Word: desperates
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: de
sper
ates
Definition: Plural of desperate; fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless; - G.C.Marshall
Morphemes:
Affix: desperate
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: In dire need of something.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dēspērātus
Language: la
Decoded: desperatus
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: desperate, hopeless
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).