Word: hereditarianism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: her
e
di
ta
ri
an
i
sm
Definition: The school of thought that heredity is more important than factors such as environment in determining intelligence and behaviour.
Morphemes:
Affix: hereditary
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Of a disease or trait: passed from a parent to offspring in the genes
Etymology Compounds: Affix: here
Language: en
Decoded: here
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Filler after a demonstrative pronoun but before the noun it modifies, solely for emphasis.
Affix: -s
Language: en
Decoded: -s
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used in the formation of certain English adverbs.
Affix: -tās
Language: la
Decoded: -tas
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -ty, -dom, -hood, -ness, -ship; Used to form feminine abstract nouns indicating a state of being.
Affix: -ārius
Language: la
Decoded: -arius
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns or numerals.
Affix: -an
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Of or pertaining to; an adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ānus
Language: la
Decoded: -anus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Of or pertaining to; -ian; usually indicates a relationship of position, possession, or origin.
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.