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Common suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Able, ible | Capable of (adjective suffix) |
| Ac, ic | Like, pertaining to( adjectives suffix) |
| acious, icious | Full of ( adjective suffix) |
| Al | Pertaining to( adjective or noun suffix) |
| Ant, ent | Full of ( adjective or noun suffix) |
| Ary | Like, connected with ( adjective or noun suffix) |
| Ate | To make ( very suffix) |
| Ation | That which is( noun suffix) |
| cy | State of being (noun suffix) |
| eer, ear, or | Person who ( noun suffix) |
| escent | Becoming ( adjective suffix) |
| fic | Making, doing ( adjective suffix) |
| fy | To make ( verb suffix) |
| iferous | Producing, bearing ( adjective suffix) |
| il, ile | Pertaining to, capable of ( adjective suffix) |
| ism | Doctrine, belief ( noun suffix) |
| ist | Dealer, doer ( noun suffix) |
| ity | State of being ( noun suffix) |
| ive | Like ( adjective suffix) |
| ize, ise | Make ( verb suffix) |
| oid | Resembling, like ( adjective suffix) |
| ose | Full of ( adjective suffix) |
| osis | Condition ( noun suffix) |
| ous | Full of ( adjective suffix) |
| tude | State of ( noun suffix) |