Word: villainous
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: vil
lain
ous
Definition: Of, relating to, or appropriate to a villain.
Morphemes:
Affix: villain
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: In fiction, a character who has the role of being bad, especially antagonizing the hero.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: villa
Language: la
Decoded: villa
PoS: Noun
Meaning: a city
Affix: -y
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives meaning “having the quality of”.
Affix: -ous
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns, to denote possession or presence of a quality in any degree, commonly in abundance.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ōsus
Language: la
Decoded: -osus
Meaning: full, full of