Word: standards
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: stan
dards
Definition: Principles of conduct shaped by traditional morality, decency and honor.
Morphemes:
Affix: stand
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To maintain one's ground; to be acquitted; not to fail or yield; to be safe.
Affix: -ard
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Someone who is in a specified condition (“pejorative agent suffix”).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ard
Language: fro
Decoded: -ard
Meaning: suffix
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Hypocoristic suffix