Word: defensives
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: de
fen
sives
Definition: Plural of defensive; intended or appropriate for defending against or deterring aggression or attack
Morphemes:
Affix: defense
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The action of defending or protecting from attack, danger, or injury.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: défense
Language: fr
Decoded: defense
PoS: Noun
Meaning: defence (action of defending or protecting from attack, danger or injury, or any means for that purpose)
Affix: -ive
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: An adjective suffix signifying relating or belonging to, of the nature of, tending to, or serving to; as: affirmative, active, conclusive, corrective, diminutive.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ivus
Language: la
Decoded: -ivus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Adjective suffix.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.