morpheme_key: acr

morpheme: acr

morpheme_head: acr

affix_form: -acr-

sense_label: height, summit, tip, top

meaning_definition: height, summit, tip, top

example_words_list_1: acrobat, acrobatics, acrochordon, acromegalia, acromegaly, acromion, acronym, acrophobia, acropolis, acrostic, acroterion, acrotomophilia

example_words_corpus: acrostealgia | acrostealgias

categorical_group_list: Height, Extremity, Position

etymology: ἀκή (akḗ), ἄκρος (ákros) "high", "extreme", ἄκρον (ákron)


morpheme_key: acre

morpheme: acre

morpheme_head: acre

affix_form: -acre-

affix_type: root

bound_free_or_root: root

meaning_definition: area | field | land

example_words_list_1: acre, acreage

example_words_corpus: acreages | acrefuls | nanoacres | foreacres

categorical_group_list: Measurement, Nature, Space

etymology: Old English 'æcer' (field, ploughed land), from Proto-Germanic '*akraz', from Proto-Indo-European '*h₂eǵros' (field, ploughland)

ancestor_etymon_language: Latin

etymological_family: Latin

register: classical

attestation: both


morpheme_key: acri

morpheme: acri

morpheme_head: acri

affix_form: acri-

affix_type: prefix

bound_free_or_root: stem

part_of_speech_created_by_this_suffix: not suffix

meaning_definition: pungent | acrid | acidic | point | ends | elevation | peak

example_words_list_1: acerbic | acrid | acrimonious | acrimony | exacerbate | acrobat | acrobatics | acrochordon | acromegalia | acromegaly | acromion | acronym | acrophobia | acropolis | acrostic | acroterion | acrotomophilia | acumen

categorical_group_list: Attribute adder

ancestor_etymon: acri

etymology: ācer, ācris, acerbus, acere, ἀκή (akḗ), ἄκρος (ákros) ~high~, ~extreme~, ἄκρον (ákron)

ancestor_etymon_language: Latin | Greek

attestation: wiktionary


morpheme_key: acrid

morpheme: acrid

morpheme_head: acrid

affix_form: -acrid-

meaning_definition: sharp | pungent | bitter

example_words_list_1: acridity, acridness

example_words_corpus: acridly | acridity | antacrid | subacrid | acridness | acridities

categorical_group_list: Sensory, Taste, Smell

etymology: Latin acris 'sharp, pungent'


morpheme_key: acrimony

morpheme: acrimony

morpheme_head: acrimony

affix_form: -acrimony-

meaning_definition: bitterness | sharpness | resentment

example_words_list_1: acrimonious

categorical_group_list: Emotion, Sensory, Sharpness

etymology: Latin acer 'sharp, bitter' + -monia 'state, condition'

attestation: morpholex


morpheme_key: acro

morpheme: acro

morpheme_head: acro

affix_form: acro-

allomorphs: akro

meaning_definition: pungent | acrid | tart | uppermost part | outermost ends | elevation | peak | highest point | extreme end | uppermost | pinnacle | lofty

example_words_list_1: acerbic | acrid | acrimonious | acrimony | exacerbate | acrobat | acrobatics | acrochordon | acromegalia | acromegaly | acromion | acronym | acrophobia | acropolis | acrostic | acroterion | acrotomophilia | acrocarpous | acrocephaly | acrogen | acrolein | acrolith | acropetal | acrospire | acropolis. acrophobia

example_words_corpus: acronym | acrogen | acrosin | acrolith | acronyms | acrolect

categorical_group_list: Position designator

ancestor_etymon: acro

etymology: Greek akros 'at the tip, summit'

etymological_family: Greek

source: Wiktionary | Cognatarium | http://www.palosverdes.com/jesse/pvphs/www—freecollege—com—vocab.htm


morpheme_key: acrobat

morpheme: acrobat

morpheme_head: acrobat

affix_form: -acrobat-

meaning_definition: one who goes | walker | climber

example_words_list_1: acrobatics, acrobatic

example_words_corpus: acrobats | acrobatic | acrobatics | acrobatism | acrobatisms | unacrobatic

categorical_group_list: Agent, Motion, Skill

etymology: Greek akrobates (akros 'at the top' + bate 'one who goes')

ancestor_etymon_language: Greek


morpheme_key: acromio

morpheme: acromio

morpheme_head: acromio

affix_form: acromio-

bound_free_or_root: bound

meaning_definition: extremity | tip | peak

example_words_list_1: acromiocoracoid | acromioclavicular

example_words_corpus: acromiocoracoid | acromioclavicular

categorical_group_list: Anatomy, Position

etymology: Greek akros 'extreme, utmost'

register: scientific

source: Wiktionary


morpheme_key: acropolis

morpheme: acropolis

morpheme_head: acropolis

affix_form: -acropolis-

meaning_definition: high city | citadel | fortified hill

example_words_list_1: acropolis

categorical_group_list: Location, Architecture, Settlement

etymology: Greek akropolis, from akros 'at the top' + polis 'city'


morpheme_key: acrostic

morpheme: acrostic

morpheme_head: acrostic

affix_form: -acrostic-

meaning_definition: formed from the first letters of lines

example_words_list_1: acrostic

example_words_corpus: acrostics | paracrostic | acrosticism | paracrostics | pentacrostic | pentacrostics

categorical_group_list: Literary device, Structure

etymology: Greek akros 'extreme, onset' + stoicheion 'letter'


morpheme_key: acryl

morpheme: acryl

morpheme_head: acryl

affix_form: acryl-

meaning_definition: acrylic, pungent

example_words_list_1: acrylate, acrylic

example_words_list_2: acrylate, acrylic

categorical_group_list: Sensation, Chemistry

etymology: acer, acri-, pungent


morpheme_key: acrylic

morpheme: acrylic

morpheme_head: acrylic

affix_form: -acrylic-

meaning_definition: synthetic | plastic-like | resinous

example_words_list_1: acrylic, acrylics

categorical_group_list: Material, Substance

etymology: Greek akrō- 'extreme, edge' + -ic


morpheme_key: act

morpheme: act

morpheme_head: act

affix_form: -act

sense_label: do, go, move

meaning_definition: do, go, move

example_words_list_1: act, action, actor, agenda, agent, agile, agitate, ambiguous, castigate, cogent, cogitate, cogitation, excogitate, mitigate, navigate, action, activist, counteract, exact, reactionary, retroactive, transact, transaction, interaction

example_words_corpus: acts | actor | react | acted | coact | acter

categorical_group_list: Motion, Agency, Action

etymology: agere, actus

source: Wikidata


morpheme_key: acti

morpheme: acti

morpheme_head: acti

affix_form: acti-

meaning_definition: act, do

example_words_list_1: activate | activation

example_words_list_2: activate, activation

categorical_group_list: Action, Motion

etymology: Latin agere 'to do, drive' (stem act-)


morpheme_key: actin

morpheme: actin

morpheme_head: actin

affix_form: actin-

allomorphs: actino

sense_label: beam

meaning_definition: shaft | stream

example_words_list_1: actinic | actinism | actinium | actinocerid | actinodrome | actinoid | actinomere | actinometer | actinomorphic | actinomyces | actinophryid | actinopod | Actinopterygii | actinotherapy | actinozoa | actinal | actinide | actiniform | actinology | actinomycin | actinomycosis | protactinium

example_words_corpus: actins | actinin | actinium | actinism | actinide | actinins

categorical_group_list: Light, Geometry, Biology

etymology: Greek aktis "ray, beam"

source: Wiktionary | Cognatarium | Wikidata


morpheme_key: acu

morpheme: acu

morpheme_head: acu

affix_form: acu-

meaning_definition: keen | tapered | pin-like | with a sharp tip

example_words_list_1: acupuncture, aculeate, acuminated

ancestor_etymon: acu

etymology: Latin 'acus' meaning 'needle'

source: Wiktionary | Cognatarium | http://www.palosverdes.com/jesse/pvphs/www—freecollege—com—vocab.htm | Wikidata


morpheme_key: acuity

morpheme: acuity

morpheme_head: acuity

affix_form: -acuity-

meaning_definition: sharpness | keenness | precision

example_words_list_1: acuity, acumen

categorical_group_list: Perception, Quality, Sharpness

etymology: Latin acuitas, from acuere 'to sharpen'


morpheme_key: acul

morpheme: acul

morpheme_head: acul

affix_form: -acul

affix_type: suffix

meaning_definition: not | without | lacking

example_words_list_1: atypical, amoral, asymmetrical, apolitical, asexual

categorical_group_list: Negation, Privative, Core concept

etymology: Latin privative prefix a- (from Greek a-) meaning 'without' or 'not'


morpheme_key: acumen

morpheme: acumen

morpheme_head: acumen

affix_form: -acumen-

meaning_definition: sharpness | keenness | mental acuity

example_words_list_1: acumen

example_words_corpus: acumens

categorical_group_list: Cognition, Sharpness

etymology: Latin acumen 'sharp point, edge, keenness', from acuere 'to sharpen'


morpheme_key: acusis

morpheme: acusis

morpheme_head: acusis

affix_form: -acusis

meaning_definition: hearing

example_words_list_1: paracusis

categorical_group_list: Sensation, Perception

etymology: Greek ἀκουστικός (akoustikós), of or for hearing


morpheme_key: acute

morpheme: acute

morpheme_head: acut

affix_form: -acute-

meaning_definition: sharp | pointed | keen

example_words_list_1: acute, acuity, acumen, acutely

example_words_corpus: subacute | preacute | acuteness | subacutes | subacutely | acutenesses

categorical_group_list: Sharpness, Sensory, Intensity

etymology: Latin acutus 'sharp, pointed'


morpheme_key: acy

morpheme: acy

morpheme_head: acy

affix_form: -acy

derivational_or_inflectional: derivational | derivational suffix affix bound morpheme

part_of_speech_created_by_this_suffix: noun

meaning_definition: a state of being | the status or standing related to the root word | a particular status | a characteristic | similarity | the nature or condition of existence

example_words_list_1: democracy, monarchy, tyranny, privacy, accuracy

categorical_group_list: Concept type designator

ancestor_etymon: -cia | -tia | -κ(ε)ια | -τ(ε)ια OED | iac

etymology: suffix of ns., originating in Latin -cia, -tia, Greek -κια, -κεια, -τια, -τεια OED

ancestor_etymon_language: Latin and Greek OED | Latin


morpheme_key: ad

morpheme: ad

morpheme_head: ad

affix_form: False

sense_label: a group consisting of the number given

meaning_definition: a collection representing the specified quantity

example_words_list_1: monad, duad, dyad, triad, tetrad, pentad, hexad, hebdomad, heptad, octad, ennead, decade, chiliad, Olympiad

example_words_corpus: ads | orad | ecad | adopt | admix | octad

categorical_group_list: Number, Quantity

etymology: Greek -ad (from -as/ -ades)

source: Cognatarium | Wikidata


affix_form: ad-

sense_label: indicates motion towards or position near: to

derivational_or_inflectional: derivational prefix affix morpheme

parts_of_speech_this_morpheme_can_join_onto: verb

meaning_definition: denotes movement toward or proximity to | direction toward | location at | progression | ongoing action | transition toward | existing in a condition | performing an action | fostering | developing | cultivating | enhancing | alongside | executing | propelling | caring for | advancing | cherishing

example_words_list_1: adapt, adhere, advance, admit, adduct

categorical_group_list: Direction designator | preposition-like

ancestor_etymon: ad

etymology: Latin preposition 'ad' meaning 'to, toward, near'

source: Cognatarium | Wiktionary | http://www.palosverdes.com/jesse/pvphs/www—freecollege—com—vocab.htm


morpheme_key: ada

morpheme: ada

morpheme_head: ada

affix_form: -ada-

meaning_definition: is | exists | is present

example_words_list_1: being, essence, exist, actual

categorical_group_list: Copula, Existence, Core concept

etymology: Latin 'esse' (to be), via past participle stem 'ess-' or 'es-'; 'ada' likely represents a phonetic variant or specific morphological realization in the TCG's conlang, but linguistically maps to the copula 'to be'.


morpheme_key: adamant

morpheme: adamant

morpheme_head: adamant

affix_form: -adamant-

meaning_definition: unyielding | stubborn | firm | inflexible

example_words_list_1: adamantine, adamantly

example_words_corpus: adamantium

categorical_group_list: Persistence, Hardness, Resistance

etymology: Greek 'adamantos' (untameable, diamond-like)


morpheme_key: adapt

morpheme: adapt

morpheme_head: adapt

affix_form: -adapt-

meaning_definition: to adjust | to modify | to conform

example_words_list_1: adaptation, adaptable, adaptive, adaptability

example_words_corpus: adapts | adaptor | adapter | adapted | adaptly | readapt

categorical_group_list: Change, Adjustment, Process

etymology: Latin adaptare 'to fit to', from ad- 'to' + aptare 'to fit', from aptus 'fitted'


morpheme_key: add

morpheme: add

morpheme_head: add

affix_form: -add-

bound_free_or_root: free

meaning_definition: to enhance | to boost

example_words_list_1: add, addend, addendum, additament, addition, additional, additive

example_words_corpus: adds | adder | added | readd | addes | coadd

categorical_group_list: Quantity, Increase, Addition

etymology: Latin ad- 'to, toward' + -dare 'to give'

source: Cognatarium


morpheme_key: addenda

morpheme: addenda

morpheme_head: addenda

affix_form: -addenda-

meaning_definition: addition | supplement | extra

example_words_list_1: addendum, additive, addend

categorical_group_list: Addition, Supplementation

etymology: Latin addendus, gerundive of addere 'to add' (ad- 'to' + dare 'to give')


morpheme_key: adder

morpheme: adder

morpheme_head: adder

affix_form: -adder-

meaning_definition: one who adds | one who increases

example_words_list_1: adder, accumulator, contributor, distributor, multiplier

categorical_group_list: Agent, Addition, Increase

etymology: From Latin 'addere' (to add to), from 'ad-' (to) + 'edere' (to put, place). The suffix '-er' denotes an agent.


morpheme_key: addict

morpheme: addict

morpheme_head: addict

affix_form: addict

meaning_definition: to dedicate (one's mind, talent, etc.) to an activity, occupation, or object | to commit (oneself) to a particular pursuit or thing | to be deeply involved in or preoccupied with something

example_words_list_1: addicts | addicted | coaddict | readdict | addiction | addictive

etymology: From Latin 'addicere', meaning to devote or surrender.

register: neutral

source: MorphoLex | Wikidata


morpheme_key: addle

morpheme: addle

morpheme_head: addle

affix_form: -addle-

meaning_definition: confused | muddled | perplexed

example_words_list_1: addle, addled, addlesome

example_words_corpus: addled | addlehead | addlement | addlepated | addleheads | addleheaded

categorical_group_list: Confusion, Mental state

etymology: Middle English 'adlen' (to confuse)

ancestor_etymon_language: Middle English

etymological_family: Germanic

register: vernacular


morpheme_key: address

morpheme: address

morpheme_head: address

affix_form: -address-

meaning_definition: direct to | toward | at

example_words_list_1: address, adherence, adherence

example_words_corpus: addressee | addressed | addresses | readdress | addresser | addressin

categorical_group_list: Direction, Motion

etymology: Latin ad- 'to, toward'


morpheme_key: adduce

morpheme: adduce

morpheme_head: adduce

affix_form: -adduce-

meaning_definition: to bring to | to lead to | to cite as evidence

example_words_list_1: adduce

example_words_corpus: adducer | adduced | adduces | adducers | adduceth | adducest

categorical_group_list: Communication, Logic

etymology: Latin adducere (ad- "to" + ducere "to lead")


morpheme_key: ade

morpheme: ade

morpheme_head: ade

affix_form: -ade

allomorphs: -ade1 | -ade2

sense_label: the act/action of the first element

parts_of_speech_this_morpheme_can_join_onto: verb | noun | 0

meaning_definition: the action or process involved | a sweetened beverage derived from the specified fruit | the action itself or its outcome | the transformation of the base element into a drink

example_words_list_1: blockade | masquerade | renegade | lemonade | orangeade | limeade | brigade | cavalcade | decade | parade

example_words_corpus: ades | limeade | lemonade | blockade | stockade | limeades

categorical_group_list: Consumable

ancestor_etymon: -āta  OED | ade

etymology: From French -ade, from Old French -ée, feminine past participle suffix of verbs ending in -er, ultimately from Latin -ata (feminine of -atus).

ancestor_etymon_language: Latin  OED

source: Wiktionary | Stein


morpheme_key: adel

morpheme: adel

morpheme_head: adel

meaning_definition: distinguished | honorable | exalted | esteemed | virtuous

example_words_list_1: adelantado, adalid

categorical_group_list: Anomalous form

etymology: OHG adal : nobility

ancestor_etymon_language: Old High German


morpheme_key: adelic

morpheme: adelic

morpheme_head: adelic

affix_form: -adelic

meaning_definition: unseen | invisible

example_words_list_1: adelic

example_words_corpus: popadelic | funkadelic | rockadelic | punkadelic | sampladelic

categorical_group_list: Relational, Adjectival

etymology: Greek -adelos 'unseen, invisible' + -ic


morpheme_key: adelph

morpheme: adelph

morpheme_head: adelph

meaning_definition: male sibling

example_words_list_1: diadelphous, monadelphous, Philadelphia, polyadelphous

categorical_group_list: Kinship, Family

etymology: Greek adelphos : brother a- (copulative) + delphys : womb


morpheme_key: adelphia

morpheme: adelphia

morpheme_head: adelphia

affix_form: -adelphia

derivational_or_inflectional: derivational suffix affix bound morpheme

meaning_definition: city of {prev}

example_words_list_1: Philadelphia

categorical_group_list: Location

ancestor_etymon: adelphia

etymology: Greek adelphos 'brother' + ia (suffix)


morpheme_key: adelphous

morpheme: adelphous

morpheme_head: adelphous

affix_form: -adelphous

meaning_definition: brotherly | sibling | related

example_words_list_1: adelphous

example_words_corpus: monadelphous

categorical_group_list: Kinship, Relation

etymology: Greek adelphos 'brother'


morpheme_key: aden

morpheme: aden

morpheme_head: aden

affix_form: aden-

allomorphs: adeno

meaning_definition: secretory organ | pertaining to secretory structures

example_words_list_1: adenocarcinoma | adenoid | adenoidectomy | adenology | adenoma | adenomyosis | adenosis | adenotome | adenotyphus | adenine | adenitis | adenovirus

categorical_group_list: Anatomy, Biology

etymology: ἀδήν | ἀδένος (adḗn | adénos) | Greek ἀδήν | ἀδέν- | (adḗn | adén-) | an acorn | a gland | Greek adēn : gland

source: Wiktionary | Cognatarium


morpheme_key: adenoid

morpheme: adenoid

morpheme_head: adenoid

affix_form: -adenoid-

meaning_definition: gland-like | adenoid

example_words_list_1: adenoid, adenoma

example_words_corpus: adenoids | adenoidal | adenoidism | adenoiditis | adenoidally | adenoidectomy

categorical_group_list: Anatomy, Shape

etymology: Greek aden- 'gland' + -oid 'resembling'


morpheme_key: adept

morpheme: adept

morpheme_head: adept

affix_form: -adept-

meaning_definition: skilled | proficient | expert

example_words_list_1: adept

example_words_corpus: adepts | adeptly | inadept | unadept | adeptist | adeptness

categorical_group_list: Ability, Skill

etymology: Latin adeptus, past participle of adipisci 'to attain, reach'


morpheme_key: adequ

morpheme: adequ

morpheme_head: adequ

affix_form: -adequ-

meaning_definition: equal | sufficient | enough

example_words_list_1: adequate, inadequacy, adequacy

categorical_group_list: Quantity, Equality

etymology: Latin aequus "equal, level, fair"


morpheme_key: adhesive

morpheme: adhesive

morpheme_head: adhesive

affix_form: -adhesive-

meaning_definition: sticking | clinging | adhering

example_words_list_1: adhesive, adhesion, adhesiveness

example_words_corpus: adhesives | adhesively | coadhesive | nonadhesive | bioadhesive | proadhesive

categorical_group_list: Physical property, Texture

etymology: Latin adhaesīvus, from adhaes- 'stuck to', past participle stem of adhaerēre 'to stick to', from ad- 'to' + haerēre 'to stick'


morpheme_key: adic

morpheme: adic

morpheme_head: adic

affix_form: -adic

meaning_definition: pertaining to | connected with | characterized by

example_words_list_1: niladic | decadic | adicity | zeroadic

example_words_corpus: niladic | decadic | adicity | zeroadic

etymology: Greek -adik (suffix used to form adjectives)


morpheme_key: adip

morpheme: adip

morpheme_head: adipo

affix_form: adip-

allomorphs: adip

meaning_definition: having excess body fat | high in fat content

example_words_list_1: adipocellular | adipose | adipocyte | adipocere

example_words_list_2: adipocellular | adipose | adipocere

categorical_group_list: Body Parts and Substances

etymology: Latin 'adeps' (genitive 'adipis') meaning 'fat, tallow'

source: Wiktionary | Wikipedia | Cognatarium


morpheme_key: adipic

morpheme: adipic

morpheme_head: adipic

affix_form: -adipic-

meaning_definition: fat | fatty

example_words_list_1: adipic acid

example_words_corpus: adipyl | adipate | adipates | ketoadipyl | ketoadipate | aminoadipate

categorical_group_list: Biology, Nutrition

etymology: Latin 'adeps' (genitive 'adipis') meaning 'fat, lard'


morpheme_key: adipose

morpheme: adipose

morpheme_head: adipose

affix_form: -adipose-

meaning_definition: fat | fatty | oily

example_words_list_1: adipose, adipocyte, adipogenesis

example_words_corpus: preadipose | adiposeness | antiadipose

categorical_group_list: Biology, Physical state

etymology: Latin adip-, stem of adip- 'fat, lard'


morpheme_key: adj

morpheme: adj

morpheme_head: adj

affix_form: False

meaning_definition: be positioned close to | reside in proximity to | rest near | lie adjacent to

example_words_list_1: adjacent

example_words_list_2: adjacent

example_words_corpus: adjs

categorical_group_list: Position designator

ancestor_etymon: adj

etymology: Latin ad- 'to, toward' + jacere 'to lie'


morpheme_key: adjacent

morpheme: adjacent

morpheme_head: adjacent

affix_form: -adjacent-

meaning_definition: near | next to | bordering

example_words_list_1: adjacent, adjacency

example_words_corpus: adjacents | adjacently | coadjacent | nonadjacent | adjacentness | circumadjacent

categorical_group_list: Proximity, Spatial relation

etymology: Latin ad- 'to, toward' + iacere 'to throw'


morpheme_key: adjutant

morpheme: adjutant

morpheme_head: adjutant

affix_form: -adjutant-

meaning_definition: assistant | helper | subordinate

example_words_list_1: adjutant

example_words_corpus: adjutants | coadjutant | coadjutants | adjutantship | adjutantships

categorical_group_list: Agency, Support

etymology: Latin adiūtus, past participle of adiuvāre 'to help, aid'


morpheme_key: adjutor

morpheme: adjutor

morpheme_head: adjutor

affix_form: -adjutor-

meaning_definition: helper | assistant | aid

example_words_list_1: adjutancy, adjutorship

example_words_corpus: adjutors

etymology: Latin adiutor, from adiutus, past participle of adiuvare 'to help', from ad- 'to' + iuvare 'to help'


morpheme_key: adler

morpheme: adler

morpheme_head: adler

affix_form: -adler-

meaning_definition: eagle

example_words_list_1: Adler, Adlerauge, Adlerhorst, Adlerjagd, Adlerpaar

categorical_group_list: Animals, Nature

etymology: Old High German adalir, from Proto-Germanic *adalaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ed- 'to eat'

ancestor_etymon_language: German


morpheme_key: admire

morpheme: admire

morpheme_head: admire

affix_form: -admire-

meaning_definition: to regard with respect | to approve of

example_words_list_1: admirable, admiration, admiring

example_words_corpus: admirers | unadmired | nonadmirer | nonadmirers

categorical_group_list: Emotion, Evaluation

etymology: Latin admirari 'to wonder at, marvel at', from ad- 'to' + mirari 'to wonder'


morpheme_key: admit

morpheme: admit

morpheme_head: admit

affix_form: -admit-

meaning_definition: to allow | to let in | to confess

example_words_list_1: admit, admittance, admittedly

example_words_corpus: admits | readmit | coadmit | admitted | admitter | readmits

categorical_group_list: Action, Permission, Communication

etymology: Latin admittere, from ad- 'to' + mittere 'to send'


morpheme_key: ado

morpheme: ado

morpheme_head: ado

affix_form: -ado-

sense_label: action or state

meaning_definition: action or state | result of an action

example_words_list_1: celebrado, preparado, dedicado, educado

example_words_corpus: ados

categorical_group_list: Nominalization, Past Participle, Action, Result

etymology: Latin past participle suffix -atus, from -are (frequentative verb ending)


morpheme_key: adol

morpheme: adol

morpheme_head: adol

affix_form: -adol

meaning_definition: painkiller | analgesic

example_words_list_1: profadol | nafoxadol | lorcinadol | bromadoline | fluradoline

categorical_group_list: Medicine, Pharmacology, Pain relief

etymology: From Latin -dolus 'pain', from dolere 'to feel pain'


morpheme_key: adolesc

morpheme: adolesc

morpheme_head: adolesc

affix_form: -adolesc-

meaning_definition: growing | maturing | developing

example_words_list_1: adolescence, adolescent, adolescence

categorical_group_list: Growth, Development, Age

etymology: Latin adolescere 'to grow up', from ad- 'to' + escere 'to grow' (related to esse 'to be')


morpheme_key: adonis

morpheme: adonis

morpheme_head: adonis

affix_form: -adonis-

meaning_definition: extremely handsome man | beautiful | attractive

example_words_list_1: Adonis, Adonis flower, Adonis blue

example_words_corpus: Adonideae

categorical_group_list: Beauty, Person

etymology: Greek Adonis (a figure of beauty in mythology)


morpheme_key: adopt

morpheme: adopt

morpheme_head: adopt

affix_form: -adopt-

meaning_definition: take up | embrace | accept

example_words_list_1: adoption, adoptive, adopter

categorical_group_list: Action, Acquisition

etymology: Latin ad- 'to, toward' + optus 'chosen' (past participle of eligere 'to choose')


morpheme_key: adore

morpheme: adore

morpheme_head: adore

affix_form: -adore-

meaning_definition: love | admire | worship

example_words_list_1: adorable, adoration, adorable

example_words_corpus: adorer | adores | adorers | adoreth | adorest | unadored

categorical_group_list: Emotion, Positive affect

etymology: Latin adorari, passive of adorare 'to worship, praise', from ad- 'to' + orari 'to speak, pray'


morpheme_key: adorn

morpheme: adorn

morpheme_head: adorn

affix_form: -adorn-

meaning_definition: decorate | embellish | beautify

example_words_list_1: adorn, adornment, adorned

example_words_corpus: adorns | adorned | adorner | readorn | adorning | adorners

categorical_group_list: Decoration, Aesthetics

etymology: Latin ad- 'to, toward' + ornare 'to equip, decorate'


morpheme_key: adrenal

morpheme: adrenal

morpheme_head: adrenal

affix_form: -adrenal-

meaning_definition: adrenaline | adrenaline gland | relating to the kidneys

example_words_list_1: adrenal, adrenals, adrenocorticotropic

example_words_corpus: adrenals | adrenally | adrenaline | nonadrenal | adrenalitis | periadrenal

categorical_group_list: Anatomy, Biology

etymology: Latin ad- "to, near" + renalis "pertaining to the kidney"


morpheme_key: adreno

morpheme: adreno

morpheme_head: adreno

affix_form: adreno-

allomorphs: adrena

meaning_definition: adrenal gland

example_words_list_1: adrenal | adrenalectomy | adrenarche | adrenergic | adrenocortical | adrenocorticotrophic | adrenosterone

example_words_list_2: adrenal, adrenalectomy, adrenarche, adrenergic, adrenocortical, adrenocorticotrophic, adrenosterone

example_words_corpus: adrenotoxic | adrenochrome | adrenoceptor | adrenochromes | adrenogonadal | adrenocortical

etymology: Greek adron 'gland'


morpheme_key: adriatic

morpheme: adriatic

morpheme_head: adriatic

affix_form: -adriatic-

meaning_definition: of or relating to the Adriatic Sea

example_words_list_1: Adriatic

categorical_group_list: Geography, Proper Noun

etymology: Latin Adriaticus, from Adria


morpheme_key: adroit

morpheme: adroit

morpheme_head: adroit

affix_form: -adroit-

meaning_definition: skillful | dexterous | clever

example_words_list_1: adroit

example_words_corpus: adroitly | adroitness

categorical_group_list: Ability, Skill

etymology: Middle French adroit

ancestor_etymon_language: French


morpheme_key: adulate

morpheme: adulate

morpheme_head: adulate

affix_form: -adulate-

meaning_definition: praise | flatter | admire excessively

example_words_list_1: adulation, adulatory, adulator

categorical_group_list: Affection, Praise, Behavior

etymology: Latin ad- 'to' + -ulate (from -ulus, diminutive suffix) < adulari 'to flatter, fawn upon'


morpheme_key: adult

morpheme: adult

morpheme_head: adult

affix_form: adult

meaning_definition: pertaining to adults | intended for mature individuals | restricted to non-children

example_words_list_1: adults | adulty | adultly | adulted | unadult | adultism

etymology: from Latin 'adultus' meaning grown up


morpheme_key: advance

morpheme: advance

morpheme_head: advance

affix_form: -advance-

meaning_definition: to move forward | to progress | to go before

example_words_list_1: advance, advancement, advancing

example_words_corpus: advanced | advances | advancer | advancers | readvance | advanceth

categorical_group_list: Motion, Progression

etymology: Latin ab- "from" + ante "before"


morpheme_key: advantage

morpheme: advantage

morpheme_head: advantage

affix_form: -advantage-

meaning_definition: benefit | superiority | favorable condition

example_words_list_1: advantageous, disadvantaged, advantaged

example_words_corpus: advantages | advantaged | advantageth | advantageous | advantageable | unadvantageous

categorical_group_list: Benefit, Positivity

etymology: Old French 'avantage' from 'avancer' 'to advance'

ancestor_etymon_language: Old French


morpheme_key: advent

morpheme: advent

morpheme_head: advent

affix_form: -advent-

meaning_definition: arrival | coming | approach

example_words_list_1: advent, adventitious, adventurism

example_words_corpus: advents

categorical_group_list: Motion, Temporal

etymology: Latin advenire 'to come to, arrive'


morpheme_key: adverse

morpheme: adverse

morpheme_head: adverse

affix_form: -adverse-

meaning_definition: opposing | contrary | harmful

example_words_list_1: adversary, adversity, adverse

example_words_corpus: adversely | nonadverse | adverseness

categorical_group_list: Opposition, Negation

etymology: Latin adversus, past participle of advertere 'to turn toward, oppose'


morpheme_key: advert

morpheme: advert

morpheme_head: advert

affix_form: -advert-

meaning_definition: turn | direct

example_words_list_1: advert, advertise, advertent

example_words_corpus: adverted | advertise | advertised | advertises | advertiser | adverticle

categorical_group_list: Direction, Motion

etymology: Latin ad- "to, toward" + vertere "to turn"


morpheme_key: advice

morpheme: advice

morpheme_head: advice

affix_form: -advice-

meaning_definition: guidance | recommendation | counsel

example_words_list_1: advise, advisable, advisory

example_words_corpus: advices | misadvice | adviceful | misadvices | adviceline | advicelines

categorical_group_list: Communication, Guidance

etymology: Latin 'advice' (noun) derived from the verb 'advīdere' (to look at, consider), from 'ad-' (to) + 'vidēre' (to see); the English word 'advice' comes via Old French 'aviser'. The root morpheme is 'vis/vid' (see), not 'advice' itself which is a lexicalized noun.


morpheme_key: advise

morpheme: advise

morpheme_head: advise

affix_form: -advise-

meaning_definition: to inform | to counsel | to suggest

example_words_list_1: advise, adviser, advisable, advisory

example_words_corpus: advised | adviser | advises | advisee | advisers | advisees

categorical_group_list: Communication, Cognition

etymology: Latin 'advisare' (frequentative of 'videre' to see) -> Old French 'aviser'


morpheme_key: adze

morpheme: adze

morpheme_head: adze

affix_form: -adze-

meaning_definition: cutting tool | blade

example_words_list_1: adze

example_words_corpus: adzed | adzes | adzer | adzers | unadzed | adzebill

categorical_group_list: Tool, Weapon

etymology: Middle English adze, from Old English æðe

ancestor_etymon_language: English


morpheme_key: ae

morpheme: ae

morpheme_head: ae

affix_form: -ae

meaning_definition: form plural | {prev creature} becomes plural and feminine

example_words_list_1: abruptio_placentae | amicus_curiae | vitae | arborvitae | blae | brae | algae | et_aliae | exuviae | hyphae | alumnae

categorical_group_list: Pluralizer

ancestor_etymon: s

etymology: Latin feminine plural suffix derived from the Proto-Indo-European *-āi (dual/plural marker), cognate with Greek -ai.


morpheme_key: aegean

morpheme: aegean

morpheme_head: aegean

affix_form: -aegean-

meaning_definition: Aegean Sea | relating to the Aegean Sea

example_words_list_1: Aegean

categorical_group_list: Geography, Location

etymology: from Aegean, the mythological king of Athens


morpheme_key: aegis

morpheme: aegis

morpheme_head: aegis

affix_form: -aegis-

meaning_definition: animal-hide garment | protective barrier

example_words_list_1: aegis

example_words_list_2: aegis

categorical_group_list: Core concept

ancestor_etymon: aeg

etymology: Greek αἰγίς (aigis)


morpheme_key: aemia

morpheme: aemia

morpheme_head: aemia

affix_form: -aemia

allomorphs: -aemia | æmia

sense_label: blood; the condition of having the kind of blood d

meaning_definition: blood | the state of possessing a specific blood type

example_words_list_1: hyperglycaemia, septicaemia, anaemia

example_words_list_2: hyperglycaemia, septicaemia, anaemia

example_words_corpus: hydraemia | anoxaemia | acidaemia | lithaemia | ketonaemia | anoxaemias

categorical_group_list: Medical, Biological

ancestor_etymon: -αιμία  OED

etymology: < ancient Greek -αιμία ... < αἷμα  blood OED

ancestor_etymon_language: Greek  OED

source: Stein


morpheme_key: æolo

morpheme: aeolo

morpheme_head: aeolo

affix_form: æolo-

allomorphs: æolo | aeol

meaning_definition: wind | air

example_words_list_1: æolotropic

example_words_corpus: æolotropic

categorical_group_list: Nature, Elements

etymology: Greek aēlos 'wind' or aēra 'air'


morpheme_key: aequus

morpheme: aequus

morpheme_head: aequus

affix_form: -aequus-

meaning_definition: equal | level | calm | peaceful

example_words_list_1: equilibrium, equate, equitable, equinox, equidistant

categorical_group_list: Equality, State, Latin

etymology: Latin aequus 'equal, level, calm'

attestation: wikidata


morpheme_key: aer

morpheme: aer

morpheme_head: aer

affix_form: aer-

allomorphs: aër

sense_label: air

meaning_definition: atmospheric gas | surrounding air | underlying air layer

example_words_list_1: aerobic | aerodynamic | aeronautics | aeroplane | aerorrhachia | aerosol | aerotitis | aerate | aerial | aerobatics | aerobe | aeronomy | aerospace | anaerobic

categorical_group_list: Elemental

ancestor_etymon: air

etymology: Greek aer (ἀήρ) 'air, lower atmosphere'


morpheme_key: aerobe

morpheme: aerobe

morpheme_head: aerobe

affix_form: -aerobe-

meaning_definition: requiring | needing | living with | using

example_words_list_1: aerobic, anaerobe, aerobe

categorical_group_list: Life, Environment

etymology: Greek 'aer' (air) + 'bios' (life)


morpheme_key: aes

morpheme: aes

morpheme_head: aes

affix_form: aes-

meaning_definition: not | without | lacking

example_words_list_1: amoral, atypical, anonymous, asymmetrical, apolitical

categorical_group_list: Negation, Privative, Greek origin

etymology: Greek a- (alpha privativum) 'without, not'


morpheme_key: aesthesio

morpheme: aesthesio

morpheme_head: aesthesio

affix_form: aesthesio-

meaning_definition: perception | sensation | feeling

example_words_list_1: aesthesiometer | aesthesiogenic | aesthesiometers

categorical_group_list: Sensation, Perception

etymology: Greek aisthēsis 'perception, sensation'


morpheme_key: aesthete

morpheme: aesthete

morpheme_head: aesthete

affix_form: -aesthete-

meaning_definition: lover of beauty | sensitive to art

example_words_list_1: aesthetic, aesthetically, aesthetics

example_words_corpus: aesthetes | anaesthete | synaesthete | anaesthetes | synaesthetes

categorical_group_list: Sensory, Aesthetics

etymology: Greek aesthetikos 'pertaining to perception'


morpheme_key: aether

morpheme: aether

morpheme_head: aether

affix_form: aether-

meaning_definition: upper pure | bright air

example_words_list_1: ether | ethereal | etheric | hypaethros

example_words_list_2: ether | ethereal | etheric | hypaethros

example_words_corpus: aethers | aetheric | aetherometry

categorical_group_list: Element, Light, Sky

etymology: αἴθειν (aíthein) | αἰθήρ (aithḗr)


morpheme_key: aeti

morpheme: aeti

morpheme_head: aeti

affix_form: -aeti-

meaning_definition: cause | origin | reason

example_words_list_1: etiology, etiology

categorical_group_list: Causality, Origin

etymology: Greek aetiologia (cause/reason)


morpheme_key: aev

morpheme: aev

morpheme_head: aev

affix_form: aev-

meaning_definition: age | time

example_words_list_1: age | coeval | eon | eternal | longevity | medieval | primeval

categorical_group_list: Time, Duration

etymology: aevum


morpheme_key: af

morpheme: af

morpheme_head: af

affix_form: af-

meaning_definition: movement to, toward, in addition to, act, do, drive, nurture, grow, love

example_words_list_1: affix, affect, affirm, affluence

example_words_corpus: AFs

categorical_group_list: Direction, Addition, Motion

etymology: ad ~to~, ~toward~


morpheme_key: affable

morpheme: affable

morpheme_head: affable

affix_form: -affable-

meaning_definition: friendly | good-natured | easy to approach

example_words_list_1: affable, affability

example_words_corpus: unaffable | inaffable | affableness

categorical_group_list: Social interaction, Personality

etymology: Latin affabilis 'easy to speak to', from affari 'to speak to'


morpheme_key: affair

morpheme: affair

morpheme_head: affair

affix_form: -affair-

allomorphs: affaire

meaning_definition: matter | event | business | relationship

example_words_list_1: affair, affairs, affairless

example_words_corpus: affairs | nonaffair | nonaffairs | cyberaffair | cyberaffairs

categorical_group_list: Event, Action, Relation

etymology: Old French 'afaire' (to do)


morpheme_key: affect

morpheme: affect

morpheme_head: affect

affix_form: affect-

meaning_definition: influenced, strongly moved

example_words_list_1: affectation, affected, affected_role, affectedly, affectedness, affecting, affectingly, affection, affectional, affectionate, affectionately, affectionateness, affective, affective_disorder

example_words_corpus: affects | affected | affecter | affector | affectee | affective

categorical_group_list: Emotion, Influence, State of mind

etymology: Latin affectus, past participle of afficere 'to do to, influence'


morpheme_key: afferent

morpheme: afferent

morpheme_head: afferent

affix_form: -afferent-

meaning_definition: carrying toward | bringing to

example_words_list_1: afferent, afferent nerve

example_words_corpus: afferents | reafferent | exafferent | nonafferent | deafferents | deafferentation

categorical_group_list: Direction, Motion

etymology: Latin ad- "to, toward" + ferre "to carry"


morpheme_key: affiance

morpheme: affiance

morpheme_head: affiance

affix_form: -affiance-

meaning_definition: trust | reliance | fidelity

example_words_list_1: confidence, defiance, reliance

example_words_corpus: affianced | affiances | affiancer | affiancers | unaffianced

categorical_group_list: Trust, Relation, Emotion

etymology: Latin 'affīdere' (to trust in), from 'ad-' (to) + 'fīdere' (to trust)


morpheme_key: affiliate

morpheme: affiliate

morpheme_head: affiliate

affix_form: -affiliate-

meaning_definition: to connect | to associate | to join

example_words_list_1: affiliate, affiliation, affiliated

categorical_group_list: Connection, Association

etymology: Latin affilialis, from affilium 'fief', from ad- 'to' + filium 'son' (of fief)


morpheme_key: affine

morpheme: affine

morpheme_head: affine

affix_form: -affine-

meaning_definition: connected | attached | related

example_words_list_1: affinity, affine

example_words_corpus: affines | affined | affinely | biaffine | nonaffine | equiaffine

categorical_group_list: Connection, Relation

etymology: Latin affinis 'bordering on, related to', from ad- 'to' + finis 'boundary, end'


morpheme_key: affinity

morpheme: affinity

morpheme_head: affinity

affix_form: -affinity-

meaning_definition: natural liking | connection | relationship

example_words_list_1: affinity

categorical_group_list: Connection, Relation, Emotion

etymology: Latin affinitas 'relationship by marriage', from affinis 'related to'


morpheme_key: afflict

morpheme: afflict

morpheme_head: afflict

affix_form: -afflict-

meaning_definition: to cause pain | to trouble | to distress

example_words_list_1: affliction, afflictive

example_words_corpus: afflicts | afflicted | afflicter | afflictee | affliction | afflicting

categorical_group_list: Distress, Pain, Impact

etymology: Latin affligere 'to strike down, crush', from ad- 'to' + fligere 'to strike' (variant of figere)


morpheme_key: afford

morpheme: afford

morpheme_head: afford

affix_form: -afford-

meaning_definition: to provide | to yield | to be able to bear the cost of

example_words_list_1: affordable, affordance, unaffordable

categorical_group_list: Ability, Provision, Economy

etymology: Old French afforder (to present, to offer)


morpheme_key: affray

morpheme: affray

morpheme_head: affray

affix_form: -affray-

meaning_definition: fright | terror | disturbance

example_words_list_1: affray

example_words_corpus: affrays | affrayer | affrayers | affrayment | affrayments

categorical_group_list: Conflict, Violence

etymology: Middle French 'affrayer' 'to frighten, disturb'


morpheme_key: afghan

morpheme: afghan

morpheme_head: afghan

affix_form: -afghan-

meaning_definition: Afghan | of or relating to Afghanistan or its people

example_words_list_1: afghan

example_words_corpus: afghanite | Afghanize | Afghanise | afghanites | Afghanness | Afghanization

categorical_group_list: Proper Noun, Demonym, Adjective

etymology: From Afghan, referring to the Pashtun people or the nation of Afghanistan

ancestor_etymon_language: Persian

etymological_family: other


morpheme_key: aficionado

morpheme: aficionado

morpheme_head: aficionado

affix_form: -aficionado-

meaning_definition: enthusiast | fan | devotee

example_words_list_1: aficionado, aficionada, aficionados, aficionadas

categorical_group_list: Person, Emotion, Interest

etymology: Spanish 'aficionado' from 'aficionar' 'to become fond of'

ancestor_etymon_language: Spanish


morpheme_key: afore

morpheme: afore

morpheme_head: afore

affix_form: afore-

sense_label: before

meaning_definition: before | in front of | previously

example_words_list_1: aforementioned, aforetime

categorical_group_list: Temporal, Precedence

etymology: Old English 'onforan' (in front of, before)

ancestor_etymon_language: Old English


morpheme_key: africa

morpheme: africa

morpheme_head: africa

affix_form: africa

meaning_definition: The continent south of Europe, east of the Atlantic Ocean, west of the Indian Ocean, and north of Antarctica | The geographical region known as Africa

example_words_list_1: Africana

example_words_corpus: Africana


morpheme_key: afrika

morpheme: afrika

morpheme_head: afrika

affix_form: -afrika-

meaning_definition: Africa | African

example_words_list_1: Afrikaans, Afrikaner, Afrocentric, Afrobeat

categorical_group_list: Geography, Demonym, Proper Noun

etymology: From Latin 'Africa', name of the Roman province in North Africa, possibly from Berber 'Ifri' (cave) or Latin 'aprica' (sunny).


morpheme_key: afrikan

morpheme: afrikan

morpheme_head: afrikan

affix_form: -afrikan-

meaning_definition: of or from Africa

example_words_list_1: Afrikaner

categorical_group_list: Geography, Proper noun

etymology: Latin 'Africanus', from 'Africa'


morpheme_key: afro

morpheme: afro

morpheme_head: afro

affix_form: afro-

sense_label: of or relating to Africa

parts_of_speech_this_morpheme_can_join_onto: noun | adjective

meaning_definition: of or relating to Africa | African

example_words_list_1: Afrocentric, Afrobeat, Afrodescendant

example_words_list_2: Afro-American | Afro-Caribbean | Afro-person

example_words_corpus: afros | afroed | Afrotis | Afropop | afrobeat | Afropavo

categorical_group_list: Ethnic or Geographic Area Assignment | relating to

ancestor_etymon: Āfer-  OED

etymology: Āfer: the name of an ancient people of North Africa OED

source: Wiktionary | Wikipedia | MorphoQuantics | Wikidata


morpheme_key: aft

morpheme: aft

morpheme_head: aft

affix_form: -aft-

sense_label: after

meaning_definition: after | behind | later

example_words_list_1: afternoon, aftermath, afterward

example_words_corpus: afts | aftarm | aftmost | aftward | aftcastle | aftcastles

categorical_group_list: Time, Spatial relation

etymology: Latin post- 'after, behind'


morpheme_key: after

morpheme: after

morpheme_head: after

affix_form: -after-

sense_label: behind

meaning_definition: behind | later | subsequent to

example_words_list_1: aftermath, afternoon, afterward

example_words_corpus: afters | afterwit | afterbay | aftersun | afteregg | aftersee

categorical_group_list: Temporal, Spatial

etymology: Old English æfter


morpheme_key: ag

morpheme: ag

morpheme_head: ag

affix_form: -ig-

allomorphs: ig

meaning_definition: do, go, move

example_words_list_1: act, action, activation, activity, actor, agenda, agent, agile, agitate, ambiguous, castigate, cogent, cogitate, cogitation, deactivate, excogitate, mitigate, navigate, proactive, react, transaction

example_words_corpus: AgNW

categorical_group_list: Motion, Action, Agency

etymology: agere, actus


morpheme_key: again

morpheme: again

morpheme_head: again

affix_form: -again-

sense_label: repetition

meaning_definition: repetition | anew | once more

example_words_list_1: again, again and again, once again

example_words_corpus: againsaw | againsay | againsays | againstand | againrising | againstands

categorical_group_list: Repetition, Temporal

etymology: Old English 'āgan' (to possess) + 'gen' (again)


morpheme_key: against

morpheme: against

morpheme_head: against

affix_form: -against-

meaning_definition: in opposition to | opposing | resisting

example_words_list_1: against, againstness

categorical_group_list: Opposition, Relation

etymology: Old French 'a' (to) + 'against' (opposite)


morpheme_key: agamemnon

morpheme: agamemnon

morpheme_head: agamemnon

affix_form: -agamemnon-

meaning_definition: leader | commander | very steadfast

example_words_list_1: Agamemnonidae, Agamemnonian

categorical_group_list: Proper Noun, Mythology, Leadership

etymology: Ancient Greek 'Agamemnon' (a- 'very' + gamen 'striker')


morpheme_key: agamo

morpheme: agamo

morpheme_head: agamo

affix_form: agamo-

parts_of_speech_this_morpheme_can_join_onto: noun

meaning_definition: unmarried | without mate

example_words_list_1: agamogenesis, agamospore

example_words_list_2: agamogenesis, agamospore

categorical_group_list: Negation, Biological state

ancestor_etymon: ἄγαμος  OED

etymology: etymology taken from 'agamogenesis' < ancient Greek ἄγαμος unmarried OED

source: MorphoQuantics


morpheme_key: agape

morpheme: agape

morpheme_head: agape

affix_form: -agape-

allomorphs: agap

meaning_definition: love | affection

example_words_list_1: agapeism, agapic, agapic love

example_words_corpus: agapeic | agapeist

categorical_group_list: Emotion, Core concept

etymology: Greek agapē 'unconditional love'


morpheme_key: agate

morpheme: agate

morpheme_head: agate

affix_form: -agate-

meaning_definition: a type of chalcedony | opaque stone

example_words_list_1: agate

example_words_corpus: agatewares

categorical_group_list: Mineral, Material

etymology: Greek agates


morpheme_key: age

morpheme: age

morpheme_head: age

affix_form: -age-

sense_label: period of time

meaning_definition: period of time | stage of life | duration

example_words_list_1: age, aged, aging

example_words_corpus: ager | aged | ages | agest | agers | ageth

categorical_group_list: Time, Duration

etymology: Latin aetas 'age, period of time'


morpheme_key: agenc

morpheme: agenc

morpheme_head: agenc

affix_form: -agenc-

meaning_definition: to do | to act | power to act

example_words_list_1: agency, agent, agential

categorical_group_list: Action, Causation

etymology: Latin agere 'to do, drive, act'


morpheme_key: agency

morpheme: agency

morpheme_head: agency

affix_form: -agency-

meaning_definition: action | power | capacity | state of being an agent

example_words_list_1: agency, regency, contingency

example_words_corpus: coagency | nonagency | subagency | newsagency | agencylike | miniagency

categorical_group_list: Action, State, Causality

etymology: Latin -antia, -entia (noun-forming suffix from present participle stems)


morpheme_key: agenda

morpheme: agenda

morpheme_head: agenda

affix_form: -agenda-

meaning_definition: things to be done | list of items | plan

example_words_list_1: agenda

example_words_corpus: agendas | agendaless | agendalessness

categorical_group_list: Action, Plan, Task

etymology: Latin agere 'to do, drive' + -enda 'gerundive suffix denoting necessity'


morpheme_key: agent

morpheme: agent

morpheme_head: agent

affix_form: -agent-

meaning_definition: doer | performer | one who acts

example_words_list_1: reagent, anticoagulant, coagulant

example_words_corpus: agents | agentic | agented | coagent | agential | agentive

categorical_group_list: Agency, Personhood

etymology: Latin -āgens, present participle of agere 'to do, drive'


morpheme_key: aggie

morpheme: aggie

morpheme_head: aggie

affix_form: -aggie-

meaning_definition: small | diminutive | affectionate

example_words_list_1: doggy, kitty, piggy, puppy

categorical_group_list: Diminutive, Agentive, Derivational

etymology: Diminutive suffix derived from 'agent' or 'one who does', often used to form nicknames or terms of endearment.


morpheme_key: agglutinin

morpheme: agglutinin

morpheme_head: agglutinin

affix_form: -agglutinin-

meaning_definition: to stick | to glue | to bind

categorical_group_list: Connection, Adhesion

etymology: Latin agglutinare 'to glue to', from ad- 'to' + glutinare 'to glue', from glutinum 'glue'


morpheme_key: aggravate

morpheme: aggravate

morpheme_head: aggravate

affix_form: -aggravate-

meaning_definition: to make worse | to intensify | to irritate

example_words_list_1: aggravation, aggravated, aggravating

example_words_corpus: aggravation

categorical_group_list: Intensity, Negative change

etymology: Latin aggravatus, past participle of aggravare 'to make heavier, intensify', from ad- 'to' + gravis 'heavy'


morpheme_key: aggregate

morpheme: aggregate

morpheme_head: aggregate

affix_form: -aggregate-

meaning_definition: collect | gather | bring together

example_words_list_1: aggregate, aggregation, aggregator

example_words_corpus: aggregates | aggregated | aggregately | reaggregate | deaggregate | disaggregate

categorical_group_list: Collection, Unity

etymology: Latin aggregatus, past participle of aggreare 'to gather to a heap', from ad- 'to' + grex 'flock, herd'


morpheme_key: aggress

morpheme: aggress

morpheme_head: aggress

affix_form: -aggress-

meaning_definition: to step | to walk | to go

example_words_list_1: aggression, aggressive, aggressor, aggress

example_words_corpus: aggressor | aggressed | aggressive | aggressors | aggressing | aggressively

categorical_group_list: Motion, Conflict

etymology: Latin ad- "to" + gradior "to step"


morpheme_key: aggro

morpheme: aggro

morpheme_head: aggro

affix_form: -aggro-

meaning_definition: hostile aggression | attacking | initiating conflict

example_words_list_1: aggressive, aggression, aggressor, aggress

categorical_group_list: Hostility, Behavior, Combat

etymology: Latin aggressus, from ad- "to" + gregari "to approach"


morpheme_key: aghast

morpheme: aghast

morpheme_head: aghast

affix_form: -aghast-

meaning_definition: filled with horror | overcome with shock

example_words_list_1: aghast

example_words_corpus: aghastness

categorical_group_list: Emotion, Fear

etymology: Middle English aghast, from a- (at) + gast (ghost/spirit)


morpheme_key: agi

morpheme: agi

morpheme_head: agi

affix_form: agi-

meaning_definition: perform | proceed | move | propel | guide | carry out | initiate

example_words_list_1: act | action | actor | agenda | agent | agile | agitate | ambiguous | castigate | cogent | cogitate | cogitation | excogitate | mitigate | navigate | activist | counteract | exact | reactionary | retroactive | transact | transaction | interaction | agility

categorical_group_list: Capability

ancestor_etymon: agi

etymology: agere, actus


morpheme_key: agile

morpheme: agile

morpheme_head: agile

affix_form: -agile-

meaning_definition: nimble | quick | moving easily

example_words_list_1: agile, agility

example_words_corpus: agilely | nonagile | agileness | superagile

categorical_group_list: Motion, Physical attribute

etymology: Latin agilis 'nimble, active', from agere 'to do, drive'


morpheme_key: agitate

morpheme: agitate

morpheme_head: agitate

affix_form: -agitate-

meaning_definition: to stir | to disturb | to excite

example_words_list_1: agitation, agitated, agitator

example_words_corpus: agitated | agitates | agitateth | agitatest | reagitate | agitatedly

categorical_group_list: Motion, Emotion, Disturbance

etymology: Latin agitatus, past participle of agitare 'to set in motion, drive, urge on', frequentative of agere 'to do, drive'


morpheme_key: agnomen

morpheme: agnomen

morpheme_head: agnomen

affix_form: -agnomen-

meaning_definition: additional name | surname | nickname

example_words_list_1: agnomen, cognomen, praenomen

categorical_group_list: Identity, Naming

etymology: Latin agnomen 'additional name', from ad- 'to' + nomen 'name'


morpheme_key: ago

morpheme: ago

morpheme_head: ago

affix_form: ago-

meaning_definition: do | go | move

example_words_list_1: act | action | actor | agenda | agent | agile | agitate | ambiguous | castigate | cogent | cogitate | cogitation | excogitate | mitigate | navigate | activist | counteract | exact | reactionary | retroactive | transact | transaction | interaction

categorical_group_list: Motion, Action, Agency

etymology: agere | actus


morpheme_key: agog

morpheme: agog

morpheme_head: agog

affix_form: -agog-

sense_label: lead

meaning_definition: guide | guiding | conveying | the act of directing

example_words_list_1: pedagogue, demagogue, dogmatic, pedagogy

categorical_group_list: Motion, Leadership, Action

etymology: ἄγειν (ágein) (cognate with Latin agere) | ἀγωγός (agōgós) | Greek agōgos : leader agein : to lead


morpheme_key: agogy

morpheme: agogy

morpheme_head: agogy

affix_form: -agogy

meaning_definition: leading | guiding | conducting

example_words_list_1: ochlagogy

example_words_corpus: ochlagogy

categorical_group_list: Process, Action

etymology: Greek -agōgē 'leading, guidance' from agō 'to lead'


morpheme_key: agon

morpheme: agon

morpheme_head: agon

affix_form: -agon-

sense_label: contest

meaning_definition: contest | struggle | work | labor | contention

example_words_list_1: protagonist | agony | antagonist

example_words_list_2: protagonist | agony | antagonist

example_words_corpus: agons | agones | agonal | agonism | agonisms | agonistic

ancestor_etymon: agon

etymology: Greek agōn 'contest, struggle'


morpheme_key: agone

morpheme: agone

morpheme_head: agone

affix_form: -agone-

meaning_definition: past | ago

example_words_list_1: agone

categorical_group_list: Time, Temporal

etymology: Old English agona (past, gone)


morpheme_key: agora

morpheme: agora

morpheme_head: agora

affix_form: -agora-

allomorphs: agor

meaning_definition: assembly | marketplace | meeting place

example_words_list_1: agora, agoraphobia

example_words_corpus: agoraphobia | agoraphobiac | agoraphobiacs

categorical_group_list: Place, Social, Commerce

etymology: Greek agora (ἀγορά) 'assembly, marketplace'


morpheme_key: agr

morpheme: agr

morpheme_head: agr

affix_form: agr-

allomorphs: agri | agro

sense_label: field

meaning_definition: agricultural area | earth | territory | ownership

example_words_list_1: agriculture | peregrine | agronomist | agronomy | agrarian | agrestal | agrestic | agri- | agribusiness | acre

categorical_group_list: Core concept | Anomalous form

ancestor_etymon: agr

etymology: Latin ager (genitive agrī) 'field, land'


morpheme_key: agra

morpheme: agra

morpheme_head: agra

affix_form: -agra

meaning_definition: Localized bodily discomfort | sudden convulsion

example_words_list_1: melagra | pellagra | podagra | chiragra

example_words_list_2: melagra | pellagra | podagra | chiragra

categorical_group_list: Medical, Physical sensation, Pathology

etymology: Greek agra : seizure


morpheme_key: agrarian

morpheme: agrarian

morpheme_head: agrarian

affix_form: -agrarian-

meaning_definition: of or relating to agriculture | relating to cultivated land

example_words_list_1: agrarianism, agrarianism, agrarian

categorical_group_list: Agriculture, Land, Occupation

etymology: Latin ager 'field' + -arian suffix


morpheme_key: agricola

morpheme: agricola

morpheme_head: agricola

affix_form: -agricola-

meaning_definition: farmer | related to agriculture

example_words_list_1: agriculture, agricultural

categorical_group_list: Agriculture, Occupation

etymology: Latin 'agricola' (farmer), from 'ager' (field) + 'cola' (dweller/cultivator)


morpheme_key: aground

morpheme: aground

morpheme_head: aground

affix_form: -aground-

meaning_definition: on | stuck | grounded

example_words_list_1: aground, run aground, strike aground

categorical_group_list: Location, State

etymology: Old English a- (on) + ground


morpheme_key: ague

morpheme: ague

morpheme_head: ague

affix_form: -ague-

meaning_definition: fever | shivering | malady

example_words_list_1: ague

example_words_corpus: agued | agues | aguey | agueweed | aguelike | agueweeds

categorical_group_list: Illness, Physical sensation

etymology: Latin 'acutus' (sharp, acute) via Late Latin 'acua' or similar forms related to sharpness/fever; the form 'ague' entered English via Old French 'ague' from Latin 'acutus'.


morpheme_key: aholic

morpheme: aholic

morpheme_head: aholic

affix_form: -aholic

allomorphs: -aholic

parts_of_speech_this_morpheme_can_join_onto: verb,noun

meaning_definition: person who is excessively addicted to or obsessed with

example_words_list_1: workaholic | bookaholic | alcoholic | shopaholic

example_words_corpus: TVaholic | sexaholic | cataholic | hugaholic | negaholic | runaholic

categorical_group_list: Addiction, Excess

ancestor_etymon: alcoholic  OED

etymology: < -oholic (in alcoholic n.), with respelling as -aholic reflecting the reduced pronunciation of the linking vowel OED

ancestor_etymon_language: Modern English OED


morpheme_key: aid

morpheme: aid

morpheme_head: aid

affix_form: -aid-

allomorphs: aide

meaning_definition: help | assist | support

example_words_list_1: aid, aide, AIDS

example_words_corpus: aider | aided | aiding | aiders | aidman | aidful

categorical_group_list: Action, Support

etymology: Old French 'aider' (to help)


morpheme_key: ail

morpheme: ail

morpheme_head: ail

affix_form: -ail-

meaning_definition: to be ill | to suffer | to be weary

example_words_list_1: ail, ailing, ailment

example_words_corpus: ails | ailed | ailing | aileth | ailment | ailings

categorical_group_list: Sensation, Malady

etymology: Old French 'ailer' (to go, to be ill)


morpheme_key: aileron

morpheme: aileron

morpheme_head: aileron

affix_form: -aileron-

meaning_definition: small wing | control surface | stabilizer

example_words_list_1: ailerons, canard, elevon, rudder, stabilizer

example_words_corpus: ailerons | taileron | tailerons

categorical_group_list: Anatomy, Aerodynamics, Mechanics

etymology: French 'ailleron', diminutive of 'aile' (wing)


morpheme_key: ailuro

morpheme: ailuro

morpheme_head: ailuro

affix_form: ailuro-

allomorphs: ailur

meaning_definition: cat | feline

example_words_list_1: ailurophile | ailurophobe | ailuromancy | ailurophobia | ailurophilia | ailurophiles

categorical_group_list: Animals, Fauna

etymology: Greek ailouros 'cat'


morpheme_key: aim

morpheme: aim

morpheme_head: aim

affix_form: -aim-

meaning_definition: point | direct | intend

example_words_list_1: aim, aimless, aims

example_words_corpus: aims | aimer | aimed | aiming | aimest | aimbot

categorical_group_list: Direction, Intention

etymology: Old French esmer 'to aim, point'


morpheme_key: ain

morpheme: ain

morpheme_head: ain

affix_form: -ain

sense_label: Leader or commander of {prev}

meaning_definition: Leader or commander of {prev}

example_words_list_1: captain | chaplain

example_words_list_2: captain | chaplain

categorical_group_list: Creature grouper

ancestor_etymon: ain

etymology: Latin capitānus 'chief, leader', from caput 'head'


morpheme_key: air

morpheme: air

morpheme_head: air

affix_form: -air-

allomorphs: aire

meaning_definition: atmosphere | gas | breeze

example_words_list_1: aerial, aerate, aerobic

example_words_corpus: airs | airy | aired | airer | reair | deair

categorical_group_list: Nature, Element

etymology: Greek aēr 'air, lower atmosphere'


morpheme_key: aire

morpheme: aire

morpheme_head: aire

affix_form: -aire

sense_label: characterized by, occupied with

meaning_definition: characterized by, occupied with

example_words_corpus: aires | Airedale | optionaire | oilionaire | dollaraire | billionaire

categorical_group_list: Agent, Relation, Attribute

etymology: From Latin -arius, from -arius (pertaining to), derived from the stem of res 'thing' + -arius


morpheme_key: aisle

morpheme: aisle

morpheme_head: aisle

affix_form: -aisle-

meaning_definition: passage | corridor | walkway

example_words_list_1: aisle

example_words_corpus: aisles | aisled | aisleway | unaisled | aisleless | aisleways

categorical_group_list: Space, Path

etymology: Old English 'eisil' (aisle, row), from Late Latin 'exedra' (exedra, recess), from Greek 'exedra' (seat outside)


morpheme_key: akin

morpheme: akin

morpheme_head: akin

affix_form: -akin-

meaning_definition: of similar character | related by blood or origin

example_words_list_1: akin

categorical_group_list: Similarity, Relation

etymology: Old English ācn (oak)


morpheme_key: al

morpheme: al

morpheme_head: al

affix_form: -al

sense_label: event or happening

derivational_or_inflectional: derivational suffix affix bound morpheme | derivational

meaning_definition: event or happening

example_words_list_1: arrival | refusal

example_words_list_2: arrival | refusal

example_words_corpus: als | sial | myal | alone | naval | moral

categorical_group_list: Time event

ancestor_etymon: al

etymology: Latin -alis, from ad- 'to' + -alis (adjective suffix)


affix_form: -al-

meaning_definition: movement to, toward, in addition to, act, do, drive, nurture, grow, love

example_words_list_1: aliment, alms, nurture, alms

categorical_group_list: Motion, Addition, Action, Growth

etymology: ad ~to~, ~toward~


affix_form: False

sense_label: noble

meaning_definition: distinguished | exalted

example_words_list_1: Albert, Alice, Alicia, Alison, Alphonse, Alvin

categorical_group_list: Status, Nobility

etymology: OHG adal : nobility


affix_form: al

allomorphs: allel

sense_label: of one another

meaning_definition: mutual | reciprocal | each to the other

example_words_list_1: allele, allelomorph, allelopathy, parallel

categorical_group_list: Reciprocity

etymology: Greek allēlos : one another allos : other


sense_label: pertaining to

morpheme_subtype: forms:adjective | adjective/adverb

part_of_speech_created_by_this_suffix: adjective | adjective/adverb

meaning_definition: related to | the action of | a feature or quality

example_words_list_1: musical, natural, seasonal, personal

example_words_list_2: infinitesimal | ephemeral | transactional

categorical_group_list: Attribute adder

etymology: Latin -alis, from -us + -alis


sense_label: relating to

morpheme_subtype: forms:noun | adjective

derivational_or_inflectional: derivational

parts_of_speech_this_morpheme_can_join_onto: verb | noun

part_of_speech_created_by_this_suffix: noun | adjective

meaning_definition: relating to|of the kind of|having the nature of

example_words_list_1: acquittal | proposal | revival | causal | evidential | alphabetical | continual | confessional | tutorial | periodical | individual | centennial | milennial | quadrennial | centrifugal | vermifugal | octohedral | tetrahedral | commercial | dictatorial | differential | hypothetical | paradoxical | chemical | radical | attitudinal | criminal | longtitudinal | acropetal | factual | intellectual | residual | gradual | manual | natural | annual | comical | fiscal | thermal | herbal

categorical_group_list: Relational, Adjectival

ancestor_etymon: -ālis  OED

etymology: < Latin -ālis | adjectival suffix | 'of the kind of | relating to'. suffix1 | definition 2 OED | definition 1 OED | nouns converted from adjectives | or with a clearly implied adjective use | suffix1


allomorphs: ali

sense_label: wing

meaning_definition: a limb for flight | an appendage used for flying

example_words_list_1: ala, alar, alary, alate, aliform, aliped, alula

categorical_group_list: Anatomy, Nature

etymology: Latin alā, ablative of alā 'wing'


morpheme_key: alabamian

morpheme: alabamian

morpheme_head: alabamian

affix_form: -alabamian-

meaning_definition: native or resident of Alabama

example_words_list_1: Alabamian

categorical_group_list: Proper Noun, Locative

etymology: Derived from the proper noun 'Alabama' + the suffix '-ian'


morpheme_key: alack

morpheme: alack

morpheme_head: alack

affix_form: -alack-

meaning_definition: Alas | expression of sorrow or regret

example_words_list_1: alack, alackaday

categorical_group_list: Interjection, Emotion, Archaic

etymology: From Old English 'alaes' meaning 'without joy' or 'alas', derived from 'a-' (without) + 'lac' (joy, action).


morpheme_key: alacr

morpheme: alacr

morpheme_head: alacr

affix_form: alacr-

meaning_definition: rapid | energetic | enthusiastic | prompt | nimble

example_words_list_1: alacrity | alacritous

example_words_list_2: alacrity | alacritous

categorical_group_list: Core concept

ancestor_etymon: alacr

etymology: alacer


morpheme_key: alamo

morpheme: alamo

morpheme_head: alamo

affix_form: -alamo-

meaning_definition: shelter | fortification | stronghold

example_words_list_1: alamo

categorical_group_list: Location, Defense

etymology: Spanish alamo (poplar tree), referring to the wood used in fortifications


morpheme_key: alarm

morpheme: alarm

morpheme_head: alarm

affix_form: -alarm-

meaning_definition: to warn | to frighten | state of anxiety

example_words_list_1: alarm, alarming, alarmed, alarmist

example_words_corpus: alarms | alarmed | alarmer | alarmin | alarming | alarmist

categorical_group_list: Emotion, Warning, Perception

etymology: Old French 'alarme', from Italian 'all'arme' ('to arms')


morpheme_key: alb

morpheme: alb

morpheme_head: alb

affix_form: alb-

sense_label: white

meaning_definition: white

example_words_list_1: albino | tunica albica | albedo | albumen

categorical_group_list: Colors

etymology: Latin albus "white"

source: Wikipedia


morpheme_key: albania

morpheme: albania

morpheme_head: albania

affix_form: -albania-

meaning_definition: Albania | related to the region of Albania

example_words_list_1: Albanian, Albanians

categorical_group_list: Proper Noun, Location

etymology: Derived from the endonym 'Shqipëria' or the historical region name 'Albania', likely of Illyrian origin.

ancestor_etymon_language: Albanian


morpheme_key: albeit

morpheme: albeit

morpheme_head: albeit

affix_form: -albeit-

meaning_definition: although | even though

example_words_list_1: ['albeit']

categorical_group_list: Conjunction, Contrast

etymology: contraction of 'all be it'


morpheme_key: albino

morpheme: albino

morpheme_head: albino

affix_form: -albino-

allomorphs: albin

example_words_list_1: albino, albinism, albinotic

example_words_corpus: albinoid | albinoism | albinoids | albinoisms | pseudoalbino | pseudoalbinos

categorical_group_list: Color, Absence, Biology

etymology: Latin albus 'white'

ancestor_etymon_language: Latin


morpheme_key: album

morpheme: album

morpheme_head: album

affix_form: -album-

meaning_definition: collection | compilation | book

example_words_list_1: album

example_words_corpus: albums | nonalbum | minialbum | multialbum | minialbums

categorical_group_list: Collection, Media

etymology: Latin album (neuter of albus 'white'), originally referring to a white plaster or tablet used for public notices, later extended to mean a blank book or list.


morpheme_key: albumen

morpheme: albumen

morpheme_head: albumen

affix_form: -albumen-

meaning_definition: white | white of an egg

example_words_list_1: albumen, albumin

example_words_corpus: albumens | albumenoid | albumenize | albumenized | albumenizes | albumenoids

categorical_group_list: Biology, Color

etymology: Latin albumen 'white of an egg'


morpheme_key: albumin

morpheme: albumin

morpheme_head: albumin

affix_form: -albumin-

example_words_list_1: albumin, albuminous, albuminuria

example_words_corpus: albumins | albuminin | albuminous | prealbumin | albuminate | metalbumin


morpheme_key: alcohol

morpheme: alcohol

morpheme_head: alcohol

affix_form: -alcohol-

meaning_definition: alcoholic | ethanol | intoxicating liquid

example_words_list_1: alcohol, alcoholic, alcoholism

categorical_group_list: Substance, Chemical, Liquid

etymology: Arabic al-kuhl (the collyrium/antimony powder), borrowed into European languages via Medieval Latin and Old French; the meaning shifted from 'powder' to 'distilled spirit' in the 17th century.

ancestor_etymon_language: Arabic


morpheme_key: ald

morpheme: ald

morpheme_head: ald

affix_form: ald

meaning_definition: authority | govern

example_words_list_1: Arnold, Donald, Gerald, Harold, herald, Reginald, Reynold, Ronald

categorical_group_list: Power, Governance, Strength

etymology: Old English eald 'old, aged', from Proto-Germanic *aldaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- 'to grow, nourish'

ancestor_etymon_language: Germanic


morpheme_key: alder

morpheme: alder

morpheme_head: alder

affix_form: alder-

sense_label: alder tree

meaning_definition: alder tree

example_words_list_1: alderflies | alderships

example_words_corpus: alderflies | alderships

categorical_group_list: Nature, Flora

etymology: Old English 'alor'

source: Wiktionary | Wikidata


morpheme_key: alderman

morpheme: alderman

morpheme_head: alderman

affix_form: -alderman-

meaning_definition: magistrate | official | leader

example_words_list_1: alderman

example_words_corpus: aldermanry | aldermanly | aldermancy | aldermaness | aldermanity | aldermanate

categorical_group_list: Governance, Person

etymology: Old English ealdorman 'elder man'


morpheme_key: aldermen

morpheme: aldermen

morpheme_head: aldermen

affix_form: -aldermen-

meaning_definition: magistrates | officials | elders

example_words_list_1: alderman, aldermen

categorical_group_list: Governance, People


morpheme_key: ale

morpheme: ale

morpheme_head: ale

affix_form: ale-

sense_label: wheat flour

meaning_definition: wheat flour

example_words_list_1: aleuromancy, aleurone, aleuronic

example_words_list_2: aleuromancy, aleurone, aleuronic

example_words_corpus: ales | aley | Poales | Arales | bidale | alepot

categorical_group_list: Food, Agriculture

etymology: ἀλέω, ἄλευρον (áleuron), ἀλείατα

ancestor_etymon_language: Greek


morpheme_key: aleator

morpheme: aleator

morpheme_head: aleator

affix_form: False

meaning_definition: dice game | luck-based contest | probability | uncertainty

example_words_list_1: aleatoric, aleatory

example_words_list_2: aleatoric, aleatory

categorical_group_list: Chance, Randomness, Uncertainty

etymology: Latin aleator 'dice-player, gambler', from alea 'dice, game of chance'


morpheme_key: alert

morpheme: alert

morpheme_head: alert

affix_form: -alert-

meaning_definition: watchful | vigilant | attentive

example_words_list_1: alert, alertness, alerting

example_words_corpus: alerts | alertly | alerted | unalert | alerting | alertness

categorical_group_list: Attention, Perception

etymology: Latin alertus, past participle of allertus, from ad- 'to' + vertere 'to turn'


morpheme_key: ales

morpheme: ales

morpheme_head: ales

affix_form: -ales

meaning_definition: belonging to | characterized by | group of

example_words_list_1: mammalia, reptilia, crustacea

categorical_group_list: Classification, Biological Taxonomy

etymology: Latin -alis (adjectival suffix) < -us + -alis; from adjectival suffix -alis derived from -us (past participle suffix) + -alis (relational suffix)


morpheme_key: aleuro

morpheme: aleuro

morpheme_head: aleuro

affix_form: aleuro-

meaning_definition: white | flour

example_words_list_1: aleuromancy | aleurometer | aleurometers

categorical_group_list: Biological, Food

etymology: Greek aleuron (ἀλεύρον) 'flour'


morpheme_key: alex

morpheme: alex

morpheme_head: alex

affix_form: -alex-

meaning_definition: to protect | to guard against

example_words_list_1: Alexander | alexipharmic | Alexis | phytoalexin | Alec

example_words_corpus: Alexa

categorical_group_list: Anomalous form

etymology: Greek alexein : to defend


morpheme_key: alexander

morpheme: alexander

morpheme_head: alexander

affix_form: -alexander-

meaning_definition: defender | protector of men

example_words_list_1: Alexander, Alex, Alexandra, Alexanderia

example_words_corpus: Alexandrian

categorical_group_list: Defense, Humanity

etymology: Greek alexein "to defend" + aner "man"


morpheme_key: alexandria

morpheme: alexandria

morpheme_head: alexandria

affix_form: -alexandria-

meaning_definition: Alexandria | city | place

example_words_list_1: Alexandria, Alexandrian, Alexandrite

categorical_group_list: Geography, Proper Noun, Place Name

etymology: From Greek Alexandria (Ἀλεξάνδρεια), named after Alexander the Great.


morpheme_key: alexandrine

morpheme: alexandrine

morpheme_head: alexandrine

affix_form: -alexandrine-

meaning_definition: twelve syllables | iambic hexameter

example_words_list_1: alexandrine

categorical_group_list: Poetry, Meter, Measurement

etymology: French alexandrin, from Greek Alexandros


morpheme_key: alexia

morpheme: alexia

morpheme_head: alexia

affix_form: -alexia-

meaning_definition: block | prevent | obstruct

example_words_list_1: alexia, dyslexia

example_words_corpus: alexic

categorical_group_list: Obstruction, Limitation

etymology: Greek alexein "to ward off, defend"


morpheme_key: alexis

morpheme: alexis

morpheme_head: alexis

affix_form: -alexis-

meaning_definition: helper | defender | protector

example_words_list_1: Alexander, Alexandra

categorical_group_list: Protection, Defense

etymology: Greek ἀλέξω (aleksō) 'to defend, ward off'


morpheme_key: alfa

morpheme: alfa

morpheme_head: alf

affix_form: -alfa-

allomorphs: alfa

meaning_definition: alpha | first | beginning

example_words_list_1: alphabet, alpha, alphanumerical, alpha male

categorical_group_list: Primacy, Greek origin, Alphabet

etymology: Greek alfa (alpha), the first letter of the Greek alphabet, often used to denote primacy or origin.


morpheme_key: alfresco

morpheme: alfresco

morpheme_head: alfresco

affix_form: -alfresco-

meaning_definition: in the open air | outdoors

example_words_list_1: alfresco, alfresco dining, alfresco opera

categorical_group_list: Location, Environment

etymology: Italian 'al fresco' (in the fresh [air])

ancestor_etymon_language: Italian


morpheme_key: algi

morpheme: alg[i]

morpheme_head: alg[i]

affix_form: -alg[i]-

meaning_definition: pain

example_words_list_1: neuralgia, arthritis, nostalgia

categorical_group_list: Sensation, Physicality

etymology: ἄλγος (álgos), ἀλγεινός, ἀλγεῖν (algeîn), ἄλγησις (álgēsis)


morpheme_key: alga

morpheme: alga

morpheme_head: alga

affix_form: -alga-

allomorphs: alg

meaning_definition: seaweed | algae | aquatic plant

example_words_list_1: algae, algal

example_words_corpus: alginates | alginated

categorical_group_list: Biology, Nature

etymology: From Greek alga (ἄλγη) 'sea weed', from algos (ἄλγος) 'pain, grief' (referring to the discomfort of seaweed on skin).


morpheme_key: algebra

morpheme: algebra

morpheme_head: algebra

affix_form: -algebra-

meaning_definition: algebra | algebraic structure

example_words_list_1: algebraic, algebraically

categorical_group_list: Mathematics, Logic

etymology: From Arabic al-jabr (الجمع) meaning 'restoration' or 'reunion', referring to the operation of restoring balance in equations.

etymological_family: Arabic


morpheme_key: alger

morpheme: alger

morpheme_head: alger

affix_form: -alger-

meaning_definition: Algerian | of or relating to Algeria

example_words_list_1: Algerian, Algerians

categorical_group_list: Demonym, Geography, Nationality

etymology: From Arabic 'al-Jazā'ir' (The Islands), referring to Algiers, via French 'Algérien'


morpheme_key: algia

morpheme: algia

morpheme_head: algia

affix_form: -algia

allomorphs: -algia

meaning_definition: pain | distress

example_words_list_1: neuralgia, arthralgia, myalgia, fibromyalgia

example_words_corpus: myalgia | otalgia | analgia | ostalgia | coxalgia | podalgia

categorical_group_list: Concept type designator

ancestor_etymon: -αλγία  OED | algi

etymology: ἄλγος (álgos) | ἀλγεινός | ἀλγεῖν (algeîn) | ἄλγησις (álgēsis) | < ancient Greek -αλγία ... < ἄλγος  pain OED | Greek

ancestor_etymon_language: Greek | Greek  OED


morpheme_key: algo

morpheme: algo

morpheme_head: alg

affix_form: algo-

allomorphs: alge | alge(si) | algo

example_words_list_1: algia, neuralgia, myalgia, arthralgia, cystalgia

example_words_corpus: algology | algometer | algogenic | algometry | algolagnia | algophilia


morpheme_key: algorithm

morpheme: algorithm

morpheme_head: algorithm

affix_form: -algorithm-

meaning_definition: set of rules | procedure | step-by-step instructions

example_words_list_1: algorithmic

categorical_group_list: Logic, Computation, Procedure

etymology: From Arabic al- (the) + Greek algorithmus (derived from the name of the mathematician al-Khwarizmi)


morpheme_key: alia

morpheme: alia

morpheme_head: alia

affix_form: -alia-

sense_label: other, else

meaning_definition: another | remaining

example_words_list_1: alias, alienate

example_words_list_2: alias, alienate

example_words_corpus: micronalia | kitchenalia

categorical_group_list: Grouping anything

ancestor_etymon: ali

etymology: Latin ali- (stem of alius 'other, another')


morpheme_key: alias

morpheme: alias

morpheme_head: alias

affix_form: -alias-

meaning_definition: other | different | another

example_words_list_1: allopathy, allogeneic, allosteric

example_words_corpus: aliases | unalias | antialias

categorical_group_list: Alterity, Identity

etymology: Greek allos 'other'


morpheme_key: alien

morpheme: alien

morpheme_head: alien

affix_form: -alien-

meaning_definition: pertaining to a different entity | not the same as the current one

example_words_list_1: alien, alienation, unalienable

example_words_list_2: alien, alienation, unalienable

example_words_corpus: aliens | aliened | alienee | aliening | alienism | alienees

etymology: Latin alienus 'of another, foreign', from alius 'other'


morpheme_key: alight

morpheme: alight

morpheme_head: alight

affix_form: -alight-

meaning_definition: to descend | to settle | to land

example_words_list_1: alight

example_words_corpus: alightments

categorical_group_list: Motion, Descent

etymology: Old English 'alīhtan' (to dismount, to disembark)


morpheme_key: alim

morpheme: alim

morpheme_head: alim

affix_form: False

meaning_definition: supply with sustenance | care for, tend to

example_words_list_1: aliment | alimentary | alimentation | alimony | alumnus

categorical_group_list: Anomalous form

etymology: Latin alere 'to nourish, feed'


morpheme_key: aliment

morpheme: aliment

morpheme_head: aliment

affix_form: -aliment-

meaning_definition: nourishment | food | to nourish

example_words_list_1: aliment, alimentary, alimentary canal, alimentary tract, alimentary canal, alimentary system

example_words_corpus: aliments | alimented | alimentary | alimenting | alimentous | alimentative

categorical_group_list: Nourishment, Biology

etymology: Latin alimentum 'nourishment', from alere 'to nourish'


morpheme_key: alimony

morpheme: alimony

morpheme_head: alimony

affix_form: -alimony-

meaning_definition: maintenance | support | sustenance

example_words_list_1: alimentary, alimentary canal, alimentary canal

categorical_group_list: Provision, Sustenance

etymology: Latin alimentum "nourishment, food"


morpheme_key: aliquot

morpheme: aliquot

morpheme_head: aliquot

affix_form: -aliquot-

meaning_definition: part | portion | share

example_words_list_1: aliquot

example_words_corpus: aliquots | aliquoted | subaliquot | subaliquots

categorical_group_list: Quantity, Division

etymology: Latin aliquot 'so many, so much', from alius 'other' + quot 'how many'


morpheme_key: alis

morpheme: alis

morpheme_head: alis

affix_form: -alis

meaning_definition: pertaining to | of the nature of | characterized by

example_words_list_1: social, natural, personal

categorical_group_list: Adjectival, Relation

etymology: Latin -alis (suffix forming adjectives)


morpheme_key: ality

morpheme: ality

morpheme_head: ality

affix_form: -ality

meaning_definition: state | quality | condition

example_words_list_1: cleverality | artisanality | cockneycality | documentality | dimensionality | pluriversality

categorical_group_list: Abstract Noun Formation, State/Quality

etymology: Derived from Latin '-alis' (adjectival suffix) + '-tas' (abstract noun suffix), forming '-alitas' in Late Latin.


morpheme_key: alkal

morpheme: alkal

morpheme_head: alkal

affix_form: -alkal-

meaning_definition: A substance that neutralizes acids | A type of salt derived from a weak acid | A group of basic compounds

example_words_list_1: alkalescent, alkali, alkalimeter, alkaline, alkaloid, alkalosis, alkene, alkyd, alkyl

categorical_group_list: Chemistry

etymology: From Arabic al-qaly (القلي) 'ashes of the saltwort plant', via Medieval Latin alkali


morpheme_key: alkyl

morpheme: alkyl

morpheme_head: alkyl

affix_form: alkyl-

meaning_definition: chemical compound

example_words_list_1: alkylic, alkyloid

example_words_list_2: alkylic, alkyloid

example_words_corpus: oxoalkyl | alkylated | alkylates | alkylator | dealkylate | alkylamine

categorical_group_list: Chemistry, Organic compounds

etymology: Greek alkyl-, from alkyl- (related to alcohol)


morpheme_key: all

morpheme: all

morpheme_head: all

affix_form: all-

sense_label: entire

parts_of_speech_this_morpheme_can_join_onto: adjective,noun

part_of_speech_created_by_this_suffix: adjective

meaning_definition: entire | complete | wholly

example_words_list_1: all-night | all-round | all-time

example_words_list_2: all-night, all-round, all-time

example_words_corpus: alls | allose | allyou | Allism | allist | overall

categorical_group_list: Totality, Quantity

ancestor_etymon: ala-  OED

etymology: etymology taken from 'all', adj., pron., and n., adv., and conj.

ancestor_etymon_language: Gothic  OED

source: Wiktionary | MorphoQuantics | Wikidata


morpheme_key: allanto

morpheme: allanto

morpheme_head: allanto

affix_form: allanto-

meaning_definition: cylindrical food | elongated, rounded form

example_words_list_1: allantois, allantoic

example_words_corpus: allantoenteric

categorical_group_list: Anatomy, Shape, Medical terminology

etymology: From Greek 'allantos' meaning 'sausage', derived from 'alla' (intestine).


morpheme_key: allato

morpheme: allato

morpheme_head: allato

affix_form: allato-

meaning_definition: other | another

example_words_list_1: allot, allotment, allotrope

categorical_group_list: Alterity, Relation

source: Wiktionary


morpheme_key: allay

morpheme: allay

morpheme_head: allay

affix_form: -allay-

meaning_definition: relieve | diminish | soothe

example_words_list_1: allay, allaying, allayed, allayable

categorical_group_list: Reduction, Comfort

etymology: Old French *alayer "to relieve, to dislodge"


morpheme_key: allege

morpheme: allege

morpheme_head: allege

affix_form: -allege-

meaning_definition: to assert | to claim without proof

example_words_list_1: allegation, allegedly, alleging

example_words_corpus: alleged | alleges | alleger | allegers | reallege | allegeth

categorical_group_list: Assertion, Communication

etymology: Latin 'allegare' meaning 'to send away, deploy, or cite', from 'ad-' (to) + 'legere' (to gather, choose, or read)


morpheme_key: allegheny

morpheme: allegheny

morpheme_head: allegheny

affix_form: -allegheny-

meaning_definition: Algonquian people | specific region of North America

example_words_list_1: Allegheny, Allegheny Mountains

categorical_group_list: Proper noun, Ethnonym, Toponym

etymology: Derived from the name of the Allegany/Allegheny people

ancestor_etymon_language: Algonquian


morpheme_key: allegor

morpheme: allegor

morpheme_head: allegor

affix_form: -allegor-

meaning_definition: symbolic representation | metaphor

example_words_list_1: allegory, allegorical, allegorize

categorical_group_list: Representation, Abstract concept

etymology: Greek allegoria 'speaking otherwise'


morpheme_key: allegretto

morpheme: allegretto

morpheme_head: allegretto

affix_form: -allegretto-

meaning_definition: moderately | light | cheerful

example_words_list_1: allegretto

categorical_group_list: Tempo, Emotion

etymology: Italian allegretto, diminutive of allegro 'cheerful'


morpheme_key: allegro

morpheme: allegro

morpheme_head: allegro

affix_form: -allegro-

meaning_definition: quick | lively | cheerful

example_words_list_1: allegro, allegretto, allegrezza

categorical_group_list: Tempo, Emotion, Speed

etymology: From Latin 'allegro', past participle of 'allegrare' (to make glad), derived from 'laetare' (to rejoice), from 'laetus' (joyful, fertile).


morpheme_key: allelo

morpheme: allelo

morpheme_head: allelo

affix_form: allelo-

meaning_definition: other | different

example_words_list_1: allelomorph | allelomorphs

example_words_corpus: allelomorph | allelomorphs

categorical_group_list: Alterity, Difference

etymology: Greek allos 'other'


morpheme_key: alleluia

morpheme: alleluia

morpheme_head: alleluia

affix_form: -alleluia-

meaning_definition: praise | joy | exultation

example_words_list_1: alleluia, hallelujah

categorical_group_list: Religious, Emotion

etymology: Hebrew hallĕlū (exhort/praise) + ya (Yahweh)

ancestor_etymon_language: Hebrew

etymological_family: Hebrew


morpheme_key: allerg

morpheme: allerg

morpheme_head: allerg

affix_form: -allerg-

example_words_list_1: allergy, allogeneic, allopathy

categorical_group_list: Difference, Alterity


morpheme_key: alleviate

morpheme: alleviate

morpheme_head: alleviate

affix_form: -alleviate-

meaning_definition: make less severe | relieve | lighten

example_words_list_1: alleviate

categorical_group_list: Reduction, Relief

etymology: Latin adleviare 'to lighten', from ad- 'to' + levare 'to lighten', from levis 'light'


morpheme_key: allic

morpheme: allic

morpheme_head: allic

affix_form: allic-

allomorphs: hallic

meaning_definition: big toe

example_words_list_1: hallux

categorical_group_list: Body Parts and Substances

etymology: Latin hallux 'big toe'


morpheme_key: alligator

morpheme: alligator

morpheme_head: alligator

affix_form: -alligator-

meaning_definition: large semi-aquatic reptile

example_words_list_1: aligátor, aligatóridos

example_words_corpus: alligatored | alligatoring | alligatorfish

categorical_group_list: Fauna, Reptile

etymology: Spanish 'aligátor' from Middle French 'alligator'


morpheme_key: allo

morpheme: allo

morpheme_head: allo

affix_form: allo-

allomorphs: alli

meaning_definition: alternative | Linguistics: a member of a group of related forms that function as a distinct unit | distinct | belonging to a different entity of the same kind

example_words_list_1: allomorph, allophone, allopathy, allogeneic

example_words_corpus: allonym | allobar | allopath | allogamy | allotype | alloform

categorical_group_list: Targeter | Grouping anything

ancestor_etymon: ἀλλο-  OED | allo | ali

etymology: < ancient Greek ἀλλο- | combining form of ἄλλος  other | different. Definition 4: OED | ἄλλος (állos) | different Definition 1 OED | Greek allos : other

ancestor_etymon_language: Greek  OED | Greek

source: Cognatarium | MorphoQuantics | Wiktionary | http://www.palosverdes.com/jesse/pvphs/www—freecollege—com—vocab.htm | Stein


morpheme_key: allot

morpheme: allot

morpheme_head: allot

affix_form: -allot-

meaning_definition: to assign | to distribute | to portion out

example_words_list_1: allot, allotment, allocation

categorical_group_list: Distribution, Quantity

etymology: Latin 'allot' is not a Latin morpheme; it is an English word derived from Middle English 'aloten', from 'al-' (all) + 'lot'. The Latin root for 'portion/distribute' is 'part-' (as in partition) or 'distribut-'. The provided data contains a factual error regarding the language of origin.


morpheme_key: allotrio

morpheme: allotrio

morpheme_head: allotrio

affix_form: allotrio-

example_words_list_1: allotriophagy

example_words_corpus: allotriophagy

categorical_group_list: Alterity, Number

etymology: Greek allos 'other' + trios 'three'


morpheme_key: allow

morpheme: allow

morpheme_head: allow

affix_form: -allow-

meaning_definition: permit | let | give permission

example_words_list_1: allow, allowance, allowable

example_words_corpus: allows | reallow | allowed | allower | allowee | disallow

categorical_group_list: Permission, Agency

etymology: Latin 'alloware' (to grant, give), from Vulgar Latin *allaudare, from Latin ad- 'to' + laudare 'to praise'. Note: The English word 'allow' is not directly derived from the Latin root 'allow' shown in the example words (which are English derivatives), but the etymological source of the concept is Latin.


morpheme_key: alloy

morpheme: alloy

morpheme_head: alloy

affix_form: -alloy-

meaning_definition: mixture | blend | combination of metals

example_words_list_1: alloyed, alloying, alloy

example_words_corpus: alloys | alloyed | alloying | nonalloy | bioalloy | unalloyed

categorical_group_list: Material, Composition

etymology: Old French 'aloi' (quality, purity), from Frankish '*al-'.


morpheme_key: allu

morpheme: allu

morpheme_head: allu

affix_form: False

meaning_definition: to tease playfully | to make humorous remarks

example_words_list_1: allude, allusion

example_words_list_2: allude, allusion

categorical_group_list: Core concept

ancestor_etymon: allu

etymology: Latin 'allūdere' (to play with, mock), from 'ad-' (to) + 'lūdēre' (to play)


morpheme_key: allude

morpheme: allude

morpheme_head: allude

affix_form: -allude-

meaning_definition: refer | hint | suggest

example_words_list_1: allusion, allusive, allusively

example_words_corpus: alluded | alludes

categorical_group_list: Communication, Reference

etymology: Latin ad- 'to, toward' + lūdere 'to play'


morpheme_key: allure

morpheme: allure

morpheme_head: allure

affix_form: -allure-

meaning_definition: attract | entice | charm

example_words_list_1: allure, alluring, alluringly

example_words_corpus: allured | allures | allurer | allurers | allureth | allurest

categorical_group_list: Attraction, Emotion

etymology: Latin 'allūrare' (to allure, entice), from 'ad-' (to) + 'lura' (enticement, from 'lucere' to shine)


morpheme_key: alluvial

morpheme: alluvial

morpheme_head: alluvial

affix_form: -alluvial-

meaning_definition: overflowing | flooding | depositing

example_words_list_1: alluvium, alluvial, alluvialism

categorical_group_list: Geology, Hydrology

etymology: Latin alluvio "overflowing, flooding"


morpheme_key: ally

morpheme: ally

morpheme_head: ally

affix_form: -ally-

sense_label: partner

meaning_definition: partner | associate | supporter

example_words_list_1: ally, alliance, allied

example_words_corpus: really | coally | allying | misally | nonally | disally

categorical_group_list: Relation, Social, Connection

etymology: Old French *alier (to go, to bind)

ancestor_etymon_language: Old French


morpheme_key: alm

morpheme: alm

morpheme_head: alm

affix_form: alm-

allomorphs: alma

meaning_definition: pity

example_words_list_1: almoner, alms, eleemosynary

example_words_list_2: almoner, alms, eleemosynary

categorical_group_list: Charity, Emotion

etymology: ἔλεος, ἐλέου (éleos, eléou), ἐλεημοσύνη (eleēmosúnē)


morpheme_key: almagest

morpheme: almagest

morpheme_head: almagest

affix_form: -almagest-

meaning_definition: greatest | largest | most comprehensive

example_words_list_1: almagest

example_words_corpus: almagests

categorical_group_list: Magnitude, Astronomy, Knowledge

etymology: From Greek 'al-mageste' (the greatest), from 'mega' (great)


morpheme_key: almoner

morpheme: almoner

morpheme_head: almoner

affix_form: -almoner-

meaning_definition: distributor of alms | person in charge of charity

example_words_list_1: almoner, almonry, almonership

example_words_corpus: almoners | subalmoner | almonership | subalmoners | almonerships

categorical_group_list: Occupation, Charity

etymology: Old French aumônier, from aumône (alms), derived from Late Latin elemosyna, from Greek eleēmosynē (compassion)


morpheme_key: aloe

morpheme: aloe

morpheme_head: aloe

affix_form: -aloe-

meaning_definition: aloe plant | bitter substance

example_words_list_1: aloe, aloes

example_words_corpus: aloes | aloesin | xylaloe | aloelike | xylaloes | lignaloe

categorical_group_list: Flora, Substance

etymology: Arabic aḥwā (أَحْوَى) 'blackish' or aḥwal (أَحْوَل) 'strabismic', referring to the dark sap of the plant


morpheme_key: alone

morpheme: alone

morpheme_head: alone

affix_form: -alone-

meaning_definition: solitary | single | without others

example_words_list_1: alone, loneliness, aloneness

categorical_group_list: Solitude, Number, State of being

etymology: Old English al + āne (all + one)


morpheme_key: along

morpheme: along

morpheme_head: along

affix_form: -along-

meaning_definition: beside | in a line | following

example_words_list_1: alongside, along

categorical_group_list: Direction, Continuity, Spatial relation

etymology: Old English a + lang (long)


morpheme_key: aloof

morpheme: aloof

morpheme_head: aloof

affix_form: -aloof-

meaning_definition: distant | detached | reserved

example_words_list_1: ['aloof']

example_words_corpus: aloofly | aloofness | aloofnesses

categorical_group_list: Emotion, Social behavior

etymology: Middle English alof (out of, at a distance)

ancestor_etymon_language: Middle English


morpheme_key: alopecia

morpheme: alopecia

morpheme_head: alopecia

affix_form: -alopecia-

meaning_definition: hair loss | baldness

example_words_list_1: alopecia

categorical_group_list: Medical, Physical condition

etymology: Greek 'alopekia' (hair loss), from 'alopex' (fox)


morpheme_key: alpha

morpheme: alpha

morpheme_head: alpha

affix_form: alpha-

allomorphs: alph

meaning_definition: primary | the first letter of the Greek alphabet: Α

example_words_list_1: alpha, alphabet, alpha male, alpha particle, alpha centauri

example_words_corpus: alphas | alphanumerical | alphanumerically

categorical_group_list: Ordinal, Alphabet, Primacy

etymology: Α | ἄλφα (álpha) | Greek alpha Sem (as in Hebrew alef)

source: Wiktionary | Cognatarium | Wikidata


morpheme_key: alphabet

morpheme: alphabet

morpheme_head: alphabet

affix_form: -alphabet-

meaning_definition: set of letters | writing system

example_words_list_1: alphabet

categorical_group_list: Communication, Writing, Symbolism

etymology: Greek alpha-beta (first two letters of the Greek alphabet)


morpheme_key: alphit

morpheme: alphit

morpheme_head: alphit

affix_form: alphit-

meaning_definition: barley

example_words_list_1: alphitomancy

example_words_list_2: alphitomancy

categorical_group_list: Agriculture, Food

etymology: ἀλφός (alphós) | ἄλφιτον | ἀλφίτου (álphiton | alphítou) | ἀλφίτου(álphiton


morpheme_key: alsace

morpheme: alsace

morpheme_head: alsace

affix_form: -alsace-

meaning_definition: Alsace | region in northeastern France

example_words_list_1: Alsace, Alsatian

categorical_group_list: Geography, Proper Noun, Region

etymology: From Old High German 'Elsazze', meaning 'those who settled on the Ill river', referring to the historical region.


morpheme_key: alsop

morpheme: alsop

morpheme_head: alsop

affix_form: -alsop-

meaning_definition: also | in addition | furthermore

example_words_list_1: also, likewise, too, as well

categorical_group_list: Adverb, Addition, Conjunction

etymology: From Old English 'alswa' (all + swa), meaning 'in the same way' or 'also', evolving into Middle English 'al-so'.


morpheme_key: alt

morpheme: alt

morpheme_head: alt

affix_form: -alt

allomorphs: alti | alto

sense_label: high, deep

meaning_definition: high, deep

example_words_list_1: altimeter, altitude, altar, exalt, contralto, altissimo, altocumulus

example_words_corpus: alts | altie | alties | altfic | altname | altcoin

categorical_group_list: Dimension, Magnitude

etymology: altus, altitudo


morpheme_key: altar

morpheme: altar

morpheme_head: altar

affix_form: -altar-

meaning_definition: raised structure for ritual | table for sacrifice

example_words_list_1: altar

example_words_corpus: altars | altared | altarage | altarist | altarwise | altarlike

categorical_group_list: Ritual, Sacred, Object

etymology: Latin altare 'altar, sacred table', from altus 'high, elevated'


morpheme_key: alter

morpheme: alter

morpheme_head: alter

affix_form: alter-

sense_label: change, another, other

meaning_definition: change, another, other

example_words_list_1: alter, alternate, unalterable

example_words_list_2: alter, alternate, unalterable

example_words_corpus: alters | altered | alterer | unalter | realter | altering

categorical_group_list: Difference, Change, Alterity

etymology: Latin alter 'the other (of two)', possibly from a PIE root meaning 'other'

source: Wikidata


morpheme_key: alterc

morpheme: alterc

morpheme_head: alterc

affix_form: -alterc-

meaning_definition: other | different

example_words_list_1: alter, alteration, alternative, altercation

categorical_group_list: Difference, Alterity

etymology: Latin alter 'the other (of two)', from PIE *al- 'beyond'


morpheme_key: altern

morpheme: altern

morpheme_head: altern

affix_form: -altern-

meaning_definition: different | another | opposite | distinct | separate | contrary

example_words_list_1: alternate, alternation, alternating

categorical_group_list: Grouping anything

ancestor_etymon: allo

etymology: Latin alternus 'every other, mutual', from alter 'the other of two'


morpheme_key: alternat

morpheme: alternat

morpheme_head: alternat

affix_form: False

meaning_definition: the second of two

example_words_list_1: alternative

example_words_list_2: alternative

ancestor_etymon: alt

etymology: Latin alternus 'every other, alternate'


morpheme_key: altru

morpheme: altru

morpheme_head: altru

affix_form: -altru-

meaning_definition: other | another

example_words_list_1: altruism, altruistic, altruist

categorical_group_list: Otherness, Relation

etymology: From French altruiste, coined by Auguste Comte from Italian altrui 'to others', derived from Latin alter 'other'.