Word Structure

WordHub has a local lexical record for “Deceptiveness” with pronunciation and root analysis.

• de-

  down, away, intensive, reversal

  Forms: de

• cept

  to hold, catch, seize, take

  Forms: cap, capt, cept, cip, cup, ceit

• -ive

  pertaining to, tending to; doing, serving to do -iff: a person who holds a certain official position or performs a specific duty

  Forms: ive

• -ness

  forming an abstract noun that denoting action, quality, or state

  Forms: ness, esse, ice