Infix (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. a morpheme or an entire word that is inserted within the body of another word or element, as Latin m in accumbō “I lie down,” as compared with accubuī “I lay down.”
verb (used with object), in·fixed, in·fix·ing.
  1. to fix, fasten, or drive in: He infixed the fatal spear.
  2. to instill (a fact, idea, etc.) in the mind or memory; impress: Your childhood trauma infixed these specific fears in your mind.
  3. to add as an infix: The English language infixes only a small set of expletives and euphemisms, as in “fan-freakin-tastic” or “abso-bloody-lutely.”
verb (used without object), in·fixed, in·fix·ing.
  1. (of a linguistic form) to admit an infix: Polysyllabic words in English infix just before the stressed syllable, as in “abso-frickin-LUTEly.”
adjective
  1. of or relating to operator notation that occurs between the operands, such as the symbols for addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division when written in a linear equation: We are familiar with infix notation from elementary math class, and it can also be used in logic statements or computer programming languages.
verb (ɪnˈfɪks, ˈɪnˌfɪks)
  1. to fix firmly in
  2. to instil or inculcate
  3. to insert (an affix) or (of an affix) to be inserted into the middle of a word
noun (ˈɪnˌfɪks)
  1. an affix inserted into the middle of a word
Infix (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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