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-ably
unknown · 78% connection
A suffix composed of -able and the adverbial suffix -ly; as, favorably.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: suffix, terminal, formative, principally, biological.
-ance
unknown · 78% connection
A suffix signifying action; also, quality or state; as, assistance, resistance, appearance, elegance. See -ancy.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: suffix, terminal, formative, principally, biological.
-ation
unknown · 78% connection
A suffix forming nouns of action, and often equivalent to the verbal substantive in -ing. It sometimes has the further meanings of sta…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: suffix, terminal, formative, principally, biological.
-derm
noun · 78% connection
A suffix or terminal formative, much used in anatomical terms, and signifying skin, integument, covering; as, blastoderm, ectoderm, et…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: suffix, terminal, formative, principally, biological.
-en
unknown · 78% connection
A suffix signifying to make, to cause, used to form verbs from nouns and adjectives; as in strengthen, quicken, frighten. This must no…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: suffix, terminal, formative, principally, biological.
-ence
unknown · 78% connection
A noun suffix signifying action, state, or quality; also, that which relates to the action or state; as in emergence, diffidence, dili…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: suffix, terminal, formative, principally, biological.
-ency
unknown · 78% connection
A noun suffix having much the same meaning as -ence, but more commonly signifying the quality or state; as, emergency, efficiency. See…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: suffix, terminal, formative, principally, biological.
-ent
unknown · 78% connection
An adjective suffix signifying action or being; as, corrodent, excellent, emergent, continent, quiescent. See -ant.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: suffix, terminal, formative, principally, biological.
-escent
unknown · 78% connection
A suffix signifying beginning, beginning to be; as, adolescent, effervescent, etc.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: suffix, terminal, formative, principally, biological.
-ferous
unknown · 78% connection
A suffix signifying bearing, producing, yielding; as, auriferous, yielding gold; chyliferous, producing chyle.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: suffix, terminal, formative, principally, biological.
-ful
adjective · 78% connection
A suffix signifying full of, abounding with; as, boastful, harmful, woeful.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: suffix, terminal, formative, principally, biological.
-fy
unknown · 78% connection
A suffix signifying to make, to form into, etc.; as, acetify, amplify, dandify, Frenchify, etc.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: suffix, terminal, formative, principally, biological.
-genous
unknown · 78% connection
A suffix signifying producing, yielding; as, alkaligenous; endogenous.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: suffix, terminal, formative, principally, biological.
-gerous
unknown · 78% connection
A suffix signifying bearing, producing; as, calcigerous; dentigerous.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: suffix, terminal, formative, principally, biological.
-ic
unknown · 78% connection
A suffix signifying, in general, relating to, or characteristic of; as, historic, hygienic, telegraphic, etc.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: suffix, terminal, formative, principally, biological.
-ing
unknown · 78% connection
A suffix used to form nouns from verbs, and signifying the act of; the result of the act; as, riding, dying, feeling. It has also a se…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: suffix, terminal, formative, principally, biological.
-ive
unknown · 78% connection
An adjective suffix signifying relating or belonging to, of the nature of, tending to; as affirmative, active, conclusive, corrective,…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: suffix, terminal, formative, principally, biological.
-ize
unknown · 78% connection
A verb suffix signifying to make, to do, to practice; as apologize, baptize, theorize, tyrannize.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: suffix, terminal, formative, principally, biological.
