Word: ability
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: a
bil
i
ty
Definition: The legal wherewithal to act.
Morphemes:
Affix: able
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Legally qualified or competent.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: habeō
Language: la
Decoded: habeo
Meaning: have, possess
Affix: -ibilis
Language: la
Decoded: -ibilis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -able; able or worthy to be (the recipient of an action).
Affix: -ity
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form a noun from an adjective; especially, to form the noun referring to the state, property, or quality of conforming to the adjective's description.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -itātem
Language: la
Decoded: -itatem
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: adjective-forming suffix, especially of nominalized adjectives identifying groups of people as "those belonging to"