Word: possessionistic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: po
sse
ssio
ni
stic
Definition: Pertaining to possessionism. The tendency to expand one's ownership of property without regard for its ethical implications
Morphemes:
Affix: possess
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To have; to have ownership of.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: possesser
Language: fro
Decoded: possesser
Meaning: to possess
Affix: -ion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an action or process, or the result of an action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -iō
Language: la
Decoded: -io
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form abstract nouns from verbs.
Affix: -ist
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: one who owns or manages something;
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ίζω
Language: grc
Decoded: -izo
Meaning: -ize, -ise
Affix: -τής
Language: grc
Decoded: -tes
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: With -ύζω verbs.
Affix: -ic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -icus
Language: la
Decoded: -icus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: belonging to