Word: niceling
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ni
ce
ling
Definition: An effeminate, tender, or delicate individual.
Morphemes:
Affix: nice
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Easily injured; delicate; dainty.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ne
Language: la
Decoded: ne
Meaning: not
Affix: scire
Language: la
Decoded: scire
Meaning: to know
Affix: -le
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A suffix forming adjectives from verbs with the meaning of "prone to; tending to; apt to; capable of"; compare -ative.
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Having a specified quality, characteristic, or nature; of the kind of