Word: likening
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: li
ke
ning
Definition: The act by which things are likened; a comparison.
Morphemes:
Affix: like
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To liken; to compare.
Affix: -en
Language: en
Meaning: inchoative
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Having a specified quality, characteristic, or nature; of the kind of