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Suffixes 
Noun suffixes 
Suffix                              Meaning                                Examples 
-acy                                     state of quality                    democracy, privacy 
-al                                        act of                                   rebuttal, refusal 
-ance, -ence                         state or quality of                maintenance, eminence 
-dom                                    place or state of being        freedom, kingdom 
-er, -or                                 one who                              trainer, investor 
-ism                                     doctrine or belief                liberalism, Taoism 
                                            characteristic of 
-ist                                       one who                              organist, physicist 
-ity                                       quality of                            veracity, opacity 
-ment                                   condition of                         payment, argument 
-ness                                     state of being                      watchfulness, cleanliness 
-ship                                     position held                       professorship, fellowship 
-sion, -tion                            state of being or action       digression, transition 
Verb suffixes 
Suffix                               Meaning                                Examples 
-ate                                      cause to be                          concentrate, regulate 
-en                                       cause to be or become        enliven, blacken 
-ify, -fy                                make or cause to be            unify, terrify, amplify 
-ize                                      cause to become                  magnetize, civilize 
Adjective suffixes 
 Suffix                              Meaning                                Examples 
-able, -ible                           capable of being                assumable, edible 
-al                                        pertaining to                      regional, political 
-esque                                  reminiscent of                   picturesque, statuesque 
-ful                                      having a notable quality     colourful, sorrowful 
-ic                                        pertaining to                       poetic, mythic 
-ish                                      having the quality of          prudish, clownish 
-ious, -ous                           of or characterized by        famous, nutritious 
-ive                                      having the nature of           festive, creative, massive 
-less                                     without                               endless, senseless 
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                              Suffixes
Noun suffixes
Suffix                Meaning                            Examples
-acy                 state of quality            democracy, privacy
-al                  act of                       rebuttal, refusal
-ance, -ence         state or quality of          maintenance, eminence
-dom                 place or state of being     freedom, kingdom
-er, -or             one who                     trainer, investor
-ism                 doctrine or belief          liberalism, Taoism
                     characteristic of
-ist                 one who                     organist, physicist
-ity                 quality of                  veracity, opacity
-ment                condition of                payment, argument
-ness                 state of being             watchfulness, cleanliness
-ship                 position held              professorship, fellowship
-sion, -tion          state of being or action    digression, transition
Verb suffixes
Suffix                Meaning                             Examples
-ate                 cause to be                 concentrate, regulate
-en                  cause to be or become       enliven, blacken
-ify, -fy            make or cause to be         unify, terrify, amplify
-ize                 cause to become             magnetize, civilize
Adjective suffixes
Suffix                Meaning                             Examples
-able, -ible         capable of being            assumable, edible
-al                  pertaining to               regional, political
-esque               reminiscent of              picturesque, statuesque
-ful                 having a notable quality     colourful, sorrowful
-ic                  pertaining to                poetic, mythic
-ish                 having the quality of        prudish, clownish
-ious, -ous          of or characterized by      famous, nutritious
-ive                 having the nature of         festive, creative, massive
-less                without                      endless, senseless
