Word: underpainting
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: un
der
paint
ing
Definition: A painting that the artist later painted over to create the final work.
Morphemes:
Affix: under-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Under (in any sense): insufficient, insufficiently, below what is correct; subordinate to; beneath or behind.
Affix: paint
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To create (an image) with paints.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: pingō
Language: la
Decoded: pingo
Meaning: to paint
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Having a specified quality, characteristic, or nature; of the kind of