Word: transvestitism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: trans
ves
ti
tism
Definition: Transvestism; the practice of adopting the clothes or the manner or the sexual role of the opposite sex
Morphemes:
Affix: transvestite
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A person who sometimes wears clothes traditionally worn by and associated with the opposite sex; typically a male who cross-dresses occasionally by habit or personal choice.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: trans
Language: la
Decoded: trans
PoS: Preposition
Meaning: across, beyond
Affix: vestite
Language: la
Decoded: vestite
PoS: Noun
Meaning: clothing, apparel, raiment, attire.
Affix: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns indicating a peculiarity or characteristic of language
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.