Word: definitioneering
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: de
fi
ni
tio
nee
ring
Definition: The act of creating, usually by making up, definitions.
Morphemes:
Affix: define
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To establish the referent of a term or notation.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dē
Language: la
Decoded: de
PoS: Preposition
Meaning: of, concerning, about
Affix: fīniō
Language: la
Decoded: finio
Meaning: set a limit, bound, end
Affix: -tion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns meaning "the action of (a verb)" or "the result of (a verb)". Words ending in this suffix are almost always derived from a similar Latin word; a few (e.g. gumption) are not derived from Latin and are unrelated to any verb.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -tiō
Language: la
Decoded: -tio
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -tion, -ation, -ing; suffixed to a verb (usually a participle form) to form a noun relating to some action or the result of an action.
Affix: engine
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To contrive; to put into action.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: in-
Language: la
Decoded: in-
Meaning: in
Affix: gignō
Language: la
Decoded: gigno
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I bring forth as a fruit of myself: I bear, I beget, I engender, I give birth to
Affix: -ium
Language: la
Decoded: -ium
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: forming adjectives from nouns
Affix: -eer
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to create an agent noun denoting someone associated with, concerned with, or engaged in a specified activity.
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form uncountable nouns from verbs denoting the act of doing something, an action.