Word: abstainment
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ab
stain
ment
Definition: An act of abstaining; an abstention.
Morphemes:
Affix: abstain
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: Refrain from (something or doing something); keep from doing, especially an indulgence.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: abs-
Language: la
Decoded: abs-
Meaning: from
Affix: teneō
Language: la
Decoded: teneo
Meaning: I 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.