Word: officialese
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: of
fi
cial
ese
Definition: The typical language of officials or official documents; legalistic and pompous language.
Morphemes:
Affix: office
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An official or group of officials; a personification of officeholders.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: opus
Language: la
Decoded: opus
PoS: Noun
Meaning: workmanship, artwork, work (of art, literature, etc.)
Affix: -i-
Language: la
Decoded: -i-
Meaning: connective
Affix: -fex
Language: la
Decoded: -fex
Meaning: combining form of facere: to do, to make
Affix: -ial
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms an adjective from a noun.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ālis
Language: la
Decoded: -alis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives of relationship from nouns or numerals.
Affix: -ese
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns meaning the jargon used by a particular profession or in a particular context.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: in-
Language: la
Decoded: in-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: un-, non-, not
Affix: -sis
Language: la
Decoded: -sis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: alternative form of "-participle". Language: la .