Word: strivings
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: stri
vings
Definition: Plural of striving; an effortful attempt to attain a goal
Morphemes:
Affix: strive
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To try to achieve a result; to make strenuous effort; to try earnestly and persistently.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: estriver
Language: fro
Decoded: estriver
Meaning: to compete, quarrel
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form uncountable nouns from verbs denoting the act of doing something, an action.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.