Word: rivality
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ri
val
i
ty
Definition: rivalry; competition
Morphemes:
Affix: rival
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A competitor (person, team, company, etc.) with the same goal as another, or striving to attain the same thing. Defeating a rival may be a primary or necessary goal of a competitor.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: rīvālis, literally person using the same stream as another, from m
Language: la
Decoded: rivalis, literally person using the same stream as another, from m
Meaning: small stream, brook
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"