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Suffixes
Suffixes from the English language
Term | Definition |
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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 |