Word: signalment
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: sig
nal
ment
Definition: A description based on specific traits.
Morphemes:
Affix: signal
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any variation of a quantity or change in an entity over time that conveys information upon detection.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: signum
Language: la
Decoded: signum
PoS: Noun
Meaning: visible indication: sign, mark, signal
Affix: -ment
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns from verbs, the nouns having the sense of "the action or result of what is denoted by the verb".
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ment
Language: fro
Decoded: -ment
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns from verbs, usually of action or state resulting of them. Equivalent to the English -ment.