Word: naturalism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: nat
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ism
Definition: Any system of philosophy which refers the phenomena of nature as a blind force or forces acting necessarily or according to fixed laws, excluding origination or direction by a will.
Morphemes:
Affix: natural
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Of or relating to nature; the natural physical world including plants and animals and landscapes etc.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: nātūra
Language: la
Decoded: natura
Meaning: nature
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 the name of a system, school of thought or theory based on the name of its subject or object or alternatively on the name of its founder ( ).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.