Word: pretextuality
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pre
tex
tu
a
li
ty
Definition: The quality of being pretextual.
Morphemes:
Affix: pretext
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To employ a pretext, which involves using a false or contrived purpose for soliciting the gain of something else.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: praetextum
Language: la
Decoded: praetextum
Meaning: an ornament, etc., wrought in front, a pretense
Affix: -ual
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Alternative form of -al. Of or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also.
Affix: -ity
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form other nouns, especially abstract nouns.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -itātem
Language: la
Decoded: -itatem
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -ty, -dom, -hood, -ness, -ship; Used to form feminine abstract nouns indicating a state of being.