Word: shiftlessnesses
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: shift
less
ne
sses
Definition: Plural of shiftlessness; a failure to be active as a consequence of lack of initiative or ambition
Morphemes:
Affix: shift
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An act of shifting; a slight movement or change.
Affix: -less
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Lacking (something); without (something). Added usually to a noun to form an adjective signifying a lack of that noun.
Affix: -ness
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Appended to words of other parts of speech to form nouns (often nonce words or terms in philosophy) meaning the state/quality/measure of the idea represented by these words.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -atjaną
Language: gem-pro
Decoded: -atjana
Meaning: -atjaną
Affix: -þuz
Language: gem-pro
Decoded: -thuz
Meaning: -þuz
Affix: -es
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the regular plural of nouns