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Suffix Meaning Examples

 -er, -or person or object that does a reader, creator
specified action

 -ism doctrine, belief scepticism, escapism

 -ist person or object that does a geologist, scientist
specified action

 -ity, -ty quality of extremity, validity

 -ment condition enchantment, argument

 -ness state of being heaviness, sickness

 -ship position held friendship, hardship

 -sion, -tion state of being position, promotion
 -ate become mediate, collaborate

 -en become strengthen, loosen

 -ify, -fy make or become simplify, magnify

 -ise become publicise, hypnotise

 -able, -ible capable of being edible, audible

 -al having the form or herbal, colonial
character of

 -ful notable for handful, playful

 -ic, -ical having the form or psychological, musical
character of
 -ious, -ous characterised by jealous, religious

 -ish having the quality of sheepish, childish

 -ive having the nature of informative, attentive

 -less without meaningless, homeless

 -y characterised by airy, jealousy

 -ly related to or quality softly, slowly

 -wards direction towards, afterwards

 -wise in relation to otherwise, likewise, clockwise

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