Word: deferments
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: de
fer
ments
Definition: Plural of deferment; act of putting off to a future time
Morphemes:
Affix: defer
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To delay or postpone
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dis-
Language: la
Decoded: dis-
Meaning: apart
Affix: ferō
Language: la
Decoded: fero
Meaning: carry, bear
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.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.