Word: metaphoricity
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: me
ta
phor
i
ci
ty
Definition: The quality of being metaphorical; expressing one thing in terms normally denoting another
Morphemes:
Affix: metaphor
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To describe by means of a metaphor.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: μετά
Language: grc
Decoded: meta
Meaning: with, across, after
Affix: φέρω
Language: grc
Decoded: phero
Meaning: I bear, carry
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
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"