Word: overembellishment
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: o
ver
em
bel
lish
ment
Definition: Excessive embellishment; elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail
Morphemes:
Affix: over-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: excessively
Affix: embellish
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To make something sound or look better or more acceptable than it is in reality; to distort, to embroider.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: em-
Language: fro
Decoded: em-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: em- (form of en- before b, m or p)
Affix: bel
Language: fro
Decoded: bel
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: graceful, elegant, courteous
Affix: -ment
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns from verbs, the nouns having the sense of "the action or result of what is denoted by the verb".
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ment
Language: fro
Decoded: -ment
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns from verbs, usually of action or state resulting of them. Equivalent to the English -ment.