Word: painstaking
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: pains
tak
ing
Definition: Carefully attentive to details; diligent in performing a process or procedure.
Morphemes:
Affix: pain
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Labour; effort; great care or trouble taken in doing something.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: poena
Language: la
Decoded: poena
Meaning: punishment, pain
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used in the formation of certain English adverbs.
Affix: take
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To ascertain or determine by measurement, examination or inquiry.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: take
Language: en
Decoded: take
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To ascertain or determine by measurement, examination or inquiry.
Affix: -en
Language: en
Decoded: -en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the infinitive of verbs.
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Having a specified quality, characteristic, or nature; of the kind of