Word: portentousness
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: por
ten
tous
ness
Definition: The quality of being portentous; of momentous or ominous significance; - Herman Melville
Morphemes:
Affix: portent
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A portending; significance
Etymology Compounds: Affix: portentum
Language: la
Decoded: portentum
PoS: Participle
Meaning: predicted, foretold
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
Affix: -ness
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the state of being (the adjective); the quality of being (the adjective)", or "the measure of being (the adjective)".
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -atjaną
Language: gem-pro
Decoded: -atjana
Meaning: -atjaną
Affix: -þuz
Language: gem-pro
Decoded: -thuz
Meaning: -þuz