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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
46 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