Word: ventriloquism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ven
tril
o
quism
Definition: The art of projecting one's voice without moving the lips so that it appears to come from another source, such as a dummy.
Morphemes:
Affix: ventriloquy
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Ventriloquism; the art of projecting your voice so that it seems to come from another source (as from a ventriloquist's dummy)
Etymology Compounds: Affix: vent
Language: en
Decoded: vent
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Ventriloquism; the art of projecting your voice so that it seems to come from another source (as from a ventriloquist's dummy)
Affix: -er
Language: en
Decoded: -er
Meaning: agent noun
Affix: loqui
Language: la
Decoded: loqui
Meaning: to speak
Affix: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns indicating a peculiarity or characteristic of language
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.