Word: refinement
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: re
fine
ment
Definition: A fine or subtle distinction.
Morphemes:
Affix: re-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: a completive or intensification of the base; up, a-, out
Etymology Compounds: Affix: re-
Language: la
Decoded: re-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: back, backwards
Affix: fine
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Subtle; thin; tenuous.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: fīniō
Language: la
Decoded: finio
Meaning: to finish
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.