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-able
unknown · 78% connection
An adjective suffix now usually in a passive sense; able to be; fit to be; expressing capacity or worthiness in a passive sense; as, m…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: privative, adjective, suffix, denoting, destitute.
-ably
unknown · 78% connection
A suffix composed of -able and the adverbial suffix -ly; as, favorably.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: privative, adjective, suffix, denoting, destitute.
-dom
unknown · 78% connection
A suffix denoting
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: privative, adjective, suffix, denoting, destitute.
-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: privative, adjective, suffix, denoting, destitute.
-graphy
unknown · 78% connection
A suffix denoting the art of writing or describing; also, the writing or description itself; a treatise; as, calligraphy, biography, g…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: privative, adjective, suffix, denoting, destitute.
-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: privative, adjective, suffix, denoting, destitute.
-ion
unknown · 78% connection
A noun suffix denoting act, process, result of an act or a process, thing acted upon, state, or condition; as, revolution, the act or…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: privative, adjective, suffix, denoting, destitute.
-ist
unknown · 78% connection
A noun suffix denoting an agent, or doer, one who practices, a believer in; as, theorist, one who theorizes; socialist, one who holds…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: privative, adjective, suffix, denoting, destitute.
-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: privative, adjective, suffix, denoting, destitute.
-ory
unknown · 78% connection
An adjective suffix meaning of or pertaining to, serving for; as in auditory, pertaining to or serving for hearing; prohibitory, amend…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: privative, adjective, suffix, denoting, destitute.
-ous
unknown · 78% connection
An adjective suffix meaning full of, abounding in, having, possessing the qualities of, like; as in gracious, abounding in grace; ardu…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: privative, adjective, suffix, denoting, destitute.
-some
unknown · 78% connection
A combining form or suffix from Gr. sw^ma (gen. sw`matos) the body; as in merosome, a body segment; cephalosome, etc.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: privative, adjective, suffix, denoting, destitute.
Adjectival
adjective · 78% connection
Of or relating to the relating to the adjective; of the nature of an adjective; adjective.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: privative, adjective, suffix, denoting, destitute.
Adjective
noun · 78% connection
Added to a substantive as an attribute; of the nature of an adjunct; as, an adjective word or sentence.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: privative, adjective, suffix, denoting, destitute.
Attributive
adjective · 78% connection
Attributing; pertaining to, expressing, or assigning an attribute; of the nature of an attribute.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: privative, adjective, suffix, denoting, destitute.
Brainless
adjective · 78% connection
Without understanding; silly; thoughtless; witless.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: privative, adjective, suffix, denoting, destitute.
Childlessness
noun · 78% connection
The state of being childless.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: privative, adjective, suffix, denoting, destitute.
Comparative
adjective · 78% connection
Of or pertaining to comparison.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: privative, adjective, suffix, denoting, destitute.
