Word: hardener
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: hard
en
er
Definition: A chemical substance added to something in order to harden it; used especially with paints, varnishes and resins.
Morphemes:
Affix: hard
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Hardened; having unusually strong defences.
Affix: -en
Language: en
Meaning: inchoative
Affix: -er
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A person or thing that does an action indicated by the root verb; used to form an agent noun.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ārius
Language: la
Decoded: -arius
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns or numerals.