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Suffixes
Suffixes from the English language
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| able | able to be EXAMPLE: agreeable |
| age | act of, state of EXAMPLE: courage |
| al | like, related to EXAMPLE: personal |
| ance | act of, state of, quality of EXAMPLE: disturbance |
| ant | one who; inclined to EXAMPLE: informant |
| ary | related to; place for EXAMPLE: missionary |
| ate | state of, quality of; to make EXAMPLE: operate |
| cial | like, related to EXAMPLE: special |
| cious | full of EXAMPLE: precious |
| ed | in the past; having EXAMPLE: landed |
| ence | act of, state of, quality of EXAMPLE: occurence |
| ent | one who; inclined to EXAMPLE: consistent |
| er | person connected with EXAMPLE: farmer |
| est | the most EXAMPLE: greatest |
| ful | full of EXAMPLE: careful |
| ible | able to be EXAMPLE: reversible |
| ic | like, related to EXAMPLE: classic |
| ing | doing something; related to EXAMPLE: running |
| ion | act of, result of, state of EXAMPLE: opinion |
| ish | like, related to EXAMPLE: vanish |
| ism | state of, action of EXAMPLE: realism |
| ist | person who does EXAMPLE: artist |
| ity | state of, quality of EXAMPLE: oddity |
| le | verb, adjective, or noun form EXAMPLE: tackle |
| less | without, not EXAMPLE: useless |
| ly | in a manner that is EXAMPLE: safely |
| ment | act of, result of, state of EXAMPLE: argument |
| ness | state of, condition of EXAMPLE: kindness |
| or | person connected with EXAMPLE: inventor |
| ous | full of EXAMPLE: nervous |
| s | more than one; verb or adverb form EXAMPLE: books |
| sion | act of, result of, state of EXAMPLE: extension |
| sive | act of, quality of EXAMPLE: expensive |
| tial | like, related to EXAMPLE: partial |
| tion | act of, result of, state of EXAMPLE: action |
| tive | act of, quality of EXAMPLE: attentive |
| ture | act of result of, state of EXAMPLE: picture |
| y | like; full of EXAMPLE: thirsty |