Word: nominalism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: nom
i
nal
ism
Definition: A doctrine that universals do not have an existence except as names for classes of concrete objects.
Morphemes:
Affix: nominal
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Of or relating to nominalism; the doctrine that the various objects labeled by the same term have nothing in common but their name
Etymology Compounds: Affix: nōmen
Language: la
Decoded: nomen
PoS: Noun
Meaning: name, appellation
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 nouns indicating a peculiarity or characteristic of language
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.