Word: insistence
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: in
sist
ence
Definition: The state of being insistent; demanding attention; - H.L.Mencken
Morphemes:
Affix: insist
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To demand continually that something happen or be done.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: in-
Language: la
Decoded: in-
Meaning: in
Affix: sistō
Language: la
Decoded: sisto
Meaning: stand, set, place
Affix: -ence
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Same as -ance; having the state or condition of.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -entia
Language: la
Decoded: -entia
Meaning: -entia