Word: delayings
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: de
lay
ings
Definition: Plural of delaying; act later than planned, scheduled, or required
Morphemes:
Affix: delay
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: des-
Language: fro
Decoded: des-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: de-; dis-
Affix: laier
Language: fro
Decoded: laier
Meaning: to leave
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form uncountable nouns from verbs denoting the act of doing something, an action.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).