Word Structure

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

• of-

  to; against, opposite

  Forms: ob

• fens

  to ward off, strike, keep off, guard

  Forms: fend, fens

• -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