Word: retainment
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: re
tain
ment
Definition: retention
Morphemes:
Affix: retain
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To employ by paying a retainer.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: re-
Language: la
Decoded: re-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: again; prefix added to various words to indicate an action being done again, or like the other usages indicated above under English.
Affix: teneō
Language: la
Decoded: teneo
Meaning: to hold
Affix: -ment
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns from verbs, the nouns having the sense of "the action or result of what is denoted by the verb".
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ment
Language: fro
Decoded: -ment
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns from verbs, usually of action or state resulting of them. Equivalent to the English -ment.