Word: archaicity
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ar
cha
i
ci
ty
Definition: The quality of being archaic; little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type
Morphemes:
Affix: archaic
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Belonging to the archaic period
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἀρχαϊκός
Language: grc
Decoded: arkhaikos
Meaning: old-fashioned
Affix: -ity
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Alternative form of -ety. Added to monosyllabic words, typically nouns or adjectives, to extend their form. Often seen in fanciful compounds.