Word: myopic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: my
o
ic
Definition: near-sighted; unable to see distant objects unaided
Morphemes:
Affix: myopia
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A disorder of the vision where distant objects appear blurred because the eye focuses their images in front of the retina instead of on it.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: μύω
Language: grc
Decoded: muo
Meaning: to shut eyes
Affix: ὤψ
Language: grc
Decoded: ops
Meaning: view
Affix: -ία
Language: grc
Decoded: -ia
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to stems of adjectives, rarely to the stems of verbs, and even more rarely to the stems of nouns, to form feminine abstract nouns
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