Word: fissility
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: fis
sil
i
ty
Definition: The property of mudstones to split along layers, more or less parallel to the plane of bedding, thus becoming described as shales.
Morphemes:
Affix: fissile
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Easily split along a grain
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"