morpheme_key: mecca

morpheme: mecca

morpheme_head: mecca

affix_form: -mecca-

meaning_definition: city | town | place

example_words_list_1: Mecca, ecclesiastical, mechanic, mechanic

example_words_corpus: Meccan | Meccanize | Meccanite

categorical_group_list: Location, Urban, Geography

etymology: Latin 'mecca' or 'meca' meaning 'city, town', from Greek 'mekke' or 'mekhe'


morpheme_key: mechan

morpheme: mechan

morpheme_head: mechan

affix_form: mechan-

allomorphs: mechano

sense_label: device

affix_type: root

bound_free_or_root: root

meaning_definition: device | machine | contrivance | means

example_words_list_1: mechanics, mechanism, mechanize, mechanobiology, mechanophilia, mechanophobia

categorical_group_list: Technology, Instrumentality

etymology: μῆχος, μηχανή (mēkhanḗ), μηχανικός (mēkhanikós)

ancestor_etymon_language: Greek

etymological_family: Greek

register: scientific

source: Wiktionary

attestation: morpholex


morpheme_key: mechanico

morpheme: mechanico

morpheme_head: mechanico

affix_form: mechanico-

affix_type: prefix

bound_free_or_root: bound

parts_of_speech_this_morpheme_can_join_onto: adjective,noun

meaning_definition: pertaining to machinery | relating to mechanical systems

example_words_list_1: mechanico-morphism | mechanico-acoustic

example_words_list_2: mechanico-morphism, mechanico-acoustic

categorical_group_list: Technology, Motion

ancestor_etymon: μηχανικός  OED

etymology: From Greek 'mēchanē' (machine, engine) + '-ikos' (pertaining to). The form 'mechanico-' is a learned combining form derived from the stem of 'mechanic' or 'mechanism', often used in scientific and technical neologisms.

ancestor_etymon_language: Greek  OED

source: MorphoQuantics | Stein

attestation: wiktionary


morpheme_key: meco

morpheme: meco

morpheme_head: meco

affix_form: meco-

allomorphs: mec

meaning_definition: large | great | mighty

example_words_list_1: mecometer | mecometers | mecocephalic | apomecometry

categorical_group_list: Size, Magnitude

etymology: Greek megas 'large, great'

register: classical


morpheme_key: med

morpheme: med

morpheme_head: med

affix_form: False

meaning_definition: to cure | to restore wellness

example_words_list_1: medical, medicament, Medicare, medicate, medicinal, medicine, remedial, remedy

categorical_group_list: Health, Restoration

etymology: Latin medicus 'of or pertaining to a doctor', from mederi 'to heal'

ancestor_etymon_language: Latin

etymological_family: Latin

source: Cognatarium


morpheme_key: medal

morpheme: medal

morpheme_head: medal

affix_form: -medal-

bound_free_or_root: free

meaning_definition: award | distinction | honor

example_words_list_1: medalist, medallic, medallion

example_words_corpus: medals | medalet | medalist | medalled | medallic | medalets

categorical_group_list: Achievement, Honor

etymology: Latin 'medalia' (coin), from 'medallus' (small coin), diminutive of 'medius' (middle)

attestation: both


morpheme_key: meddle

morpheme: meddle

morpheme_head: meddle

affix_form: -meddle-

meaning_definition: interfere | interfere | meddle

example_words_list_1: meddlesome, meddler, meddled, meddling

example_words_corpus: meddles | meddler | meddled | meddlers | meddleth | meddlest

categorical_group_list: Interference, Action

etymology: Middle English meddelen, related to meddle

ancestor_etymon_language: Middle English

etymological_family: Germanic

register: vernacular


morpheme_key: medea

morpheme: medea

morpheme_head: medea

affix_form: -medea-

meaning_definition: Medea | witch | sorceress

example_words_list_1: Medea, Medea's poison

example_words_corpus: Medean

categorical_group_list: Mythology, Magic, Proper Name

etymology: From Greek Medea (Μήδεια), the name of a famous sorceress in Greek mythology, derived from the verb medesthai 'to think, plan'.


morpheme_key: medi

morpheme: medi

morpheme_head: medi

affix_form: medi-

sense_label: middle

bound_free_or_root: stem

derivational_or_inflectional: derivational prefix affix morpheme

part_of_speech_created_by_this_suffix: not suffix

meaning_definition: central | between

example_words_list_1: intermediary | medieval | mediocre | medium | dimidiation | immediate | media | median | mediate | mediation | Mediterranean | moiety | multimedia | postmeridian | submediant | mediolateral | in medias res | intermediate

related_morphemes: meri / meri, mezz / mezz / : meso / meso, mid / mid

categorical_group_list: Position indicator | Positional | Spatial | quantity

ancestor_etymon: medi

etymology: Latin medius 'in the middle, between'

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


morpheme_key: media

morpheme: media

morpheme_head: media

affix_form: -media-

allomorphs: medio

meaning_definition: middle | center | intermediate

example_words_list_1: immediate, intermediate, medieval

example_words_corpus: Median | medias | mediacy | bimedia | nonmedia | mediafan

categorical_group_list: Position, Degree

etymology: Latin medius "in the middle, intermediate"


morpheme_key: mediaeval

morpheme: mediaeval

morpheme_head: mediaeval

affix_form: -mediaeval-

meaning_definition: middle | intermediate

example_words_list_1: mediaevalism, mediaevalist

categorical_group_list: Time, Era

etymology: Latin mediaevalis, from mediaevalis 'of the middle ages', from medius 'middle' + aevum 'age, era'


morpheme_key: medial

morpheme: medial

morpheme_head: medial

affix_form: -medial-

meaning_definition: middle | intermediate | in the midst of

example_words_list_1: immediate, intermediate, remedial

example_words_corpus: medials | medially | bimedial | nonmedial | submedial | premedial

categorical_group_list: Position, Space

etymology: Latin medius 'middle, in the middle'


morpheme_key: median

morpheme: median

morpheme_head: median

affix_form: -median-

example_words_list_1: median, medially, medians

example_words_corpus: medians | medianly | bimedian | submedian | bimedians | nonmedian

categorical_group_list: Position, Magnitude


morpheme_key: mediate

morpheme: mediate

morpheme_head: mediate

affix_form: -mediate-

meaning_definition: middle | between | intervening

example_words_list_1: intermediate, immediate, mediate

example_words_corpus: mediated | mediates | mediately | unmediated | nonmediated | mediateness

categorical_group_list: Position, Relation

etymology: Latin medius 'middle'


morpheme_key: medic

morpheme: medic

morpheme_head: medic

affix_form: -medic-

allomorphs: medici | medico

meaning_definition: medical | healer | physician

example_words_list_1: medic, paramedic, biomedical

example_words_corpus: medics | premedic | paramedic | premedics | paramedics

categorical_group_list: Medicine, Profession

etymology: Latin medicus 'of or pertaining to a physician', from mederi 'to heal'


morpheme_key: medicine

morpheme: medicine

morpheme_head: medicine

affix_form: -medicine-

meaning_definition: medicine | healing | remedy

example_words_list_1: medical, medication, pharmacist, pharmaceutical

example_words_corpus: medicines | mediciner | medicined | mediciners | biomedicine | geomedicine

categorical_group_list: Health, Science

etymology: Latin medicīna 'healing, cure', from medicus 'healing, medical'


morpheme_key: medieval

morpheme: medieval

morpheme_head: medieval

affix_form: -medieval-

meaning_definition: of or relating to the Middle Ages

example_words_list_1: medievalism, medievalist

categorical_group_list: Time, Historical Period

etymology: from Medieval Latin medievalis, from mediaevalis 'of the middle ages', from media 'middle' + aevum 'age'


morpheme_key: mediocre

morpheme: mediocre

morpheme_head: mediocre

affix_form: -mediocre-

meaning_definition: average | ordinary | mediocre

example_words_list_1: mediocrity, mediocrities

categorical_group_list: Quality, Degree

etymology: Latin mediocris "moderate, middle-sized", from medius "middle" + ocris "rock, height"


morpheme_key: medit

morpheme: medit

morpheme_head: medit

affix_form: medit-

meaning_definition: reflect on | consider deeply | engage in introspection | analyze thoroughly

example_words_list_1: meditate | meditation | premeditate

example_words_list_2: meditate | meditation | premeditate

categorical_group_list: Cognition, Thought

etymology: Latin meditari 'to think over, contemplate', from mederi 'to heal, tend to'

attestation: wikidata


morpheme_key: meditate

morpheme: meditate

morpheme_head: meditate

affix_form: -meditate-

meaning_definition: to reflect | to contemplate | to practice mindfulness

example_words_list_1: meditation, meditative, meditational

example_words_corpus: meditated | meditates | meditater | meditaters | meditateth | unmeditated

categorical_group_list: Cognition, Mental state

etymology: Latin meditari 'to think over, contemplate', from medus 'fitting, suitable'


morpheme_key: mediterranean

morpheme: mediterranean

morpheme_head: mediterranean

affix_form: -mediterranean-

meaning_definition: middle | center | central

example_words_list_1: Mediterranean, Mediterranean Sea

example_words_corpus: Mediterraneanize | Mediterraneanise | submediterranean | oromediterranean | supramediterranean

categorical_group_list: Location, Geography

etymology: Latin mediterraneus, from medius 'middle' + terra 'land'


morpheme_key: medull

morpheme: medull

morpheme_head: medull

affix_form: medull-

allomorphs: medullo

meaning_definition: bone marrow | marrow

example_words_list_1: medulla, medullary

categorical_group_list: Body Parts and Substances

etymology: Latin medulla "pith, marrow" (originally of plants, later extended to animals)

source: Wikipedia


morpheme_key: meed

morpheme: meed

morpheme_head: meed

affix_form: -meed-

meaning_definition: reward | recompense | desert

example_words_list_1: meed

example_words_corpus: meeds | meedful

categorical_group_list: Reward, Value

etymology: Old English mēd 'reward, recompense'

ancestor_etymon_language: Old English


morpheme_key: meek

morpheme: meek

morpheme_head: meek

affix_form: -meek-

meaning_definition: submissive | humble | gentle | quiet

example_words_list_1: meek, meekness, meekly

example_words_corpus: meeks | meekly | meeken | unmeek | meekens | meekish

categorical_group_list: Temperament, Personality

etymology: Old English mēce 'mild, gentle'


morpheme_key: meet

morpheme: meet

morpheme_head: meet

affix_form: -meet-

meaning_definition: to encounter | to come together | to join

example_words_list_1: meet, meeting, meets, met

example_words_corpus: meets | meetly | meeter | remeet | meeted | unmeet

categorical_group_list: Interaction, Connection

etymology: Old English mētan 'to encounter, find, or come to'


morpheme_key: mega

morpheme: meg(a)

morpheme_head: meg

affix_form: -megaly

allomorphs: megal(o) | megaly

parts_of_speech_this_morpheme_can_join_onto: noun

meaning_definition: expansion | a million | large | vast | immense | great | big | powerful

example_words_list_1: splenomegaly | megameter | Examples: Megarachne ("big spider") | Megalosaurus ("big lizard") | megalodon ("big tooth") | megahertz | megabyte | mega-millions | megastores | acromegaly | megacycle | megalomania | megalopolis | megaphone | adenomegaly | cardiomegaly | dactylomegaly | hepatomegaly | megastar | mega- (10) | megalith | megathere | megaton | megawatt | omega | megaphone (big phone) | megabyte (big (million) bytes) | megabytes (1 000 000 bytes)

example_words_corpus: megas | megaton | megabit | megamix | megaohm | megabat

related_morphemes: superlative form: megist / megist / : extended form: megalo / megalo / : magn / magn

categorical_group_list: Medical and Scientific | Number multiplier 1 | 000 | Descriptives | scale | Attribute intensifier

ancestor_etymon: μέγας | μεγάλη (mégas | megálē) | mega | μεγα-  OED

etymology: Greek megas (μεγας) 'great, large'

ancestor_etymon_language: Ancient Greek | Greek | Greek  OED

pronunciation: /mɛga/, /mɛgaloʊ̯/

source: Wikipedia | Cognatarium | http://www.palosverdes.com/jesse/pvphs/www—freecollege—com—vocab.htm | MorphoQuantics | https://www.ruf.rice.edu/~kemmer/Words04/ | Stein


morpheme_key: megalo

morpheme: megal(o)

morpheme_head: megal(o)

affix_form: megal-

allomorphs: megal

meaning_definition: enormous | considerable | exceptionally large | excessively large | remarkable | one million | expanded | magnificence | excellence

example_words_list_1: megaton | megalopolis | megalomania | acromegaly | megacycle | megaphone | adenomegaly | cardiomegaly | dactylomegaly | hepatomegaly | splenomegaly | megaloblast | megalocardia | megalosaur

example_words_corpus: megalosaur | megalocyte | megalodisc | megalomania | megaloscope | megalosaurs

related_morphemes: extension of mega / mega

categorical_group_list: Descriptives | Attribute intensifier

ancestor_etymon: mega | μεγαλο-  OED

etymology: Greek megas 'great'

ancestor_etymon_language: Greek | Greek  OED

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


morpheme_key: megaly

morpheme: megaly

morpheme_head: megaly

affix_type: suffix

meaning_definition: great, large, million, enlarged

example_words_list_1: acromegaly | megacycle | megalomania | megalopolis | megaphone | adenomegaly | cardiomegaly | dactylomegaly | hepatomegaly | splenomegaly

example_words_list_2: acromegaly, megacycle, megalomania, megalopolis, megaphone, acromegaly, adenomegaly, cardiomegaly, dactylomegaly, hepatomegaly, splenomegaly

example_words_corpus: acromegaly | cytomegaly | renomegaly | chiromegaly | karyomegaly | adenomegaly

categorical_group_list: Size, Magnitude

etymology: μέγας, μεγάλου (mégas, megálou)


morpheme_key: meio

morpheme: meio

morpheme_head: meio

affix_form: meio-

allomorphs: mei

meaning_definition: diminished | reduced | compacted | diminish

example_words_list_1: ameiosis | ameiotic | meiobenthos | meiosis | meiotic | meiofauna | meiosis Variant Spellings: Miocene unrelated: miosis | Miocene

related_morphemes: min2 / min

categorical_group_list: Anomalous form

etymology: Greek μείω (meiō) "to lessen"


morpheme_key: meiosis

morpheme: meiosis

morpheme_head: meiosis

affix_form: -meiosis-

meaning_definition: reduction | diminution

example_words_list_1: meiosis

example_words_corpus: apomeiosis

categorical_group_list: Quantity, Change

etymology: Greek meiosis 'reduction' from meioun 'to lessen'


morpheme_key: meister

morpheme: meister

morpheme_head: meister

affix_form: -meister

meaning_definition: master | expert | specialist

example_words_list_1: schlockmeister | webmeister

example_words_list_2: schlockmeister, webmeister

example_words_corpus: meisters | rapmeister | gagmeister | spinmeister | rapmeisters | gagmeisters

categorical_group_list: Agent, Profession, Skill

etymology: Middle High German meister, from Old High German mægister, from Latin magister 'master'

ancestor_etymon_language: German


morpheme_key: mel

morpheme: mel

morpheme_head: mel

affix_form: -mel-

sense_label: to mix

meaning_definition: to combine | to blend

example_words_list_1: mélange, melee

example_words_list_2: mélange, melee

example_words_corpus: mels

related_morphemes: medl / medl, misc / misc, mix / mix

categorical_group_list: Mixing | Movement

etymology: Greek melos : tune, song


morpheme_key: melan

morpheme: melan

morpheme_head: melan

affix_form: melan-

allomorphs: melan(o) | melani

sense_label: black

meaning_definition: ebony | dim

example_words_list_1: melanin, melanoma, melanophore, eumelanin

related_morphemes: compare leuk / leuk

categorical_group_list: Color, Appearance

etymology: From Greek melas, melanos meaning 'black' or 'dark'


morpheme_key: melanchol

morpheme: melanchol

morpheme_head: melanchol

affix_form: -melanchol-

meaning_definition: sadness | gloom | depression

example_words_list_1: melancholy, melancholic, melancholia

categorical_group_list: Emotion, State of being

etymology: From Greek melankholía (black bile), from melas (black) + kholē (bile)


morpheme_key: melange

morpheme: melange

morpheme_head: melange

affix_form: -melange-

meaning_definition: mixture | blend | medley

example_words_list_1: ['melange']

example_words_corpus: melanges

categorical_group_list: Composition, Unity

etymology: French 'mélange' from 'mélanger' 'to mix'

ancestor_etymon_language: French


morpheme_key: melbourne

morpheme: melbourne

morpheme_head: melbourne

affix_form: -melbourne-

meaning_definition: Melbourne (city in Australia)

example_words_list_1: Melbourne, Melbourne Cup, Melbourne Cup

categorical_group_list: Proper Noun, Location, City

etymology: Named after Lord Melbourne, British Prime Minister, by surveyor Robert Hoddle in 1837.

ancestor_etymon_language: English


morpheme_key: meld

morpheme: meld

morpheme_head: meld

affix_form: -meld-

meaning_definition: blend | mix | combine

example_words_list_1: meld, seamless, melding

example_words_corpus: meldings

categorical_group_list: Combination, Unity

etymology: Middle English melden 'to mix, blend'


morpheme_key: melee

morpheme: melee

morpheme_head: melee

affix_form: -melee-

meaning_definition: close | near | hand-to-hand

example_words_list_1: ['melee']

example_words_corpus: melees

categorical_group_list: Proximity, Combat

etymology: Old French 'meslee' from 'mesler' 'to mix'


morpheme_key: melia

morpheme: melia

morpheme_head: melia

affix_form: -melia

meaning_definition: apple | ash tree

example_words_list_1: melianol | Meliaceae | melianone

example_words_corpus: melianol | Meliaceae | melianone

categorical_group_list: Nature, Botany

etymology: Greek melia (ash tree) or melia (apple-like)


morpheme_key: melior

morpheme: melior

morpheme_head: melior

affix_form: melior-

meaning_definition: superior | improved | enhanced

example_words_list_1: ameliorate | amelioration | meliorism | ameliorant | meliorate | melioration

related_morphemes: comparative of ben1 / ben, bon / bon / : compare pejor / pejor

categorical_group_list: Comparison, Quality

ancestor_etymon: meliora

etymology: Latin melior (comparative of bonus 'good')


morpheme_key: meliorate

morpheme: meliorate

morpheme_head: meliorate

affix_form: -meliorate-

meaning_definition: make better | improve

example_words_list_1: meliorate, amelioration

example_words_corpus: melioraters

categorical_group_list: Improvement, Quality

etymology: Latin melior 'better' + -ate (verb-forming suffix)


morpheme_key: meliss

morpheme: meliss

morpheme_head: meliss

affix_form: meliss-

sense_label: bee

meaning_definition: bee

example_words_list_1: melissophobia

example_words_list_2: melissophobia

categorical_group_list: Animals, Insects

etymology: μέλισσα (mélissa)


morpheme_key: mell

morpheme: mell

morpheme_head: mell

affix_form: mell-

meaning_definition: honey

example_words_list_1: melliferous | mellific | mellifluence | mellifluent | mellifluous | melliloquent | mellivorous

example_words_list_2: melliferous, mellific, mellifluence, mellifluent, mellifluous, melliloquent, mellivorous

example_words_corpus: mells

categorical_group_list: Nature, Food

etymology: mel | mellis


morpheme_key: mellifer

morpheme: mellifer

morpheme_head: mellifer

affix_form: -mellifer-

meaning_definition: sweet syrup | bee-produced nectar

example_words_list_1: mellifluous

example_words_list_2: mellifluous

categorical_group_list: Nature, Substance

ancestor_etymon: melli

etymology: Latin 'mel' (genitive 'mellis') meaning 'honey'


morpheme_key: mellow

morpheme: mellow

morpheme_head: mellow

affix_form: -mellow-

meaning_definition: soft | smooth | relaxed | ripe

example_words_list_1: mellow, mellowing, mellowed, mellowness

example_words_corpus: mellows | mellowy | mellowed | mellowly | unmellow | mellowing

categorical_group_list: Sensory, State of being

etymology: Middle English melwe, from Old English melu 'flour, meal'


morpheme_key: melo

morpheme: melo

morpheme_head: melo

affix_form: -melo-

sense_label: song

meaning_definition: song | melody | music

example_words_list_1: melody, melodrama, mellifluous

example_words_corpus: melomania | melograph | melophile | melogenic | melophobia | melographs

categorical_group_list: Music, Art

etymology: Greek melos 'song, tune'


morpheme_key: melod

morpheme: melod

morpheme_head: melod

affix_form: -melod-

meaning_definition: song | music | melody

example_words_list_1: melody, melodic, melodrama

categorical_group_list: Sound, Art


morpheme_key: melon

morpheme: melon

morpheme_head: melon

affix_form: -melon-

meaning_definition: fleshy fruit | gourd-like fruit

example_words_list_1: melon

example_words_corpus: melons | melony | melonal | melonade | muskmelon | rockmelon

categorical_group_list: Food, Botany

etymology: Greek melon (mēlon) 'apple, fruit'


morpheme_key: melos

morpheme: melos

morpheme_head: melos

affix_form: melos

meaning_definition: extremity

example_words_list_1: erythromelalgia

categorical_group_list: Anatomy, Body part

etymology: Greek μέλος (mélos), part of a body, limb, member


morpheme_key: melt

morpheme: melt

morpheme_head: melt

affix_form: -melt-

meaning_definition: to become liquid | to dissolve | to soften

example_words_list_1: melt, melted, melting, meltdown

example_words_corpus: melts | melty | melted | remelt | melter | unmelt

categorical_group_list: Transformation, Physical state

etymology: Old English meltan 'to dissolve, decay'


morpheme_key: member

morpheme: member

morpheme_head: member

affix_form: -member-

meaning_definition: part of | constituent | component

example_words_list_1: membership, memberly, dismember

example_words_corpus: members | membered | unmember | comember | endmember | unmembers

categorical_group_list: Entity, Part-Whole

etymology: Latin 'membra' (limbs, parts of the body), from 'memor' (mindful, remembering)


morpheme_key: membr

morpheme: membr

morpheme_head: membr

affix_form: -membr-

meaning_definition: anatomical structure

example_words_list_1: dismember, member, membership, membrane unrelated: memor / remember.

categorical_group_list: Anatomy, Physicality

etymology: Latin membrum 'limb, member'


morpheme_key: membrane

morpheme: membrane

morpheme_head: membrane

affix_form: -membrane-

allomorphs: membrano

meaning_definition: thin layer | skin | partition

example_words_list_1: membranous, semipermeable membrane, cytoplasmic membrane

example_words_corpus: membranes | membraned | biomembrane | geomembrane | membraneous | nonmembrane

categorical_group_list: Anatomy, Biology, Barrier

etymology: Latin membrana 'skin, membrane'


morpheme_key: memo

morpheme: memo

morpheme_head: mem

affix_form: memo-

allomorphs: memo

sense_label: recall

meaning_definition: recollect | retain

example_words_list_1: commemorate | immemorial | memoir | memorabilia | memorable | memorandum | memorial | memory | remembrance

example_words_corpus: memos | memoize | memoise | memoizes | memoized | memoised

categorical_group_list: Cognition, Memory

ancestor_etymon: mem

etymology: memor


morpheme_head: memo

affix_form: -memo-

sense_label: to remember

meaning_definition: to remember | mindful | memory

example_words_list_1: amnesia, mnemonic, amnesiac

etymology: Greek mimon/mneme "memory"


morpheme_key: memoir

morpheme: memoir

morpheme_head: memoir

affix_form: -memoir-

meaning_definition: memory | remembrance

example_words_list_1: memorial, memorize, memorable, amnesia, amnesiac

example_words_corpus: memoirs | memoirist | memoirish | memoirists | memoiristic

etymology: Latin memoria 'memory' (from memor 'mindful')


morpheme_key: memor

morpheme: memor

morpheme_head: memor

affix_form: memor-

allomorphs: memora | memori

meaning_definition: retrieve memories | recollect | bring back to mind

example_words_list_1: commemorate | immemorial | memoir | memorabilia | memorable | memorandum | memorial | memory | remembrance | in memoriam | memorize | memory Variant Spellings: remember | remember

categorical_group_list: Anomalous form

etymology: Latin memor 'mindful, remembering', from memini 'I remember'

source: Cognatarium | Wikidata


morpheme_key: memorabilia

morpheme: memorabilia

morpheme_head: memorabilia

affix_form: -memorabilia-

meaning_definition: objects worth remembering | items of interest

example_words_list_1: memorable, memorize, memorial, memorandum, amnesia

categorical_group_list: Memory, Objects

etymology: Latin memorabilis 'worthy of being remembered', from memorari 'to remember' (passive of memorare)


morpheme_key: memoranda

morpheme: memoranda

morpheme_head: memorandum

affix_form: -memoranda-

allomorphs: memoranda

meaning_definition: remember | mindful | memory

example_words_list_1: memorial, memorize, memorable, memorandum

etymology: Latin memor 'mindful' + -andus 'to be remembered' (gerundive of memorare 'to remember')


morpheme_key: men

morpheme: men

morpheme_head: men

affix_form: -men

sense_label: result, or means

derivational_or_inflectional: derivational suffix affix bound morpheme

meaning_definition: outcome | method

example_words_list_1: acumen | specimen

example_words_list_2: acumen, specimen

example_words_corpus: mens | women | womens | menfolk | mennish | antimen

categorical_group_list: Result, Instrument, Action

ancestor_etymon: em

etymology: Latin -men, from the neuter suffix -men (genitive -minis), derived from the root *men- 'to think' (cf. mens, mentis)


morpheme_key: menace

morpheme: menace

morpheme_head: menace

affix_form: -menace-

meaning_definition: threat | danger | peril

example_words_list_1: menace, menacing, menacingly

example_words_corpus: menacer | menaced | menaces | menacers | menaceth | menacest

categorical_group_list: Threat, Danger

etymology: Latin menaça 'threat, danger', from menāre 'to threaten'


morpheme_key: menage

morpheme: menage

morpheme_head: menage

affix_form: -menage-

meaning_definition: household | management | group

example_words_list_1: ménage, ménage à trois

example_words_corpus: menages

categorical_group_list: Social Organization, Domesticity

etymology: French ménage 'household management', from Old French mesnage 'dwelling, household', from mesnée 'household members', from Vulgar Latin *mansionata 'dwelling place', from Latin mansio 'dwelling'


morpheme_key: menagerie

morpheme: menagerie

morpheme_head: menagerie

affix_form: -menagerie-

meaning_definition: collection of animals | variety of creatures

example_words_list_1: menagerie, menagerial, menagerist

categorical_group_list: Animals, Collection

etymology: Middle French 'ménagerie', from 'ménage' (household)


morpheme_key: menarche

morpheme: menarche

morpheme_head: menarche

affix_form: -menarche-

meaning_definition: first menstruation

example_words_list_1: menarche, menarchal

example_words_corpus: menarches | menarcheal | postmenarche | premenarcheal | postmenarcheal

categorical_group_list: Biology, Development, Time

etymology: Greek menarche (menarche), from men (month) + arche (beginning)


morpheme_key: mend

morpheme: mend

morpheme_head: mend

affix_form: mend-

sense_label: defect

meaning_definition: imperfection | error | repair

example_words_list_1: amend | amendment | emend | emendation | mendacious | mendacity | mend

example_words_corpus: mends | mended | mender | remend | mending | menders

categorical_group_list: Capability

ancestor_etymon: mend

etymology: Latin emendare 'to free from fault', from ex- 'out' + menda 'fault, blemish'

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


morpheme_key: mendac

morpheme: mendac

morpheme_head: mendac

affix_form: -mendac-

meaning_definition: deceitful | falsified

example_words_list_1: mendacious, mendacity

example_words_list_2: mendacious, mendacity

categorical_group_list: Deception, Truth value

ancestor_etymon: mendac

etymology: Latin mendax (genitive mendacis) 'lying, deceitful', from the root *mend- 'to blame, fault'


morpheme_key: mendicant

morpheme: mendicant

morpheme_head: mendicant

affix_form: -mendicant-

meaning_definition: begging | mendicant | beggar

example_words_list_1: mendicant

example_words_corpus: mendicants

categorical_group_list: Social Status, Poverty

etymology: Latin mendicus 'beggar', from mendari 'to beg'


morpheme_key: menial

morpheme: menial

morpheme_head: menial

affix_form: -menial-

meaning_definition: servile | subordinate | lowly

example_words_list_1: menial, menially, menialness

example_words_corpus: menials | menially | nonmenial

categorical_group_list: Social Status, Adjective

etymology: Latin 'menialis' (of a household), from 'menstrua' (monthly), referring to the monthly rotation of household duties


morpheme_key: mening

morpheme: mening

morpheme_head: mening

affix_form: mening-

allomorphs: meningo

meaning_definition: thin layer | protective covering

example_words_list_1: leptomeninges | meninges | meningioma | meningitis | meninx | meningococcus

categorical_group_list: Anatomy, Biology

etymology: Greek meninx 'membrane'


morpheme_key: meningitis

morpheme: meningitis

morpheme_head: meningitis

affix_form: -meningitis-

meaning_definition: inflammation of the meninges | membrane surrounding the brain or spinal cord

example_words_list_1: meningitis, meningococcal, meningocele, meningoencephalitis, meningismus

categorical_group_list: Anatomy, Medical condition

etymology: Greek meninges 'membrane' from meningos 'membrane'


morpheme_key: meninx

morpheme: meninx

morpheme_head: meninx

affix_form: meninx-

meaning_definition: membrane

example_words_list_1: leptomeninges, meninges, meningioma, meningitis, meninx

example_words_corpus: pachymeninx

etymology: μήνιγξ, μῆνιγγος (mēninx, mēningos)


morpheme_key: meniscus

morpheme: meniscus

morpheme_head: meniscus

affix_form: -meniscus-

meaning_definition: crescent | moon-shaped | curved

example_words_list_1: meniscus

example_words_corpus: meniscuses

categorical_group_list: Shape, Anatomy

etymology: Greek μῆνισκος (mēnisko) 'crescent-shaped'


morpheme_key: mennonite

morpheme: mennonite

morpheme_head: mennonite

affix_form: -mennonite-

meaning_definition: member of a Christian Anabaptist group

example_words_list_1: Mennonite, Mennonitism, Mennonite church

categorical_group_list: Identity, Religion

etymology: From German Mennonit, named after Menno Simons (1496–1561), a Dutch Anabaptist leader

etymological_family: other

register: neutral


morpheme_key: meno

morpheme: meno

morpheme_head: meno

affix_form: meno-

parts_of_speech_this_morpheme_can_join_onto: various

meaning_definition: the monthly shedding of the uterine lining | the periodic discharge of the female reproductive tract

example_words_list_1: menopause | menorrhagia

example_words_list_2: menopause, menorrhagia

example_words_corpus: menopot | menopots | menopause | menorrhea | menophobia | menopausal

categorical_group_list: Biology, Time

ancestor_etymon: μηνο-  OED

etymology: < meno- < ancient Greek μηνο- , ... μήνη  moon OED


morpheme_key: menopause

morpheme: menopause

morpheme_head: menopause

affix_form: -menopause-

meaning_definition: cessation | end | stopping

example_words_list_1: menopausal, perimenopause, postmenopause, premenopausal

categorical_group_list: Time, Biological process

etymology: Greek men 'month' + pausis 'cessation'


morpheme_key: mens

morpheme: mens

morpheme_head: mens

affix_form: mens-

allomorphs: mensa

sense_label: measure

meaning_definition: a standard for quantifying | the action of quantifying

example_words_list_1: commensurate | dimension | immense | mensuration | mensural

related_morphemes: metr1 / metr

categorical_group_list: Measurement, Size, Magnitude

etymology: Latin mensur- 'a measuring', from meti 'to measure'


morpheme_key: menstru

morpheme: menstru

morpheme_head: menstru

affix_form: menstru-

sense_label: monthly

meaning_definition: monthly

example_words_list_1: menstrual, menstruation

example_words_list_2: menstrual, menstruation

categorical_group_list: Time, Biology

etymology: menstruus

source: Wikidata


morpheme_key: mensur

morpheme: mensur

morpheme_head: mensur

affix_form: mensur-

meaning_definition: determine magnitude | the act of determining magnitude

example_words_list_1: commensurable | commensurate | dimension | immense | incommensurable | incommensurate | measure

example_words_corpus: mensurs

ancestor_etymon: mensur

etymology: mensura ~measurement~ | from metiri ~to measure~ | mensura"measurement" | from metiri "to measure"


morpheme_key: ment

morpheme: ment

morpheme_head: ment

affix_form: -ment-

part_of_speech_created_by_this_suffix: noun

meaning_definition: act of, state or, result, action or process, condition, resemblance

example_words_list_1: containment | contentment | amendment | enchantment | argument | inclement | moment | vehement | mentalist

example_words_corpus: payment | ailment | oddment | fitment | hutment | onement

categorical_group_list: State, Action, Result

etymology: Latin -mentum, noun suffix formed from the stem of verbs (often past participle stems) + -um, denoting the result or means of an action.


morpheme_key: mental

morpheme: mental

morpheme_head: mental

affix_form: -mental-

meaning_definition: mind

example_words_list_1: mentalist

example_words_list_2: mentalist

example_words_corpus: mentals | mentally | bimental | mentality | mentalese | mentalist

categorical_group_list: Cognition, Internal state

ancestor_etymon: mental

etymology: Latin -mentum, noun suffix forming action or result of a verb


morpheme_key: menth

morpheme: menth

morpheme_head: menth

affix_form: -menth-

meaning_definition: Aromatic herb used in cooking | Refreshing plant with strong scent

example_words_list_1: crème de menthe, menthene, menthol

example_words_list_2: crème de menthe, menthene, menthol

categorical_group_list: Botany, Flavor

etymology: Latin mentha 'mint'


morpheme_key: menthol

morpheme: menthol

morpheme_head: menthol

affix_form: -menthol-

meaning_definition: cooling | minty | peppermint-like

example_words_list_1: mentholated, mentholatum

example_words_corpus: menthols | nonmenthol | neomenthol | isomenthol | mentholate | mentholated

categorical_group_list: Sensation, Botanical, Chemical

etymology: from mentha 'mint'


morpheme_key: mention

morpheme: mention

morpheme_head: mention

affix_form: -mention-

meaning_definition: to refer to | to speak of | to note

example_words_list_1: mention, mentionable, mentionable

example_words_corpus: mentions | mentioned | mentioner | remention | mentioning | nonmention

categorical_group_list: Communication, Cognition

etymology: Latin mentionem (nominative mentio) 'a remembering, mention', from past participle stem of meminisse 'to remember'


morpheme_key: mentor

morpheme: mentor

morpheme_head: mentor

affix_form: -mentor-

meaning_definition: guide | advisor | teacher

example_words_list_1: mentor, mentorship, mentoring

example_words_corpus: mentors | mentored | mentoree | mentorly | mentoring | mentorial

categorical_group_list: Guidance, Person, Education

etymology: Greek mentoros "teacher" (from Mentor, a character in the Odyssey)


morpheme_key: menu

morpheme: menu

morpheme_head: menu

affix_form: -menu-

meaning_definition: list of food | selection | items for consumption

example_words_list_1: menu

example_words_corpus: menus | menued | submenu | menuing | menuese | menuless

categorical_group_list: Food, Selection

etymology: Old French meneu 'that which is served', from menue 'small, detailed' (past participle of menu 'to divide, detail'), from Latin minutus 'small, minute'


morpheme_key: mephistopheles

morpheme: mephistopheles

morpheme_head: mephistopheles

affix_form: -mephistopheles-

meaning_definition: Mephistopheles | Devil | Demon

example_words_list_1: Mephistopheles

categorical_group_list: Mythology, Evil, Personification

etymology: From German Mephistopheles, likely derived from Greek 'amethystes' (unwearing) or 'methistemi' (to change), popularized by Goethe's Faust.


morpheme_key: mer

morpheme: mer

morpheme_head: mer

affix_form: mer-

allomorphs: mer(o)

sense_label: part

meaning_definition: segment | portion | split

example_words_list_1: meristem, merology, merism

example_words_corpus: mers | kmer | dimer | kmers | isomer | trimer

categorical_group_list: Partitive, Division, Quantity

etymology: Greek meros 'part, share'

source: Wiktionary | Cognatarium | Wikidata


sense_label: sea

meaning_definition: ocean | relating to the sea

example_words_list_1: mermaid | merman | mal de mer | Meredith | Mervin Variant Spellings: meerschaum | meerschaum

categorical_group_list: Anomalous form

ancestor_etymon: mere  OED

etymology: Old English mere 'sea, lake'

ancestor_etymon_language: Germanic OED

source: MorphoQuantics | Cognatarium | Stein


morpheme_key: merc

morpheme: merc

morpheme_head: merc

affix_form: merc-

sense_label: reward

meaning_definition: compensation | payment | employment | exchange | acquisition

example_words_list_1: amercement | commerce | commercial | market | mercantile | mercenary | mercery | merchandise | merchant | mercy | noncommercial

categorical_group_list: Capability | Anomalous form

ancestor_etymon: mec

etymology: Latin merces (genitive mercis) 'price, value, reward'

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


morpheme_key: mercantile

morpheme: mercantile

morpheme_head: mercantile

affix_form: -mercantile-

meaning_definition: trade | commerce | merchant-related

example_words_list_1: mercantilism, mercantile, mercantiler

example_words_corpus: mercantilely

categorical_group_list: Commerce, Trade

etymology: Latin mercantilis, from mercans (genitive mercantis) 'trader', from mercari 'to buy, trade'


morpheme_key: mercapto

morpheme: mercapto

morpheme_head: mercapto

affix_form: mercapto-

meaning_definition: containing a sulfhydryl group | containing sulfur and hydrogen

example_words_list_1: mercaptopurine | mercaptopropyl | mercaptosilane | mercaptopurines | mercaptosilanes | mercaptosuccinate

categorical_group_list: Chemistry, Sulfur-related

etymology: From Latin mercaptans, present participle of mercari 'to buy' + aptus 'fitted', literally 'one fitted for buying' (referring to its affinity for metals).


morpheme_key: mercator

morpheme: mercator

morpheme_head: mercator

affix_form: -mercator-

meaning_definition: merchant | trader | dealer

example_words_list_1: mercantile, mercantiler, mercantility

etymology: Latin mercator 'merchant, trader', from mercari 'to buy, trade', from merx 'merchandise'


morpheme_key: mercenary

morpheme: mercenary

morpheme_head: mercenary

affix_form: -mercenary-

meaning_definition: soldier | hired | for hire

example_words_list_1: mercenary, mercenarism

categorical_group_list: Agent, Commerce, Warfare

etymology: Latin mercenarius 'hired for pay', from merces (genitive mercis) 'wage, hire'


morpheme_key: mercer

morpheme: mercer

morpheme_head: mercer

affix_form: -mercer-

example_words_list_1: mercer, mercenary, merchandise, mercantile, mercantility

example_words_corpus: mercerize | mercerized | mercerizes | mercerizing

categorical_group_list: Commerce, Trade, Occupation

etymology: From Latin mercer, from mercari 'to trade', from merx 'merchandise'


morpheme_key: merces

morpheme: merces

morpheme_head: merces

affix_form: -merces-

meaning_definition: compensation | earnings

example_words_list_1: mercenary

example_words_list_2: mercenary

categorical_group_list: Commerce, Value

etymology: Latin merces (gen. mercis) 'hire, price, reward, wages'


morpheme_key: merch

morpheme: merch

morpheme_head: merch

affix_form: -merch-

meaning_definition: exchange goods | acquire through purchase

example_words_list_1: merchant, market

example_words_list_2: merchant, market

categorical_group_list: Capability

etymology: Latin mercari 'to trade' (from merx 'merchandise')


morpheme_key: merchandise

morpheme: merchandise

morpheme_head: merchandise

affix_form: -merchandise-

meaning_definition: goods | items for sale | tradeable commodities

example_words_list_1: ['merchandise']

etymology: Middle French 'marchandise'


morpheme_key: merchant

morpheme: merchant

morpheme_head: merchant

affix_form: -merchant-

meaning_definition: trader | dealer | seller

example_words_list_1: commerce, mercantile, mercenary, merchandise, mercer

example_words_corpus: merchants | merchantly | merchantry | merchantman | merchantess | nonmerchant

categorical_group_list: Commerce, Occupation

etymology: Latin mercari 'to buy, trade', from merx 'merchandise'


morpheme_key: mercier

morpheme: mercier

morpheme_head: mercier

affix_form: -mercier-

meaning_definition: merchant | trader

example_words_list_1: merchant, merchandise, mercantile, mercenary

categorical_group_list: Commerce, Occupation, Person

etymology: From Latin mercator, from merx (merchandise)


morpheme_key: mercurico

morpheme: mercurico

morpheme_head: mercurico

affix_form: mercurico-

meaning_definition: relating to Mercury | quick | volatile

example_words_list_1: mercuric chloride, mercuric oxide, mercurial

categorical_group_list: Chemistry, Mythology, Adjective-forming

etymology: Latin 'mercuricus' from 'Mercurius' (the god Mercury) + '-icus' (adjectival suffix)


morpheme_key: mercury

morpheme: mercury

morpheme_head: mercury

affix_form: -mercury-

meaning_definition: quicksilver | liquid metal | messenger god

example_words_list_1: mercurial, mercuric, mercurous, calomel, hydrargyrum

example_words_corpus: Mercurian | mercurism | mercurisms

categorical_group_list: Element, Mythology, Chemistry

etymology: Latin 'mercurius', name of the Roman god of trade, travel, and communication, likely derived from 'merx' (merchandise) or Etruscan 'Menrva'


morpheme_key: mercy

morpheme: mercy

morpheme_head: mercy

affix_form: -mercy-

meaning_definition: compassion | leniency | forgiveness

example_words_list_1: merciful, mercenary, mercy

example_words_corpus: bemercy | unmercy

categorical_group_list: Emotion, Virtue

etymology: Latin misericordia 'compassion', from miser 'wretched' + cordis 'heart'


morpheme_key: meretricious

morpheme: meretricious

morpheme_head: meretricious

affix_form: -meretricious-

meaning_definition: alluring | deceptive | false | gaudy

categorical_group_list: Deception, Appearance

etymology: Latin meretorius 'of a prostitute', from meretrix 'prostitute'


morpheme_key: merge

morpheme: merge

morpheme_head: merge

affix_form: -merge-

allomorphs: merg

sense_label: dip, plunge

meaning_definition: dip, plunge

example_words_list_1: demerge, demersal, demerse, demersion, emerge, emergence, emergency, emergent, emersion, immerge, immergence, immerse, immersible, immersion, immersive, merge, reemerge, reemergence, reimmerse, submerge, submergence, submerse, submersible, submersion

example_words_corpus: merger | merged | merges | mergers | demerge | unmerge

categorical_group_list: Motion, Water, Action

etymology: mergere


morpheme_key: meri

morpheme: meri

morpheme_head: meri

affix_form: False

meaning_definition: central

example_words_list_1: meridian, meridional

example_words_list_2: meridian, meridional

related_morphemes: medi / medi, mezz / mezz, / : meso / meso, mid / mid

categorical_group_list: Spatial, Time

etymology: Latin 'meridies' (midday, south), from 'medius' (middle) + 'dies' (day)


morpheme_key: meridian

morpheme: meridian

morpheme_head: meridian

affix_form: -meridian-

meaning_definition: midday | peak | highest point | line of longitude

categorical_group_list: Time, Space, Position

etymology: Latin meridies 'midday, south' (from medius 'middle' + dies 'day')


morpheme_key: meridional

morpheme: meridional

morpheme_head: meridional

affix_form: -meridional-

meaning_definition: southern | pertaining to the south

example_words_list_1: meridional, meridionalism

example_words_corpus: meridionals | meridionally | meridionality | submeridional

categorical_group_list: Direction, Location

etymology: Latin meridionalis, from meridiēs 'midday, south'


morpheme_key: meringue

morpheme: meringue

morpheme_head: meringue

affix_form: -meringue-

meaning_definition: sweet | airy | foam-like | dessert

example_words_list_1: meringue

example_words_corpus: meringues | meringuey | meringuelike

categorical_group_list: Food, Dessert

etymology: French meringue, likely from the name of François Massialot or related to 'meringue' (foam)

etymological_family: Romance


morpheme_key: merism

morpheme: merism

morpheme_head: merism

affix_form: -merism

meaning_definition: division of a whole into two parts | contrast of opposites

example_words_list_1: black and white, day and night, rich and poor

example_words_corpus: merisms

categorical_group_list: Suffix concatenation

ancestor_etymon: mer

etymology: Greek merismos 'division, distribution', from merizein 'to divide'


morpheme_key: merit

morpheme: merit

morpheme_head: merit

affix_form: merit-

sense_label: deserve

meaning_definition: warrant | gain through effort | labor under contract

example_words_list_1: demerit | merit | meritorious | meritocracy | meritable | merited | meritless | meritoriously | emeritus | meritorious Variant Spellings: meretricious | meretricious

categorical_group_list: Anomalous form

etymology: Latin meritum 'that which is earned', neuter past participle of merēre 'to earn, deserve, serve'


morpheme_key: merle

morpheme: merle

morpheme_head: merle

affix_form: -merle-

meaning_definition: seal

example_words_list_1: merle, merlons

example_words_corpus: merles | merled

categorical_group_list: Animals, Marine Life, Color

etymology: Latin 'merula' meaning blackbird or seal, from 'merus' (pure, black)


morpheme_key: mermaid

morpheme: mermaid

morpheme_head: mermaid

affix_form: -mermaid-

meaning_definition: mythical sea creature | half-human half-fish

example_words_list_1: mermaid

categorical_group_list: Mythology, Creature, Aquatic

etymology: Middle English 'mermaid', from Old French 'merette' (little sea creature) + English 'maid'


morpheme_key: merman

morpheme: merman

morpheme_head: merman

affix_form: -merman-

meaning_definition: male | man | masculine

example_words_list_1: mermaid, merman, merfolk

categorical_group_list: Mythology, Being, Gender

etymology: Middle English merman, from mer- (sea) + man


morpheme_key: merous

morpheme: merous

morpheme_head: merous

affix_form: -merous

meaning_definition: part, piece

example_words_list_1: pentamerous, tetramerous, decamerous

example_words_corpus: isomerous | allomerous | tetramerous | pentamerous | heptamerous | anisomerous

etymology: μείρεσθαι (meíresthai), μέρος (méros)


morpheme_key: merry

morpheme: merry

morpheme_head: merry

affix_form: -merry-

meaning_definition: cheerful | happy | jolly

example_words_list_1: merry, merriment, merrily

example_words_corpus: merrymaker | merrymaking | merrymakers | merrythought | merrymeeting | merrymakings

categorical_group_list: Emotion, Positive state

etymology: Old English mērie 'pleasant, agreeable'


morpheme_key: mers

morpheme: mers

morpheme_head: mers

affix_form: mers-

meaning_definition: sink | dive | the act of dipping

example_words_list_1: demerge | demersal | demerse | demersion | emerge | emergence | emergency | emergent | emersion | immerge | immergence | immerse | immersible | immersion | immersive | merge | reemerge | reemergence | reimmerse | submerge | submergence | submerse | submersible | submersion

related_morphemes: merg / merg

categorical_group_list: Motion, Physical action

etymology: Latin mergere 'to dip, plunge'


morpheme_key: merx

morpheme: merx

morpheme_head: merx

affix_form: merc

allomorphs: merc

meaning_definition: merchandise | items for sale

example_words_list_1: merchant, merchandise

example_words_list_2: merchant, merchandise

categorical_group_list: Commerce, Trade

etymology: From Latin 'merc-' (stem of 'merx') meaning 'goods, wares, price'.


morpheme_key: meso

morpheme: mes(o)

morpheme_head: mes

affix_form: mes-

parts_of_speech_this_morpheme_can_join_onto: adjective | noun | verb

meaning_definition: central | transitional | moderate

example_words_list_1: Mesopotamia | mesothorax | mesoderm | mesolithic | mesoamerica | mesalliance | mesaticephalic | mesophile | mesophilic | mesoscopic | mesosphere | mesozoic | mesophyte | mesophytic | mesostatic | mesencephalon | mesenchyme | mesial | mesne | mesobenthos | mesomorph | meson | mesophyll | mesothelioma

example_words_corpus: meson | mesons | mesogen | mesonic | mesonet | dimeson

related_morphemes: medi / medi, meri / meri, mezz / mezz, mid / mid

categorical_group_list: Position indicator | preposition-like | Positional | Spatial

ancestor_etymon: μεσο-  OED | meso

etymology: Greek mesos 'middle'

ancestor_etymon_language: Greek  OED | Greek

source: MorphoQuantics | Cognatarium | http://www.palosverdes.com/jesse/pvphs/www—freecollege—com—vocab.htm | Wikipedia | https://www.ruf.rice.edu/~kemmer/Words04/ | Stein


morpheme_key: mesa

morpheme: mesa

morpheme_head: mesa

affix_form: -mesa-

meaning_definition: table | plateau

example_words_list_1: mesa

example_words_corpus: mesas | nanomesa

categorical_group_list: Geography, Topography

etymology: Spanish mesa "table, plateau"

ancestor_etymon_language: Spanish


morpheme_key: mescal

morpheme: mescal

morpheme_head: mescal

affix_form: -mescal-

meaning_definition: mescaline | peyote cactus

example_words_list_1: mescaline, mescalero, mescalito

example_words_corpus: mescals | mescaline

categorical_group_list: Substance, Plant, Psychoactive

etymology: From Nahuatl 'mescalli' (ritual drink) via Spanish 'mescal'

ancestor_etymon_language: Nahuatl


morpheme_key: mesdemoiselles

morpheme: mesdemoiselles

morpheme_head: mesdemoiselles

affix_form: -mesdemoiselles-

meaning_definition: Miss | Young unmarried woman | Lady

example_words_list_1: mesdemoiselle

categorical_group_list: Animate, Social status, Feminine

etymology: contraction of 'ma dame' (my lady) + 'demoiselle'

register: honorific


morpheme_key: mesenteric

morpheme: mesenteric

morpheme_head: mesenteric

affix_form: -mesenteric-

meaning_definition: middle | intestine

example_words_list_1: mesentery, mesentery-related

categorical_group_list: Anatomy, Biology

etymology: Greek mesos 'middle' + enteron 'intestine'


morpheme_key: mesh

morpheme: mesh

morpheme_head: mesh

affix_form: -mesh-

meaning_definition: interwoven | network | web

example_words_list_1: mesh, meshed, meshing

example_words_corpus: meshy | enmesh | inmesh | meshes | meshed | meshing

categorical_group_list: Structure, Connection

etymology: Old English 'mesce' (interwoven, net)


morpheme_key: mesio

morpheme: mesio

morpheme_head: mesio

affix_form: mesio-

meaning_definition: middle | inner | towards the midline

example_words_list_1: mesiobuccal | mesiodistal | mesiofacial | mesiolabial | mesiodorsal | mesiopulpal

categorical_group_list: Position, Direction


morpheme_key: mesmer

morpheme: mesmer

morpheme_head: mesmer

affix_form: -mesmer-

meaning_definition: to hypnotize | to fascinate | to hold spellbound

example_words_list_1: mesmerize, mesmerism, mesmerized

example_words_corpus: mesmeree | mesmerize | mesmerism | mesmerees | mesmerized | mesmerizes

categorical_group_list: Perception, Mental state, Influence

etymology: from 'hypnos' (sleep) via the use of hypnosis


morpheme_key: mess

morpheme: mess

morpheme_head: mess

affix_form: -mess-

meaning_definition: dispatch

example_words_list_1: mess, message, messenger

example_words_list_2: mess, message, messenger

example_words_corpus: messy | messes | messed | messer | messily | messing

related_morphemes: mise / mise, miss / miss, mit / mit

categorical_group_list: Motion, Communication

etymology: Middle English meten Old English metan : to allot, to distribute, to mete out


morpheme_key: message

morpheme: message

morpheme_head: message

affix_form: -message-

meaning_definition: communication | information | news

example_words_list_1: message, messenger, messaging

example_words_corpus: messages | messaged | messager | remessage | messageing | messageless

categorical_group_list: Communication, Information

etymology: Latin 'mittere' (to send) + prefix 'mis-' (from 'mittere' via assimilation) or 'ex-' + 'mittere'. The root 'mit' means 'to send'. 'Message' comes from Old French 'message', from Vulgar Latin 'missaticum', from Latin 'missus', past participle of 'mittere'.


morpheme_key: messenger

morpheme: messenger

morpheme_head: messenger

affix_form: -messenger-

meaning_definition: one who carries a message | communicator

example_words_list_1: messenger, messenger bag, messenger bird

categorical_group_list: Communication, Agent

etymology: Latin 'messengerus' (agent noun derived from 'mittere' meaning 'to send')


morpheme_key: messiah

morpheme: messiah

morpheme_head: messiah

affix_form: -messiah-

meaning_definition: anointed one | savior | redeemer

example_words_list_1: Messiah, Messianic, Messianism

example_words_corpus: messiahs | messiahship | messiahless | messiahlike | messiahships | pseudomessiah

categorical_group_list: Religion, Divinity, Salvation

etymology: Hebrew mashiach "anointed"

ancestor_etymon_language: Hebrew


morpheme_key: met

morpheme: met

morpheme_head: met

affix_form: met-

allomorphs: mete

sense_label: above

meaning_definition: above | among | beyond | abstract | after | beside | beyond or change

example_words_list_1: metaphor, metamorphosis, metaphysics

example_words_corpus: mets | unmet | mettest | metness | metenkephalin

categorical_group_list: Spatial, Temporal, Relation

etymology: μετά (metá) | Greek μετᾰ́ (metá) | with | among | along with | in common with


morpheme_key: metal

morpheme: metal

morpheme_head: metal

affix_form: -metal-

meaning_definition: metal | metallic substance

example_words_list_1: metallic, metalloid, metallurgic

example_words_corpus: metals | bimetal | metaled | dimetal | metally | metaller

categorical_group_list: Material, Substance

etymology: Greek metallon "mine, quarry, metal"


morpheme_key: metalla

morpheme: metalla

morpheme_head: metall

affix_form: metalla-

allomorphs: metalla | metallo

meaning_definition: metal | metallic

example_words_list_1: metallurgy, metallist, metalliferous

etymology: Latin metallum 'mine, quarry, metal', from Greek metallon 'mine, quarry'


morpheme_key: metem

morpheme: metem

morpheme_head: metem

affix_form: -metem-

meaning_definition: soul | spirit | essence

example_words_list_1: metempsychosis, metempsychotic

categorical_group_list: Soul, Spirit, Metempsychosis, Core concept

etymology: Greek 'metempsychosis' from 'meta-' (after) + 'psyche' (soul)


morpheme_key: meteo

morpheme: meteo

morpheme_head: meteo

affix_form: -meteo-

sense_label: atmosphere

meaning_definition: atmosphere | weather | meteorology

example_words_list_1: meteorology, meteoric, meteorologist

categorical_group_list: Nature, Atmosphere

etymology: Greek meteoros 'high in the air'


morpheme_key: meteor

morpheme: meteor

morpheme_head: meteor

affix_form: False

allomorphs: meteoro

meaning_definition: heavens

example_words_list_1: meteor, meteoric, meteorite, meteorology, meteroid

example_words_corpus: meteors | meteoric | meteoroid | meteorite | meteorous | meteorize

related_morphemes: part of meta / meta / : meteor - a flash or streak of light in the sky caused by a meteoroid burning up in the atmosphere; meteoroid - a rock travelling through space, which burns when it enters the atmosphere and creates a meteor; meteorite - the remains of a meteoroid after hitting the surface of the earth; meteorology - the study of phenomena in the sky (ie, weather)

categorical_group_list: Nature, Celestial, Space

etymology: Greek meteoros 'high in the air, lofty'


morpheme_key: meter

morpheme: meter

morpheme_head: meter

affix_form: meter-

part_of_speech_created_by_this_suffix: noun | not suffix

meaning_definition: quantify | allocate | context | measuring device | assess dimensions | quantifying tool

example_words_list_1: anemometer | anemometric | antisymmetric | antisymmetry | asymmetric | asymmetry | axonometric | barometer | barometric | bathometer | diameter | diametric | dysmetria | graphometer | hexameter | hygrometer | hygrometry | isodiametric | isometric | isoperimetric | meter | metre | metric | metrology | metronome | monosymmetric | parameter | parameterize | parametric | parametrize | pentameter | perimeter | polymeter | symmetric | symmetry | telemeter | telemetric | telemetry | tetrameter | thermometer | trimeter | trimetric | acidimetry | actinometry | algometry | alkalimetry | sphygmomanometer | centimeter | ammeter | flowmeter | accelerometer | speedometer

example_words_corpus: ammeter | oometer | ohmmeter | ammeters | biometer | bimeters

categorical_group_list: Capability

ancestor_etymon: meter | -mètre / -μέτρον OED

etymology: Greek metron 'measure'

ancestor_etymon_language: Greek | French from Greek OED

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


morpheme_key: methane

morpheme: methane

morpheme_head: methane

affix_form: -methane-

allomorphs: methano

meaning_definition: CH4 | hydrocarbon | odorless gas

example_words_list_1: methane, methyl, methanol, methanogenesis

categorical_group_list: Chemistry, Organic compounds

etymology: From Greek 'methy' (wine) + 'hyle' (wood, matter), originally referring to methanol derived from wood distillation.


morpheme_key: metho

morpheme: metho

morpheme_head: metho

affix_form: metho-

allomorphs: meth-

meaning_definition: method | systematic procedure | way of doing something

example_words_list_1: methodical, methodology, methodicality

categorical_group_list: Process, Manner

etymology: Greek methodos 'way, course of study' from meta- 'after, along' + hodos 'way'


morpheme_key: method

morpheme: method

morpheme_head: method

affix_form: -method-

meaning_definition: way | manner | procedure

example_words_list_1: method, methodology, methodical, methodologically

example_words_corpus: methods | Methodist | Methodism | methodize | submethod | methodist

etymology: Greek methos 'speech, discourse, method' (related to mein 'to think')


morpheme_key: methoxy

morpheme: methoxy

morpheme_head: methoxy

affix_form: methoxy-

meaning_definition: methoxy group | -OCH3

example_words_corpus: methoxybenzene | methoxybenzenes

categorical_group_list: Chemistry, Organic Chemistry

etymology: combination of methyl (from Greek μῆτις) and oxy- (from Greek ὀξύ, 'sharp/acid')


morpheme_key: meths

morpheme: meths

morpheme_head: meths

affix_form: -meths-

meaning_definition: methamphetamine

example_words_list_1: meth, meth-head, meth lab

categorical_group_list: Drug, Substance, Slang

etymology: Truncated form of 'methamphetamine', a synthetic stimulant drug.


morpheme_key: methuselah

morpheme: methuselah

morpheme_head: methuselah

affix_form: -methuselah-

meaning_definition: extremely old | long-lived

example_words_list_1: methuselah, methuselahian

categorical_group_list: Age, Longevity

etymology: Biblical Hebrew name of the son of Enoch


morpheme_key: methy

morpheme: methy

morpheme_head: methy

affix_form: -methy-

meaning_definition: metric | balance | cadence

example_words_list_1: metrical, symmetry, isometry

related_morphemes: more at meth2 / meth

categorical_group_list: Measurement, Quantity


morpheme_key: methyl

morpheme: methyl

morpheme_head: methyl

affix_form: methyl-

sense_label: containing one carbon atom

meaning_definition: containing one carbon atom | CH3 group

example_words_list_1: methane, methanol, methylamine, methylated, dimethyl

example_words_corpus: dimethyl | methylic | methylol | trimethyl | methylase | methylome

etymology: Greek methy 'wine' + -yl (from alkyl)


morpheme_key: meticulous

morpheme: meticulous

morpheme_head: meticulous

affix_form: -meticulous-

meaning_definition: careful | precise | thorough

example_words_list_1: meticulousness

categorical_group_list: Precision, Care, Attention

etymology: Latin meticulosus 'fearful, anxious', from metus 'fear'


morpheme_key: metier

morpheme: metier

morpheme_head: metier

affix_form: -metier-

meaning_definition: trade | occupation | profession

example_words_list_1: métier, métiers, métier à tisser

example_words_corpus: metiers

categorical_group_list: Occupation, Profession

etymology: Old French mestier, from Latin materia 'matter, material'


morpheme_key: metr

morpheme: metr

morpheme_head: metr

affix_form: metr-

allomorphs: metre | metri

meaning_definition: quantify | dimension | unit of length

example_words_list_1: metrorrhagia | haplometrosis | metrocyte | metropolis | pleometrosis | Demetrius | endometrium | metralgia | metritis | metropolitan

example_words_list_2: Demetrius, endometrium, metralgia, metritis, metropolis, metropolitan, metrorrhagia

related_morphemes: matr / matr

categorical_group_list: Measurement, Dimension


morpheme_key: metria

morpheme: metria

morpheme_head: metria

affix_form: -metria

meaning_definition: measure | state of being measured

example_words_list_1: eumetria

example_words_corpus: eumetria

etymology: Greek -metria (from metron 'measure')


morpheme_key: metric

morpheme: metric

morpheme_head: metric

affix_form: -metric

meaning_definition: of or pertaining to measurement | characterized by measurement

example_words_list_1: isometric | biometric | zoometric | pyrometric | barometric | volumetric

categorical_group_list: Measurement, Relation

ancestor_etymon: meter

etymology: Greek -metrikos 'of or pertaining to measurement'


morpheme_key: metro

morpheme: metro

morpheme_head: metro

affix_form: metro-

allomorphs: metr

sense_label: metro-

meaning_definition: metro- | meter- | short for | metropolis

example_words_list_1: metropolis | metrocentric | metroplex

example_words_list_2: metropolis, metrocentric, metroplex

example_words_corpus: metros | nonmetro | MetroCard | metrotomy | metromania | metrogenic

categorical_group_list: Location, Urbanism

etymology: mētēr, mētr-, mother, plus polis, city


morpheme_key: metry

morpheme: metry

morpheme_head: metry

affix_form: -metry

meaning_definition: act of measuring | suffix derived from 'meter' (see -meter) | quantification | allocation | surrounding matter | field of study | method of measuring the specified element | quantification of the root element

example_words_list_1: optometry | anemometer | anemometric | antisymmetric | antisymmetry | asymmetric | asymmetry | axonometric | barometer | barometric | bathometer | diameter | diametric | dysmetria | graphometer | hexameter | hygrometer | hygrometry | isodiametric | isometric | isoperimetric | meter | metre | metric | metrology | metronome | monosymmetric | parameter | parameterize | parametric | parametrize | pentameter | perimeter | polymeter | symmetric | symmetry | telemeter | telemetric | telemetry | tetrameter | thermometer | trimeter | trimetric | acidimetry | actinometry | algometry | alkalimetry | geometry | spectrometry | trigonometry

categorical_group_list: Suffix concatenation

ancestor_etymon: -μετρία  OED | meter

etymology: Greek -metria (measurement) from -metron (measure)

source: Stein


morpheme_key: mettle

morpheme: mettle

morpheme_head: mettle

affix_form: -mettle-

meaning_definition: spirit | courage | fortitude | resilience

example_words_list_1: mettle, mettlework

example_words_corpus: mettled | mettlesome | mettlesomely | mettlesomeness

categorical_group_list: Character, Strength, Spirit

etymology: Old French metail 'metal' (referring to the quality of metal/temper)

ancestor_etymon_language: Old French


morpheme_key: mexico

morpheme: mexico

morpheme_head: mexico

affix_form: -mexico-

meaning_definition: Mexico

example_words_list_1: Mexican, Mexico City

example_words_corpus: MexiCoke

categorical_group_list: Geography, Proper Noun, Country

etymology: From Nahuatl 'Mēxihco', the name of the Aztec capital and the people.


morpheme_key: mezzo

morpheme: mezzo

morpheme_head: mezzo

affix_form: -mezzo-

allomorphs: mezz

meaning_definition: middle | half | moderate

example_words_list_1: mezzo-soprano, mezzo-forte

example_words_corpus: mezzolike

categorical_group_list: Quantity, Degree

etymology: Latin 'medius' meaning 'middle'


morpheme_key: mia

morpheme: mia

morpheme_head: mia

affix_form: -mia-

meaning_definition: life | living | alive

example_words_list_1: biology, biography, biome, amorphous, amiable

categorical_group_list: Life, Biology, Core concept

etymology: Greek bios 'life'

ancestor_etymon_language: Greek


morpheme_key: miami

morpheme: miami

morpheme_head: miami

affix_form: -miami-

meaning_definition: Miami (city) | Florida

example_words_list_1: Miami Heat, Miami Vice, South Miami

categorical_group_list: Proper Noun, Location, Geographic

etymology: From Muscogee 'Amalisi', the name of a Seminole chief or the tribe itself.

ancestor_etymon_language: Muscogee


morpheme_key: miasma

morpheme: miasma

morpheme_head: miasma

affix_form: -miasma-

meaning_definition: unhealthy | poisonous | pollution

example_words_list_1: miasma

example_words_corpus: miasmal | miasmalike | miasmatism

categorical_group_list: Nature, Decay, Toxicity

etymology: Greek miasma 'pollution, defilement'


morpheme_key: mica

morpheme: mica

morpheme_head: mica

affix_form: -mica-

allomorphs: mic

meaning_definition: shiny | glittering | mineral

example_words_list_1: mica

example_words_corpus: micas | micaless | micaceous | hydromica

categorical_group_list: Material, Nature

etymology: Latin mica 'crumb, grain of sand'

ancestor_etymon_language: Latin


morpheme_key: micawber

morpheme: micawber

morpheme_head: micawber

affix_form: -micawber-

meaning_definition: optimistic | hopeful | expecting improvement

example_words_list_1: micawberism, micawberian

categorical_group_list: Personality, Optimism

etymology: Named after Wilkins Micawber, the eternally optimistic character in Charles Dickens' 'David Copperfield'


morpheme_key: michigan

morpheme: michigan

morpheme_head: michigan

affix_form: -michigan-

meaning_definition: large lake

example_words_list_1: Michigan, Michigamme

categorical_group_list: Geography, Nature

etymology: Ojibwe word 'mishigami' meaning 'large lake'

ancestor_etymon_language: Anishinaabemowin


morpheme_key: micro

morpheme: micr(o)

morpheme_head: micro

affix_form: micr-

sense_label: small

derivational_or_inflectional: derivational prefix affix morpheme | Derivational

meaning_definition: tiny | extremely small | one part in a million | a fraction representing one millionth

example_words_list_1: microscope, microorganism, micrometer, microwave, microchip

example_words_corpus: micros | microJy | microSD | microbot | microamp | microRNA

related_morphemes: compare macro / macro

categorical_group_list: Descriptives | Medical and Scientific | Number division 1 | 000 | Comparator less than | Diminutive | scale

ancestor_etymon: μικρός (mikrós) | micro | μικρο-  OED

etymology: Greek mikros 'small'

ancestor_etymon_language: Greek | Ancient Greek | Greek  OED

pronunciation: /maɪkroʊ̯/

source: Wikipedia | Cognatarium | http://www.palosverdes.com/jesse/pvphs/www—freecollege—com—vocab.htm | https://www.ruf.rice.edu/~kemmer/Words04/ | MorphoQuantics | Stein


morpheme_key: microbe

morpheme: microbe

morpheme_head: microbe

affix_form: -microbe-

meaning_definition: small | tiny

example_words_list_1: microscopic, microscope, microbiology

example_words_corpus: microbes | antimicrobe | microbeless | supermicrobe | pseudomicrobe | supermicrobes

categorical_group_list: Size, Dimension


morpheme_key: micromicro

morpheme: micromicro

morpheme_head: micromicro

affix_form: micromicro-

meaning_definition: extremely small | very tiny

example_words_list_1: microscope, microphone, microchip, microbe, microcosm

categorical_group_list: Size, Magnitude


morpheme_key: micto

morpheme: micto

morpheme_head: micto

affix_form: micto-

meaning_definition: small | little

example_words_list_1: mictoplasm | mictomagnetic | mictomagnetism | mictocalcification

categorical_group_list: Size, Diminutive


morpheme_key: midas

morpheme: midas

morpheme_head: midas

affix_form: -midas-

meaning_definition: golden | wealth | touch of gold

example_words_list_1: Midas touch, Midas touch of gold, Midas touch of wealth

example_words_corpus: Midasian

categorical_group_list: Wealth, Gold, Value

etymology: Greek 'Midas' (King Midas)


morpheme_key: middle

morpheme: middle

morpheme_head: middle

affix_form: -middle-

meaning_definition: center | intermediate | between

example_words_list_1: middle, middling, middleman

example_words_corpus: middles | middler | middled | middlers | middleman | middlebox

categorical_group_list: Position, Spacial, Degree

etymology: Old English 'middel'

ancestor_etymon_language: Proto-Germanic


morpheme_key: midge

morpheme: midge

morpheme_head: midge

affix_form: -midge-

meaning_definition: small fly | biting insect

example_words_list_1: midge

example_words_corpus: midges | midgey

categorical_group_list: Fauna, Small organisms

etymology: Middle English midgy, related to midges

ancestor_etymon_language: Middle English


morpheme_key: midi

morpheme: midi

morpheme_head: midi

affix_form: midi-

allomorphs: mid

meaning_definition: medium-sized | middle

example_words_list_1: midi-length | Midibus | dimidiation | immediate | intermediary | media | median | mediate | mediation | medieval | mediocre | Mediterranean | medium | moiety | multimedia | postmeridian | submediant | mediolateral

example_words_corpus: midis

categorical_group_list: quantity | scale

etymology: medius, mediare

source: Wikipedia | Wikidata


morpheme_key: mien

morpheme: mien

morpheme_head: mien

affix_form: -mien-

meaning_definition: appearance | manner | air

example_words_list_1: mien

example_words_corpus: miens | miened | Mienic

categorical_group_list: Appearance, Manner

etymology: Old French 'mine' (appearance, manner)


morpheme_key: might

morpheme: might

morpheme_head: might

affix_form: -might-

meaning_definition: power | strength | ability

example_words_list_1: might, mighty, mightiness

example_words_corpus: mighty | mighta | mightly | almighty | mightily | mightest

categorical_group_list: Power, Ability, Strength

etymology: Old English mægen 'strength, force, power'

ancestor_etymon_language: Old English


morpheme_key: mignon

morpheme: mignon

morpheme_head: mignon

affix_form: -mignon-

meaning_definition: darling|favorite|cute|beloved

example_words_list_1: mignon, mignonette

example_words_corpus: mignons

categorical_group_list: Appearance, Emotion

etymology: Old French mignon 'darling, favorite'

ancestor_etymon_language: French


morpheme_key: migr

morpheme: migr

morpheme_head: migr

affix_form: -migr-

allomorphs: migra

meaning_definition: roam | relocate | shift location | alter position

example_words_list_1: countermigration | emigrant | emigrate | emigration | émigré | immigrant | immigrate | immigration | migrant | migrate | migration | migrational | migratory | nonmigratory | remigrant | remigrate | remigration | transmigrant | transmigrate | transmigration | transmigratory | transmigrate unrelated: migraine

categorical_group_list: Motion, Change of state

ancestor_etymon: migr

etymology: Latin migrare 'to move, change residence'


morpheme_key: migraine

morpheme: migraine

morpheme_head: migraine

affix_form: -migraine-

meaning_definition: severe headache

example_words_list_1: migrainous, hemimigraine

example_words_corpus: migraines | nonmigraine | antimigraine

categorical_group_list: Pain, Medical, Physical sensation

etymology: Greek hemikrania 'half-skull' (hemi- 'half' + kranion 'skull')


morpheme_key: mikado

morpheme: mikado

morpheme_head: mikado

affix_form: -mikado-

meaning_definition: emperor | monarch | ruler

example_words_list_1: mikado, mikado's, mikados

example_words_corpus: mikados | Mikadoism

categorical_group_list: Title, Royalty

etymology: From Japanese 御 (mi, honorific prefix) + 代 (kado, generation, reign, or era); literally 'honorable reign' or 'honorable generation', historically referring to the imperial court or the emperor's residence.

ancestor_etymon_language: Japanese

etymological_family: Japanese


morpheme_key: milch

morpheme: milch

morpheme_head: milch

affix_form: -milch-

meaning_definition: milk

example_words_list_1: milky, milkman, milkmaid

example_words_corpus: milchy

categorical_group_list: Food, Liquid, Nature

etymology: From Proto-Germanic *melk- 'milk', from Proto-Indo-European *melg- 'to rub, smear'.


morpheme_key: mild

morpheme: mild

morpheme_head: mild

affix_form: -mild-

meaning_definition: gentle | moderate | not severe

example_words_list_1: mild, mildness, mildly

example_words_corpus: milds | mildly | milden | mildens | mildish | mildness

categorical_group_list: Intensity, Degree

etymology: Old English mild 'gentle, kind, temperate'


morpheme_key: mildew

morpheme: mildew

morpheme_head: mildew

affix_form: -mildew-

meaning_definition: mildew | fungal growth

example_words_list_1: mildewed

example_words_corpus: mildewy | mildewed | mildewing | mildewers | mildewcide | antimildew

categorical_group_list: Nature, Decay, Fungi

etymology: Middle English mildewe


morpheme_key: mile

morpheme: mile

morpheme_head: mile

affix_form: -mile-

allomorphs: mil

meaning_definition: unit of distance | length

example_words_list_1: mile, mileage, miler

example_words_corpus: miles | miler | milers | mileage | milepost | milelong

categorical_group_list: Measurement, Distance

etymology: Latin 'mille' meaning 'thousand'


morpheme_key: milieu

morpheme: milieu

morpheme_head: milieu

affix_form: -milieu-

meaning_definition: environment | surroundings | setting

example_words_list_1: milieu

categorical_group_list: Environment, Space

etymology: French milieu 'middle, center, medium'


morpheme_key: milit

morpheme: milit

morpheme_head: milit

affix_form: milit-

sense_label: soldier

meaning_definition: military personnel | to serve in a military capacity

example_words_list_1: militant | military | militia | demilitarize | militate

categorical_group_list: Core concept

ancestor_etymon: milit

etymology: Latin 'miles' (soldier) + '-it-' (agent noun suffix)


morpheme_key: militar

morpheme: militar

morpheme_head: militar

affix_form: -militar-

meaning_definition: soldier | war | military

example_words_list_1: military, militarism, militarize, militaristic

categorical_group_list: War, Combat, Force

etymology: Latin militāris, from miles (genitive militis) 'soldier'


morpheme_key: militia

morpheme: militia

morpheme_head: militia

affix_form: -militia-

meaning_definition: military | soldier | armed force

example_words_list_1: militia, militarism, militarize, militarization

example_words_corpus: militias | militiaman | militiamen | militialike | antimilitia | militiawoman

categorical_group_list: Warfare, Organization

etymology: Latin militia 'military service', from miles (genitive militis) 'soldier'


morpheme_key: milk

morpheme: milk

morpheme_head: milk

affix_form: -milk-

meaning_definition: the white nutritious liquid secreted by the mammary glands of female mammals

example_words_corpus: milky | milks | milkt | milkie | milker | milked

categorical_group_list: Food, Substance, Biological

etymology: From Proto-Germanic *meluks, from the root *melk- 'to milk', cognate with Old English meolc, Old High German miluh, Latin lac, and Sanskrit máksati.


morpheme_key: mill

morpheme: mill

morpheme_head: mill

affix_form: mill-

allomorphs: mille | milli

meaning_definition: a numerical value of one thousand | a group comprising one thousand units | the ordinal number indicating one thousandth position | the ordinal form of one thousand with parentheses | a fraction representing one part in a thousand

example_words_list_1: mile | millennium | million | millisecond | milligram | millivolt | mill (.001) | mille-feuille | millefiori | millenarian | millenary | millesimal | milli- (10⁻) | milliard | milliary | millibar | millier | millimeter | milliliter | millipede | milliwatt Variant Spellings: mil unrelated: millinery

example_words_corpus: mills | miller | milled | sawmill | milling | endmill

categorical_group_list: quantity | Anomalous form

etymology: mille | Greek mimos : imitator | actor --> mimeomai : I imitate

source: Wikipedia | Cognatarium | Wikidata


morpheme_key: millen

morpheme: millen

morpheme_head: millen

affix_form: millen-

meaning_definition: thousand each

example_words_list_1: millenarian, millenary

categorical_group_list: Number, Quantity

etymology: milleni


morpheme_key: millimicro

morpheme: millimicro

morpheme_head: millimicro

affix_form: millimicro-

meaning_definition: one trillionth | 10^-15

example_words_list_1: millimicrosecond

categorical_group_list: Measurement, Multiplier, Magnitude

etymology: from milli- (Latin mille 'thousand') + micro- (Greek mikros 'small')

ancestor_etymon_language: Latin, Greek


morpheme_key: mim

morpheme: mim

morpheme_head: mim

affix_form: mim-

allomorphs: mime | mimo

meaning_definition: reproduce | copy | mirror

example_words_list_1: mimic, mimicry, mimicry, mimicry

example_words_corpus: mims

categorical_group_list: Capability

ancestor_etymon: mim

etymology: Greek mimētikos 'imitative', from mimeisthai 'to imitate'


morpheme_key: mimeo

morpheme: mimeo

morpheme_head: mimeo

affix_form: -mimeo-

meaning_definition: imitation | mimicry

example_words_list_1: mimic, mimicry, mimesis

categorical_group_list: Imitation, Representation

etymology: Greek mimēma 'imitation' from mimēsis 'imitation'


morpheme_key: mimesis

morpheme: mimesis

morpheme_head: mimesis

affix_form: -mimesis-

meaning_definition: imitation | representation | mimicry

example_words_list_1: mimetic, mimesis

categorical_group_list: Representation, Imitation

etymology: Greek mimesis 'imitation'


morpheme_key: mimetic

morpheme: mimetic

morpheme_head: mimetic

affix_form: -mimetic-

example_words_list_1: mimetic, mimesis, mimicry

example_words_corpus: mimetics | comimetic | biomimetic | nonmimetic | mimeticity | zoomimetic

etymology: Greek mīmētikos 'pertaining to imitation'


morpheme_key: mimic

morpheme: mimic

morpheme_head: mimic

affix_form: -mimic-

meaning_definition: to imitate | to copy | to resemble

example_words_list_1: mimicry, mimicry, mimetic

example_words_corpus: amimic | mimicry | mimical | mimicker | mimickers | mimicries

etymology: Greek mimesis "imitation"


morpheme_key: min

morpheme: min

morpheme_head: min

affix_form: min-

allomorphs: mine | mino | mini

sense_label: Small

meaning_definition: minute | contracted | reduced | more diminutive | most minimal | minimum

example_words_list_1: minuscule, minimize, minimum, diminish, diminish

example_words_corpus: mins

related_morphemes: superlative of parv / parv / : compare maxim / maxim

categorical_group_list: Attribute adder

ancestor_etymon: min

etymology: Latin 'minuere' 'to make small'


morpheme_key: mina

morpheme: mina

morpheme_head: mina

affix_form: mina-

sense_label: lead

meaning_definition: lead

example_words_list_1: amenable, demeanor, menace, promenade

example_words_list_2: amenable, demeanor, menace, promenade

example_words_corpus: minas

categorical_group_list: Motion, Guidance

etymology: minare, variant of minari


sense_label: threaten

meaning_definition: threaten

example_words_list_1: menace, minatory

example_words_list_2: menace, minatory

categorical_group_list: Threat, Violence, Emotion

etymology: minari


morpheme_key: minaret

morpheme: minaret

morpheme_head: minaret

affix_form: -minaret-

meaning_definition: tower | turret | slender tower

example_words_list_1: minarets, minaret-like

example_words_corpus: minarets | minareted | minaretlike

categorical_group_list: Architecture, Structure

etymology: Arabic minār (منارة) 'lighthouse, beacon', from nāra (نار) 'to shine, be bright'

ancestor_etymon_language: Arabic


morpheme_key: mind

morpheme: mind

morpheme_head: mind

affix_form: -mind-

meaning_definition: intellect | thought | consciousness | memory

example_words_list_1: mindful, mindless, remind, remindful

example_words_corpus: minds | amind | remind | minder | minded | mindes

categorical_group_list: Cognition, Consciousness

etymology: Proto-Germanic *mindo- 'mind, memory', from PIE *men- 'to think'


morpheme_key: mine

morpheme: mine

morpheme_head: mine

affix_form: -mine-

sense_label: ore, to dig

meaning_definition: mineral | extract

example_words_list_1: mine, mining, mined, miner

example_words_corpus: miner | mines | mined | miners | mineral | unmined

categorical_group_list: Verb, Mining, Extraction

etymology: From Old English 'mīn' (possessive pronoun) or 'mīnan' (to mine/dig), but given the definition 'ore, to dig', it derives from the verb 'to mine' (dig for ore), from Old English 'mīnan' meaning 'to dig, excavate'.

source: Cognatarium


morpheme_key: mineral

morpheme: mineral

morpheme_head: mineral

affix_form: -mineral-

meaning_definition: mineral | stone | rock

example_words_list_1: mineralogy, mineralization, mineralized

categorical_group_list: Matter, Nature, Substance

etymology: Latin mineralis, from minera 'mine, vein of ore'


morpheme_key: minerva

morpheme: minerva

morpheme_head: minerva

affix_form: -minerva-

meaning_definition: wisdom | strategic warfare | intellect

example_words_list_1: Minerva, Minervan, Minervine

categorical_group_list: Deity, Wisdom, War

etymology: Named after the Roman goddess Minerva (Greek Athena), derived from Latin 'mens' (mind) or Etruscan 'Menrva'


morpheme_key: ming

morpheme: ming

morpheme_head: ming

affix_form: -ming-

meaning_definition: process | action | state

example_words_list_1: movement, agreement, payment, judgment

categorical_group_list: Nominalizer, Process, Result

etymology: Latin gerundive suffix -mentum, from mone- 'to warn' or related to facere 'to make'


morpheme_key: miniature

morpheme: miniature

morpheme_head: miniature

affix_form: -miniature-

meaning_definition: small | tiny | reduced in size

example_words_list_1: miniature, miniaturist, miniaturization

categorical_group_list: Size, Dimension

etymology: Latin 'minutus', past participle of 'minuere' meaning 'to make small'


morpheme_key: minim

morpheme: minim

morpheme_head: minim

affix_form: minim-

sense_label: smallest

meaning_definition: tiniest | minimum

example_words_list_1: minim, minimal, minimize, minimum

example_words_list_2: minim, minimal, minimize, minimum

example_words_corpus: minims | minimometer

categorical_group_list: Descriptives

etymology: Latin minimus, superlative of parvus 'small'


morpheme_key: minion

morpheme: minion

morpheme_head: minion

affix_form: -minion-

meaning_definition: servant | follower | subordinate

example_words_list_1: minion

example_words_corpus: minions | minionly | minioning | minionish | miniondom | minionship

categorical_group_list: Agent, Subordination

etymology: Latin 'minio' (to serve) + '-on' (agent suffix)


morpheme_key: miniscule

morpheme: miniscule

morpheme_head: miniscule

affix_form: -miniscule-

meaning_definition: extremely | small | tiny

example_words_list_1: minuscule, miniscule

categorical_group_list: Size, Magnitude

etymology: Latin minusculus 'diminutive', from minus 'less'


morpheme_key: minister

morpheme: minister

morpheme_head: minister

affix_form: -minister-

meaning_definition: to serve | to attend

example_words_list_1: minister, administration, administrator, ministerial

example_words_corpus: ministers | ministered | ministerly | ministering | ministereth | ministerest

categorical_group_list: Service, Agency

etymology: Latin minister 'servant, attendant', from minus 'less' (comparative of multus 'much')


morpheme_key: ministr

morpheme: ministr

morpheme_head: ministr

affix_form: False

meaning_definition: assist | tend to | nurture

example_words_list_1: administer | administration | minister | ministry Variant Spellings: minestrone | minstrel | ministration | minestrone

related_morphemes: minor / minor / : compare magistr / magistr

categorical_group_list: Anomalous form

ancestor_etymon: ministr

etymology: Latin ministrare 'to serve, attend', from minister 'servant', from minus 'less'


morpheme_key: mink

morpheme: mink

morpheme_head: mink

affix_form: -mink-

meaning_definition: small carnivorous mammal | mustelid

example_words_list_1: mink

example_words_corpus: minkish | minklike | minkless | minkhound | minkhounds

categorical_group_list: Animals, Mammals

etymology: Middle English, from Old French minque, from Medieval Latin minucula, diminutive of Latin mus 'mouse'

ancestor_etymon_language: English


morpheme_key: minnow

morpheme: minnow

morpheme_head: minnow

affix_form: -minnow-

meaning_definition: small fish

example_words_list_1: minnow

example_words_corpus: minnows | minnower | minnowers | topminnow | mudminnow | pikeminnow

categorical_group_list: Animals, Nature

etymology: Middle English minnow, related to Old English minne


morpheme_key: minor

morpheme: minor

morpheme_head: minor

affix_form: minor-

sense_label: less

meaning_definition: lesser | diminished

example_words_list_1: minority, minimize, minor

example_words_corpus: minors | minorly | minority | nonminor | minorish | Minorite

categorical_group_list: Suffix concatenation

etymology: Latin minor 'less'


morpheme_key: minster

morpheme: minster

morpheme_head: minster

affix_form: -minster-

meaning_definition: monastery | monastery | religious house

example_words_list_1: minster, minster

example_words_corpus: minsters | Westminster | Pestminster | Westminsterian

categorical_group_list: Religion, Place

etymology: Latin monasterium, from Greek monastērion 'monastery', from monos 'alone'


morpheme_key: minstrel

morpheme: minstrel

morpheme_head: minstrel

affix_form: -minstrel-

meaning_definition: singer | musician | performer

example_words_list_1: ['minstrel']

example_words_corpus: minstrelry | minstreless | minstrelship

categorical_group_list: Profession, Art, Music

etymology: Old French 'menestrel' from 'mesne' (household)


morpheme_key: mint

morpheme: mint

morpheme_head: mint

affix_form: -mint-

meaning_definition: to create or produce | to make fresh | to purify

example_words_list_1: mint, minty, mintage, minted, minting

example_words_corpus: minty | mints | minter | minted | remint | minting

categorical_group_list: Creation, Production, Purification, Finance

etymology: From Old English 'myntan' (to coin money), from 'mynt' (money), of Germanic origin; the verb sense 'to make fresh' is a later development from the noun 'mint' (place of production).


morpheme_key: minu

morpheme: minu

morpheme_head: minu

affix_form: minu-

meaning_definition: lessening | softening | reduced in size | reduce in size

example_words_list_1: diminuendo | comminute | diminution | diminutive | minuend | minus | minuscule | minute (all senses) | minutiae Variant Spellings: diminish | menu | mince | diminish

related_morphemes: positive form: parv / parv / : superlative form: mimim / mimim / : meio / meio

etymology: Latin minuere 'to lessen, make smaller', from minui 'to diminish'


morpheme_key: minus

morpheme: minus

morpheme_head: minus

affix_form: -minus-

meaning_definition: less | subtraction | away from

example_words_list_1: minus, diminish, diminishable

example_words_corpus: minuses

categorical_group_list: Negation, Quantity, Reduction

etymology: Latin minus (neuter of minus 'less'), from minus 'less, smaller', comparative of multus 'much'.


morpheme_key: minuscule

morpheme: minuscule

morpheme_head: minuscule

affix_form: -minuscule-

meaning_definition: extremely small | tiny

example_words_list_1: minuscule

example_words_corpus: minuscules | minusculely

etymology: Latin 'minuscule' (diminutive of 'minus' meaning 'less')


morpheme_key: minute

morpheme: minute

morpheme_head: minute

affix_form: -minute-

allomorphs: minut

meaning_definition: small | tiny | minute amount

example_words_list_1: minuteness, minutiae

example_words_corpus: minutes | minuter | minuted | minutely | arcminute | unminuted

etymology: Latin minutus, past participle of minuere 'to make small'


morpheme_key: minutiae

morpheme: minutiae

morpheme_head: minutiae

affix_form: -minutiae-

meaning_definition: small | trivial | insignificant

example_words_list_1: minute, minutia

categorical_group_list: Size, Detail

etymology: Latin minutiae, plural of minutia 'a small thing', derived from minutus 'small, fine'


morpheme_key: minx

morpheme: minx

morpheme_head: minx

affix_form: minx

meaning_definition: flirtatious behavior | impudent manner | mischievous conduct

example_words_list_1: minxy | minxes | minxish | minxlike | minxship | minxships

etymology: derived from Old English 'mænc' meaning mischievous

register: pejorative

source: MorphoLex | Wikidata


morpheme_key: mio

morpheme: mio

morpheme_head: mio

affix_form: mio-

meaning_definition: less, smaller

example_words_list_1: miosis, miotic

example_words_list_2: miosis, miotic

categorical_group_list: Diminutive, Quantity

etymology: Greek μειός (meios) 'less'

ancestor_etymon_language: G. meion


morpheme_key: mir

morpheme: mir

morpheme_head: mir

affix_form: mir-

allomorphs: mira

meaning_definition: astonishment | marvel | gaze | observe | gaze in awe | direct gaze toward | marvel at

example_words_list_1: admirability | admirable | admiration | admirative | admire | marvel | marvelous | miracle | miraculous | mirage | Miranda | mirative | mirativity | mirror | mirabile dictu | mirador | mirror Variant Spellings: marvel unrelated: admiral | admiral

example_words_corpus: mirs

categorical_group_list: Capability | Anomalous form

ancestor_etymon: mir

etymology: mirus | miror | mirari | miratus sum


morpheme_key: miracle

morpheme: miracle

morpheme_head: miracle

affix_form: -miracle-

meaning_definition: wonderful event | divine intervention | marvel

example_words_list_1: miraculous, miraculate

example_words_corpus: miracles | miracled

categorical_group_list: Wonder, Divinity, Event

etymology: Latin mirāculum 'wonder, marvel', from mirāri 'to wonder at'


morpheme_key: mirage

morpheme: mirage

morpheme_head: mirage

affix_form: -mirage-

meaning_definition: illusion | optical illusion | deceptive appearance

example_words_list_1: mirages, mirage-like

example_words_corpus: mirages | miraged | miragelike | mirageless

categorical_group_list: Perception, Illusion

etymology: French 'mirage' from 'mirer' 'to look at'


morpheme_key: miranda

morpheme: miranda

morpheme_head: miranda

affix_form: -miranda-

meaning_definition: wonderful | admirable | worthy of admiration

example_words_list_1: miranda, mirabilis, mirari, mirum

categorical_group_list: Admiration, Perception

etymology: Latin mirandus, gerundive of mirari 'to wonder at, admire'


morpheme_key: mire

morpheme: mire

morpheme_head: mire

affix_form: -mire-

meaning_definition: swamp | bog | muddy ground

example_words_list_1: mire, mired, mireland

example_words_corpus: mires | mired | bemire | enmire | pismire | bemired

categorical_group_list: Nature, Terrain

etymology: Old English 'mīre' (bog, swamp)


morpheme_key: miro

morpheme: miro

morpheme_head: miro

affix_form: -miro-

meaning_definition: mirror | reflection | image

example_words_list_1: specular, speculate, spectator, spectacle, specious

categorical_group_list: Visual perception, Reflection, Image

etymology: Latin speculum 'mirror' (root spec- 'to look at')


morpheme_key: mirror

morpheme: mirror

morpheme_head: mirror

affix_form: -mirror-

meaning_definition: reflection | to reflect | image

example_words_list_1: mirror, mirroring, mirror-image

example_words_corpus: mirrors | mirrory | mirrored | bemirror | mirroring | submirror

categorical_group_list: Reflection, Vision, Duplication

etymology: Latin speculum 'mirror' (from specere 'to look')


morpheme_key: mirth

morpheme: mirth

morpheme_head: mirth

affix_form: -mirth-

meaning_definition: joy | pleasure | merriment

example_words_list_1: mirthful, mirthlessness

categorical_group_list: Emotion, Positive affect

etymology: Old English 'myrth' (joy, pleasure)


morpheme_key: mis

morpheme: mis

morpheme_head: mis

affix_form: mis-

allomorphs: warped

sense_label: bad

meaning_definition: negative | incorrect | negation | poorly | incorrectly | absence | off course

example_words_list_1: misbehave, misunderstand, mislead, misplace, misfortune

example_words_corpus: misdo | misgo | mislay | misfit | misuse | mishap

categorical_group_list: Negation, Pejorative, Direction

ancestor_etymon: missa-  OED

etymology: Latin 'mis-' (variant of 'dis-') meaning 'bad, wrong, ill, apart'

ancestor_etymon_language: Gothic  OED

source: Cognatarium | MorphoQuantics | Wikipedia | Stein


morpheme_key: misc

morpheme: misc

morpheme_head: misc

affix_form: misc-

allomorphs: misce

meaning_definition: combine | the act of combining

example_words_list_1: admix | admixtion | admixture | commix | commixture | immiscibility | immiscible | immix | immixture | intermix | intermixture | maslin | meddle | mestizo | Métis | miscellanea | miscellaneous | miscellany | miscibility | miscible | mix | mixture | permiscible | permix | permixtion | postmix | premix | promiscuity | promiscuous | remix | miscegenation

categorical_group_list: Capability

ancestor_etymon: misc

etymology: Latin miscēre 'to mix'

source: Cognatarium | http://www.palosverdes.com/jesse/pvphs/www—freecollege—com—vocab.htm | https://www.ruf.rice.edu/~kemmer/Words04/


morpheme_key: miscellanea

morpheme: miscellanea

morpheme_head: miscellanea

affix_form: -miscellanea-

meaning_definition: various | mixed | assorted

example_words_list_1: miscellanea

categorical_group_list: Variety, Collection

etymology: Latin miscellāneus 'mixed, miscellaneous', from miscēre 'to mix'


morpheme_key: mischief

morpheme: mischief

morpheme_head: mischief

affix_form: mischief

meaning_definition: Playful trouble | annoying behavior | mischievous act

example_words_list_1: mischiefs | mischiefful | mischiefless | mischiefmaking

etymology: Derived from Old English 'mæsceafu,' meaning 'torment' or 'trouble.'


morpheme_key: mischievous

morpheme: mischievous

morpheme_head: mischievous

affix_form: -mischievous-

meaning_definition: playful | troublesome | naughty

example_words_list_1: mischievousness, mischievously

categorical_group_list: Behavior, Personality

etymology: From Old French meschief 'mischance, misfortune', from mes- 'badly' + chief 'head, condition'


morpheme_key: miscreant

morpheme: miscreant

morpheme_head: miscreant

affix_form: -miscreant-

meaning_definition: villain | wrongdoer | rogue

example_words_list_1: miscreancy, miscreantism

example_words_corpus: miscreants

categorical_group_list: Agent, Malice

etymology: Latin miscreant- 'wandering, straying', present participle stem of miscreare 'to wander, stray'


morpheme_key: miser

morpheme: miser

morpheme_head: miser

affix_form: miser-

sense_label: pitiable

meaning_definition: sympathetic | sorrowful | desolate | to feel compassion

example_words_list_1: misery, miserable, misanthrope

example_words_corpus: misers | miserly | miserite | miserable | miserably | unmiserly

categorical_group_list: Emotion, Negative state

ancestor_etymon: miser

etymology: miser | Greek miso- misein : to hate


morpheme_key: miso

morpheme: miso

morpheme_head: miso

affix_form: -miso-

allomorphs: mis | misa

sense_label: hatred (of)

meaning_definition: aversion towards | intense dislike

example_words_list_1: misogyny | misogamy | misanthrope | misandry | misogamist | misogynist | misology | misoneism

example_words_corpus: misogyny | misogamy | misozoic | misoneism | misoneist | misosophy

related_morphemes: compare phil / phil

categorical_group_list: Emotion, Negation

ancestor_etymon: μισο-  OED

etymology: Greek misos "hatred"

ancestor_etymon_language: Greek  OED


morpheme_key: miss

morpheme: miss

morpheme_head: miss

affix_form: miss-

allomorphs: missus

meaning_definition: dispatch | dispatching | allow | depart

example_words_list_1: mission, missile, dismiss, transmit, intermission

example_words_corpus: amiss | missy | missed | misses | missie | misser

related_morphemes: mess / mess, mise / mise, mit / mit

categorical_group_list: Anomalous form

ancestor_etymon: miss

etymology: mittere | missus


morpheme_key: missal

morpheme: missal

morpheme_head: missal

affix_form: -missal-

meaning_definition: mass | service | liturgy

example_words_list_1: missal

example_words_corpus: missals | missalette | missalettes

categorical_group_list: Religion, Liturgy

etymology: Latin missa 'dismissal (of the congregation)', from missus, past participle of mittere 'to send'


morpheme_key: missile

morpheme: missile

morpheme_head: missile

affix_form: -missile-

meaning_definition: projectile | object thrown or propelled

example_words_list_1: missile, ballistic missile, missile launcher

example_words_corpus: missiles | missilery | missileer | nonmissile | missileers | submissile

categorical_group_list: Motion, Weaponry

etymology: Latin missus, past participle of mittere 'to send'


morpheme_key: mission

morpheme: mission

morpheme_head: mission

affix_form: -mission-

meaning_definition: task | assignment | purpose

example_words_list_1: missionary, transmission, intermission, dismissal

example_words_corpus: missions | missional | missioner | missionary | submission | missioners

categorical_group_list: Action, Purpose, Movement

etymology: Latin -missiōn- (stem of missiō) 'a sending away', from past participle stem missus of mittere 'to send'


morpheme_key: missive

morpheme: missive

morpheme_head: missive

affix_form: -missive-

meaning_definition: sending | transmitting | communicating

example_words_list_1: missive, transmission, dismiss, mission, remit

categorical_group_list: Communication, Motion


morpheme_key: mist

morpheme: mist

morpheme_head: mist

affix_form: -mist-

meaning_definition: fog | vapor | cloudiness

example_words_list_1: mist, misty, mists

example_words_corpus: misty | mists | mister | demist | misted | bemist

categorical_group_list: Nature, Weather, Atmosphere

etymology: Old English mist, from Proto-Germanic *mistaz (cf. Old Norse mistr, Old High German mist)

ancestor_etymon_language: Germanic


morpheme_key: mister

morpheme: mister

morpheme_head: mister

affix_form: -mister-

meaning_definition: man | gentleman | title of respect

example_words_list_1: mister, misterious, misteriously

example_words_corpus: misteress

categorical_group_list: Social Status, Person

etymology: contraction of 'master'


morpheme_key: mistr

morpheme: mistr

morpheme_head: mistr

affix_form: -mistr-

meaning_definition: expert | proficient | skilled | controller | leader

example_words_list_1: master, mastery, masterpiece, mastermind

etymology: From Latin 'magister' meaning 'master' or 'teacher'


morpheme_key: mite

morpheme: mite

morpheme_head: mite

affix_form: -mite-

meaning_definition: small | tiny | minute

example_words_list_1: mite

example_words_corpus: mites | mitey

categorical_group_list: Size, Magnitude

etymology: Middle English 'mite', from Old English 'mȳte'