Word: pretenses
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pre
ten
ses
Definition: Plural of pretense; pretending with intention to deceive
Morphemes:
Affix: pretense
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Intention or purpose not real but professed.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: prae-
Language: la
Decoded: prae-
Meaning: before
Affix: tendō
Language: la
Decoded: tendo
Meaning: to stretch
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).