Word: tenaciousness
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: te
na
cious
ness
Definition: The characteristic of being tenacious; tenacity.
Morphemes:
Affix: tenacious
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Unwilling to yield or give up; dogged.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: teneō
Language: la
Decoded: teneo
Meaning: I hold, grasp
Affix: -āx
Language: la
Decoded: -ax
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: used to form adjectives expressing a tendency or inclination to the action of the root verb; -ish, -y
Affix: -ness
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the state of being (the adjective); the quality of being (the adjective)", or "the measure of being (the adjective)".
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -atjaną
Language: gem-pro
Decoded: -atjana
Meaning: -atjaną
Affix: -þuz
Language: gem-pro
Decoded: -thuz
Meaning: -þuz