Word: formalwear
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: for
mal
wear
Definition: Clothing suited to formal occasions
Morphemes:
Affix: form
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Show without substance; empty, outside appearance; vain, trivial, or conventional ceremony; conventionality; formality.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: fōrma
Language: la
Decoded: forma
Meaning: shape, figure, image, outline, plan, mold, frame, case, etc., manner, sort, kind, etc.
Affix: -al
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming nouns, especially of verbal action.
Affix: -wear
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns denoting clothing.