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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: noun, suffix, diminutive, force, streamlet.
-ate
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As an ending of participles or participial adjectives it is equivalent to -ed; as, situate or situated; animate or animated.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: noun, suffix, diminutive, force, streamlet.
-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: noun, suffix, diminutive, force, streamlet.
-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: noun, suffix, diminutive, force, streamlet.
-et
unknown · 78% connection
A noun suffix with a diminutive force; as in baronet, pocket, facet, floweret, latchet.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: noun, suffix, diminutive, force, streamlet.
-ing
unknown · 78% connection
A suffix used to from present participles; as, singing, playing.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: noun, suffix, diminutive, force, streamlet.
-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: noun, suffix, diminutive, force, streamlet.
-ish
unknown · 78% connection
A suffix used to from adjectives from nouns and from adjectives. It denotes relation, resemblance, similarity, and sometimes has a dim…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: noun, suffix, diminutive, force, streamlet.
-ist
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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: noun, suffix, diminutive, force, streamlet.
-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: noun, suffix, diminutive, force, streamlet.
-ling
unknown · 78% connection
A noun suffix, commonly having a diminutive or a depreciatory force; as in duckling, gosling, hireling, fosterling, firstling, underli…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: noun, suffix, diminutive, force, streamlet.
-or
unknown · 78% connection
A noun suffix denoting an act; a state or quality; as in error, fervor, pallor, candor, etc.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: noun, suffix, diminutive, force, streamlet.
-ory
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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: noun, suffix, diminutive, force, streamlet.
Aptote
noun · 78% connection
A noun which has no distinction of cases; an indeclinable noun.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: noun, suffix, diminutive, force, streamlet.
Armlet
noun · 78% connection
A small arm; as, an armlet of the sea.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: noun, suffix, diminutive, force, streamlet.
Augmentative
adjective · 78% connection
Having the quality or power of augmenting; expressing augmentation.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: noun, suffix, diminutive, force, streamlet.
Case
noun · 78% connection
A box, sheath, or covering; as, a case for holding goods; a case for spectacles; the case of a watch; the case (capsule) of a cartridg…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: noun, suffix, diminutive, force, streamlet.
Coercion
noun · 78% connection
The act or process of coercing.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: noun, suffix, diminutive, force, streamlet.
