Word: niggardliness
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: nig
gard
ly
ness
Definition: The state of being niggardly; parsimony.
Morphemes:
Affix: niggard
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Sparing; stinting; parsimonious.
Affix: -ly
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns, the adjectives having the sense of "behaving like, or having a nature typical of what is denoted by the noun".
Affix: -ness
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the state of being (the adjective); the quality of being (the adjective)", or "the measure of being (the adjective)".
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -atjaną
Language: gem-pro
Decoded: -atjana
Meaning: -atjaną
Affix: -þuz
Language: gem-pro
Decoded: -thuz
Meaning: -þuz