Word: earnester
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: ear
ne
ster
Definition: Alternative form of earnest; something of value given by one person to another to bind a contract
Morphemes:
Affix: earn
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To achieve by being worthy of.
Affix: -est
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the superlative of adjectives and adverbs.
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.