
Definition: Of or pertaining to positivism; the form of empiricism that bases all knowledge on perceptual experience (not on intuition or revelation)
Morphemes:
Affix: positive
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Characterized by the presence of features which support a hypothesis.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: po-
Language: la
Decoded: po-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: off, away
Affix: sinō
Language: la
Decoded: sino
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I put, lay, set down.
Affix: -ivus
Language: la
Decoded: -ivus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Adjective suffix.
Affix: -ist
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: one who has a certain ideology or set of beliefs;
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ίζω
Language: grc
Decoded: -izo
Meaning: -ize, -ise
Affix: -τής
Language: grc
Decoded: -tes
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: With -ύζω verbs.
Affix: -ic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -icus
Language: la
Decoded: -icus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: belonging to