Word: embellishment
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: em
bel
lish
ment
Definition: An added touch; an ornamental addition; a flourish.
Morphemes:
Affix: embellish
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: em-
Language: fro
Decoded: em-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: The form taken by en- before the labial consonants b and p, as it assimilates place of articulation.
Affix: bel
Language: fro
Decoded: bel
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: handsome; beautiful
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.