Word: semiconscious
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: sem
i
con
scious
Definition: Neither fully conscious nor unconscious, partially aware but confused or distracted.
Morphemes:
Affix: semi-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: somewhat, rather, quasi-
Etymology Compounds: Affix: semi-
Language: la
Decoded: semi-
Meaning: half
Affix: conscious
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Alert, awake; with one's mental faculties active.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: con-
Language: la
Decoded: con-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used in compounds to indicate the completeness, perfecting of any act, and thus gives intensity to the signification of the simple word
Affix: scio
Language: la
Decoded: scio
Meaning: to know
Affix: -us
Language: la
Decoded: -us
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: suffix forming adjectives from nouns, verbs, adverbs, and combinations thereof, alike