100 Examples of Parasynthetic Words

Parasynthetic Words

The parasynthetic words are those that are formed from two linguistic processes: composition and derivation. The combination of both is called parasynthesis and gives rise to the formation of parasynthetic words.

The difference between parasynthetic words and derived words is that, while the derived word comes from another word (primitive word), parasynthetic words are formed with two or more words (composition) plus a derivation of a primitive word (derivation) to give rise to a new meaning (parasynthetic word).

For example: uncountable (which is impossible to count)

How to distinguish parasynthetic words from derivatives?

The word parasynthetic will always carry a prefix or suffix (linguistic process of derivation) and, in certain cases, it could carry both; suffix and prefix. But it is also essential that when separating or extracting suffixes and / or prefixes the word does not retain its meaning.

If by removing the prefix or suffix the word loses meaning (it has no coherence), then it is a synthetic word. For example

ultra - sea - ino is not a parasynthetic word because when removing the prefix ultra-, Marine retains its meaning. In case of removing the suffix -ino, overseas it preserves meaning and coherence.

Examples of parasynthetic words

1. Clear out
2. A - dormancy - foundation
3. A - lis - ar
4. Moon landing
5. Orange
6. A - girl - do
7. Anti-slip
8. A - padrin - ar
9. A - pedre - ar
10. A - prison - ar
11. A - sir - ado
12. A - fearful - do
13. A - fear - iz - ado
14. To land
15. A - terrified
16. Auto - mobile - ista
17. Circun - val - ación
18. Collaboration
19. Contra - clock - ista
20. Coexistence
21. Birthday boy
22. Spell out
23. Des - alm - ado
24. Des - a - nudar
25. Des - tie - knots
26. Des- head - ar
27. Des - caffeine - ado
28. Shameless
29. Discard
30. Des - expecta - ation
31. Dis - interest - ado
32. Des - lumbra - do
33. Des - lumbr - amiento
34. Des - parasit - ar
35. Des - plum - ar
36. Em - baldo - sar
37. Em - bell - ecer
38. Em - paper - ar
39. Em - pen - do
40. In - love - ar
41. In - head - ar
42. In - notebook - ation
43. In - notebook - ado
44. In - sweet - ar
45. In - fureci - do
46. To get mad
47. En - nobl - ecer
48. In - orgull - ecer
49. En - riqu - ec - edor
50. In - red - ecer
51. En - roj - ec - gone
52. En - sord - ecer
53. In - table - do
54. Intra - muscul - ar
55. Get older
56. Equi - val - ente
57. Ex - jail - tion
58. Ex-jail-ble
59. Ex - centric - ity
60. Waterproof
61. In - scope - able
62. Uncountable
63. In - dom - able
64. Endless
65. In - tractable - ble
66. Useless - iza - ble
67. Grumpy
68. Multi - party - ista
69. Para - caid - ista
70. Pair - water - zo
71. For - gü - ero
72. Pisa - paper - is
73. By - god - ero
74. Pre - Domin - Ante
75. Radio - hobby - swim
76. Radio - telephone - ista
77. Re - youth - ecer
78. Sub - sea - ino
79. In - calculable - ble
80. In - question - a - ble
81. A - cobard - ar
82. In - love - ar
83. Loved
84. A - button - ar
85. Off - to - button - ar
86. Des - coffee - i - nar
87. In - drawer - ar
88. To camp
89. Reinvent
90. Des - make up - te