Word: truism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: tru
ism
Definition: A banality or cliché.
Morphemes:
Affix: true
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Conforming to a rule or pattern; exact; accurate.
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.