Word: furtherment
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: fur
ther
ment
Definition: The act or process of furthering; furtherance.
Morphemes:
Affix: forth
Language: en
PoS: Adverb
Meaning: Forward in time, place or degree.
Affix: -er
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: More; used to form the comparative.
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.