Word: emoticons
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: e
mo
ti
cons
Definition: Plural of emoticon; a representation of a facial expression (as a smile or frown) created by typing a sequence of characters in sending email
Morphemes:
Affix: emote
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Short for emoticon
Affix: -ion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an action or process, or the result of an action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -iō
Language: la
Decoded: -io
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form abstract nouns from verbs.
Affix: icon
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A word, character, or sign whose form reflects and is determined by the referent; onomatopoeic words are necessarily all icons.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: εἰκών
Language: grc
Decoded: eikon
Meaning: likeness, image, portrait
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plurals of numerals, letters, some abbreviations and some nouns, usually because the omission of an apostrophe would make the meaning unclear or ambiguous.