Word: turgidity
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: tur
gid
i
ty
Definition: The state or quality of being turgid; ostentatiously lofty in style
Morphemes:
Affix: turgid
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Overly complex and difficult to understand; grandiloquent; bombastic.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: turgeō
Language: la
Decoded: turgeo
Meaning: swell out
Affix: -idus
Language: la
Decoded: -idus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: tending to
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"