Word: detainments
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: de
tain
ments
Definition: Plural of detainment; a state of being confined (usually for a short time)
Morphemes:
Affix: detain
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To put under custody.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: detenir
Language: fro
Decoded: detenir
PoS: Verb
Meaning: to detain (to keep as a prisoner; to not allow to leave)
Affix: -ment
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns from verbs, the nouns having the sense of "the action or result of what is denoted by the verb".
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ment
Language: fro
Decoded: -ment
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns from verbs, usually of action or state resulting of them. Equivalent to the English -ment.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).