Word: antiessentialism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: an
tie
ssen
tia
li
sm
Definition: Opposition to essentialism. The doctrine that there are certain traditional concepts, values, and skills that are essential to society and should be taught to all students.
Morphemes:
Affix: anti-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Against, hostile to.
Affix: essence
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The inherent nature of a thing or idea.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: essentia
Language: la
Decoded: essentia
Meaning: the being or essence of a thing
Affix: -ial
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms an adjective from a noun.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ālis
Language: la
Decoded: -alis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives of relationship from nouns or numerals.
Affix: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form names of ideologies expressing belief in the superiority of a certain class within the concept expressed by the root word, or a pattern of behavior or a social norm that benefits members of the group indicated by the root word. ( )
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.