Word: underassertiveness
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: un
der
a
sser
tive
ness
Definition: A tendency toward being underassertive; social timidity.
Morphemes:
Affix: under-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Under (in any sense): insufficient, insufficiently, below what is correct; subordinate to; beneath or behind.
Affix: assert
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To use or exercise and thereby prove the existence of.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ad
Language: la
Decoded: ad
Meaning: to
Affix: serō
Language: la
Decoded: sero
Meaning: join, range in a row
Affix: -ive
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: An adjective suffix signifying relating or belonging to, of the nature of, tending to, or serving to; as: affirmative, active, conclusive, corrective, diminutive.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ivus
Language: la
Decoded: -ivus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Adjective suffix.
Affix: -ness
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the state of being (the adjective); the quality of being (the adjective)", or "the measure of being (the adjective)".
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -atjaną
Language: gem-pro
Decoded: -atjana
Meaning: -atjaną
Affix: -þuz
Language: gem-pro
Decoded: -thuz
Meaning: -þuz