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Suffixes
Suffix: / Part of Speech / Meaning: / Words ending with this suffix:definition not required / My word:
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NOUNS
-acy
-cy / Noun / state or quality / infancy
privacy
-age / Noun / activity or result of action / courage
-al / Noun / result of an action / referral
-an / Noun / person / artisan
-ance
-ence / Noun / action, state quality or process / resistance
independence
-ancy
-ency / Noun / state, quality, or capacity / vacancy
agency
-ant
-ent / Noun / an agent; something that performs an action / disinfectant
dependent
-ate / Noun / state, office, function / candidate
-ation
-tion
-sion / Noun / action, resulting state / specialization
vacation
-dom / Noun
-er
-or / Noun
-ful / Noun
-ian
-an / Noun
-ia / Noun
-aitry / Noun
-ic
-ics / Noun
-ice / Noun
-ing / Noun
-ion / Noun
-ism / Noun
-ist / Noun
-ite / Noun
-ity
-ty / Noun
-ive / Noun
-ment / Noun
-ness / Noun
-or / Noun
-ory / Noun
-ship / Noun
-ure / Noun
-y / Noun
VERBS
-ate / Verb
-ed / Verb
-en / Verb
-er
-or / Verb
-ify / Verb
-ing / Verb
-ize / Verb
-ure / Verb
ADJECTIVES
-able
-ible / Adjective
-il
-ial
ical / Adjective
-ant
-ent
-ient / Adjective
-ar
-ary / Adjective
-ate / Adjective
-ed / Adjective
-en / Adjective
-er / Adjective
-est / Adjective
-ful / Adjective
-ic / Adjective
-ile / Adjective
-ing / Adjective
-ish / Adjective
-ive
-ative
-itive / Adjective
-less / Adjective
-ous
-eous
-ose
-ious / Adjective
-y / Adjective
ADVERBS
-fold / Adverb
-ly / Adverb
-ward / Adverb
-wise / Adverb