Word: saddening
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: sa
dde
ning
Definition: The darkening of a colour during dyeing.
Morphemes:
Affix: sad
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Of colours: dark, deep; later, sombre, dull.
Affix: -en
Language: en
Meaning: inchoative
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Having a specified quality, characteristic, or nature; of the kind of