Word: nyctinastism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: nyc
ti
na
sti
sm
Definition: Alternative form of nyctinasty. The movement of leaves or petals in response to darkness; the closing of a flower at night.
Morphemes:
Affix: nyct-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Night or darkness.
Affix: -i-
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Alternative form of -y. Added to verbs to form adjectives meaning " inclined to".
Affix: -nasty
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: relating to a nastic change
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.