Word: colorisms
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: co
lor
i
sms
Definition: Plural of colorism. Prejudice or bias against persons on the basis of their skin color or complexion, often among persons of the same racial identification.
Morphemes:
Affix: color
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Hue as opposed to achromatic colors (black, white and grays).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: color
Language: la
Decoded: color
PoS: Noun
Meaning: colour shade; color
Affix: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns indicating a peculiarity or characteristic of language
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.