Word: commercialism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: com
mer
cial
ism
Definition: A tendency to value profit over everything else.
Morphemes:
Affix: commerce
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The exchange or buying and selling of commodities; especially the exchange of merchandise, on a large scale, between different places or communities; extended trade or traffic.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: con-
Language: la
Decoded: con-
Meaning: together, with
Affix: merx
Language: la
Decoded: merx
Meaning: merchandise
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: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form names of a tendency of behaviour, action, state, condition or opinion belonging to a class or group of persons, or the result of a doctrine, ideology or principle or lack thereof.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.