desinence
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- 15
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- 9
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Definition of desinence
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- A suffix used as an inflection; an ending; inflectional suffix.
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Etymology
Borrowed from French désinence, from Latin dēsinentia, present participle of dēsinō (“to stop, end, close, make an end”).
Words you can make from desinence
98 playable · top: INCENSED (11 pts)
Best play incensed 11 points7-letter words
2 words6-letter words
10 words5-letter words
21 words4-letter words
34 words- CEDE 7 pts
- CEDI 7 pts
- DICE 7 pts
- DISC 7 pts
- ICED 7 pts
- CEES 6 pts
- CINE 6 pts
- ICES 6 pts
- NICE 6 pts
- SICE 6 pts
- DEES 5 pts
- DENE 5 pts
- DENI 5 pts
- DENS 5 pts
- DESI 5 pts
- DIES 5 pts
- DINE 5 pts
- DINS 5 pts
- EIDE 5 pts
- ENDS 5 pts
- IDES 5 pts
- NEED 5 pts
- NIDE 5 pts
- SEED 5 pts
- SEND 5 pts
- SIDE 5 pts
- SNED 5 pts
- ESNE 4 pts
- INNS 4 pts
- NENE 4 pts
- NINE 4 pts
- SEEN 4 pts
- SENE 4 pts
- SINE 4 pts
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21 words2-letter words
9 wordsHooks
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