Word: detestability
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: de
test
a
bil
i
ty
Definition: The state or quality of being detestable; unequivocally detestable; - Edmund Burke
Morphemes:
Affix: detest
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To dislike (someone or something) intensely; to loathe.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: de-
Language: la
Decoded: de-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: de-
Affix: testari
Language: la
Decoded: testari
Meaning: to testify, bear witness
Affix: -able
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Giving, or inclined to.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -i-
Language: la
Decoded: -i-
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: Connecting vowel inserted between a stem and a suffix in compound words.
Affix: -bilis
Language: la
Decoded: -bilis
Meaning: capable or worthy of being acted upon
Affix: -ity
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form other nouns, especially abstract nouns.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -itātem
Language: la
Decoded: -itatem
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -ty, -dom, -hood, -ness, -ship; Used to form feminine abstract nouns indicating a state of being.