Suffixes

-able (-ible)

adj. capable of being

-esque

adj. in the style of, like

-ful

adj. filled with, marked by

-ic

adj. make, cause

-ish

adj. suggesting, like

-less

adj. lacking, without

-ous

adj. marked by, given to

-acy

noun. state, condition

-ance (acceptance)

noun. act, condition, fact

-ard (drunkard)

noun. one that does excessively

-ation (occupation)

noun. action, state, result

-dom

noun. state, rank, condition

-er (-or)

noun. office, action, occupation

-hood

noun. state, condition

-ion (union)

noun. action, resultm, state

-ism

noun. act, manner, belief, doctorine

-ist (socialist)

worker, follower noun.

-ity (-ty) (obesity)

noun. state, quality, condition

-ment (disappointment)

noun. result, action

-ness

noun. quality, state

-ship (leadership)

noun. position

-sion (tion)

noun. state, result

-th (warmth)

noun. act, state, quality

-tude

quality, state, result

-al

noun. act or process of

-y (beauty)

characterized by

-cule, -ling

small

-ward

in the direction of

-nomy

law

-ive

causing, making

-ile (juvenile)

relating to, capable of,

-some (worrisome)

like, apt, tending to

-ure (literature)

state of, act, process

-ide/-id (fluid)

a thing connected with or belonging to

-ish

origin, nature, resembling

-ate

having, showing verb.

-en (deepen)

verb. cause to be, become

-fy (liquify)

make, cause to become verb.

-ize (sterilize)

verb. cause to be, treat with