Word: liability
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: li
a
bi
li
ty
Definition: A handicap that holds something back, a drawback, someone or something that is a burden to whoever is required to take care of them; an individual or action that exposes others to greater risk.
Morphemes:
Affix: liable
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: exposed to a certain contingency or causality, more or less probable.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ligare
Language: la
Decoded: ligare
Meaning: to bind, to tie
Affix: -ity
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form a noun from an adjective; especially, to form the noun referring to the state, property, or quality of conforming to the adjective's description.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -itātem
Language: la
Decoded: -itatem
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: adjective-forming suffix, especially of nominalized adjectives identifying groups of people as "those belonging to"