Word: impasses
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: im
pa
sses
Definition: Plural of impasse; a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
Morphemes:
Affix: impasse
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: a deadlock or stalemate situation in which no progress can be made
Etymology Compounds: Affix: in-
Language: fr
Decoded: in-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: in-; un- (indicates negation)
Affix: passe
Language: fr
Decoded: passe
PoS: Verb
Meaning: to take place, to happen, to come to pass.
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.