Word: proportionality
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pro
por
tion
al
i
ty
Definition: the principle that government action ought to be proportional to the ends achieved (e.g. the military should not be deployed to stop petty vandalism)
Morphemes:
Affix: proportion
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The relation of one part to another or to the whole with respect to magnitude, quantity, or degree.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: prō-
Language: la
Decoded: pro-
Meaning: for, before
Affix: portiō
Language: la
Decoded: portio
Meaning: share, part
Affix: -al
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming nouns, especially of verbal action.
Affix: -ity
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form a noun from an adjective; especially, to form the noun referring to the state, property, or quality of conforming to the adjective's description.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -itātem
Language: la
Decoded: -itatem
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: adjective-forming suffix, especially of nominalized adjectives identifying groups of people as "those belonging to"