Word: sycophants
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: sy
co
phants
Definition: Plural of sycophant; a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage
Morphemes:
Affix: sycophant
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To play the sycophant toward; to flatter obsequiously.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: σῦκον
Language: grc
Decoded: sukon
Meaning: fig
Affix: φαίνω
Language: grc
Decoded: phaino
Meaning: I show, demonstrate
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plurals of numerals, letters, some abbreviations and some nouns, usually because the omission of an apostrophe would make the meaning unclear or ambiguous.