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Vocabulary Suffixes
Suffixes, Meanings and Examples
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10/05/2007

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Term
-able, -ible
Definition
capable of, fit for

durable, comprehensible
Term
-acy
Definition
state or quality of

accuracy
Term
-age
Definition
action or state of

breakage
Term
-al, -ial
Definition
relating to

abdominal
Term
-an (-ane, -ian)
Definition
the nature of

Grecian, African
Term
-ance, -ence
Definition
quality or action of

insurance, corpulence
Term
-ant
Definition
forming adjectives of quality, nouns signifying a personal agent or something producing an effect

defiant, servant
Term
-atable
Definition
capable of, fit for
Term
-arium, -orium
Definition
place for

aquarian, auditorium
Term
-ary
Definition
place for, dealing with

seminary, dictionary
Term
-ate
Definition
cause to be, office of

animate, magistrate
Term
-ation, -ition
Definition
action or state of

condition, diplapidation
Term
-cle, icle
Definition
diminutive

icicle
Term
-dom
Definition
condition or control

kingdom
Term
-en
Definition
small or quality

mitten or golden broken
Term
-er
Definition
belonging to

farmer, New Yorker
Term
-ess
Definition
feminine suffix

hostess, waitress
Term
-et, -ette
Definition
small

puppet, marionette
Term
-ferous
Definition
producing

coniferous
Term
-ful
Definition
full of

colorful, beautiful
Term
-fy, -ify
Definition
make

satisfy, fortify
Term
-hood
Definition
state or condition of

boyhood, childhood
Term
-ia
Definition
names of classes, names of places

bacteria, America
Term
-ian
Definition
practitioner or inhabitant

musician, Parisian
Term
-ion
Definition
condition or action of

persuasion
Term
-ic
Definition
relating to

historic
Term
-id(e)
Definition
a quality

acid
Term
-ine
Definition
a compound

chlorine
Term
-ish
Definition
a similarity or relationship

childish, greenish
Term
-ism
Definition
quality or doctrine of

realism, socialism
Term
-itis
Definition
inflammation of (medical)

bronchitis
Term
-ist
Definition
one who practices

chemist, pessimist
Term
-ity, -ety, ty
Definition
state or quality of

loyalty
Term
-ive
Definition
nature of

creative, receptive
Term
-ize, -ise
Definition
make, practice, act like

modernize, advertise
Term
-less
Definition
lacking

fearless, faceless
Term
-logy
Definition
indicating a branch of knowledge

biology, psychology
Term
-lent
Definition
fullness

violent
Term
-ly
Definition
having the quality of

softly, quickly
Term
-ment
Definition
action or condition of

resentment
Term
-metry, -meter
Definition
measurement

gasometer, geometry
Term
-mony
Definition
resulting condition

testimony
Term
-oid
Definition
resembling

ovoid
Term
-or
Definition
a state or action, a person who, or thing which

error, governor, victor, generator
Term
-ous, -ose
Definition
full of

murderous, anxious, officious, morose
Term
-osis
Definition
process or condition of

metamorphosis
Term
-some
Definition
like

gladsome
Term
-tude
Definition
quality or degree of

altitude, gratitude
Term
-ward
Definition
direction

backward, outward
Term
-y
Definition
condition

difficulty
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