Suffixes
Suffixes are words or letters placed after a word to change the meaning of the word they are joined to. They usually change a word from one part of speech to another.
-able
verb to adjective; ‘able to’, ‘full of’
variable: able to be changed or varied
likable: able to be liked, easily liked
treatable: able to be treated (usually a wound or a sickness)
adorable: very cute, full of one’s adoration
reliable: able to be relied on
disposable: able to be disposed of/thrown away
believable: able to be believed
measurable: able to be measured
excusable: able to be excused
capable able to achieve something
knowledgeable: full of knowledge
fashionable: ‘full of’ fashion, always in fashion
justifiable: able to be declared good
excitable: easily excited
lovable: able to be loved, easily loved
-ion
verb to noun; an act, process, or state
imagination: the act of forming new ideas
education: the process of receiving instruction
perfection: the act of being perfect
collection: a state of things that were collected; the process of collecting something
communication: the act or means of sending and receiving information
supervision: the act of being observed (supervise is a prefix world: extremely watched)
possession: the state of owning something
decoration: unplanned or spontaneous
recognition: to act of recognizing something
fiction: the act of being false
function: ri
precaution: no
fraction: no
deminsion sho
mention: no
-ful
verb to adjective
misquote: difficult to defeat or overcome
misgender: using a word, especially a pronoun, that does not correctly reflect the gender with which a person identifies.
mistake: an action or judgement that is misguided or wrong
misplace: put in the wrong place (and lost it)
miscalculate: judge incorrectly
misconstrue: to understand or interpret something incorrectly
misdeed: improper or immoral behavior
misgiving: a doubt or uncertainty that you have about something, usually something that you are about to do.
miscount: count wrongly
hatred of something:
misanthrope: someone who hates and mistrusts people.
misogynist: someone who hates women or is highly critical about the female gender.
misanthropy: hatred of mankind
misogamy: hatred of marriage
misogyny: hatred of women
misogamist: a person who hates marriage
-ist
between, among:
interracial “apart” from being similar
interact: draw “apart”
international: ‘between’ nations
interfere: “apart” from orderliness
interconnected: linked ‘between’
internet: networks that exist ‘between’ each other
interoffice: ‘between’ offices
interstate: ‘between’ states
intersection: a cutting ‘between’ two sections
interscholastic: ‘between’ schools
intercept: burst ‘between’
intermission: time sent ‘between’
interrupt: burst ‘between’
interested: be ‘between’
interact: act ‘between’
-less
greater, better, further, longer
outnumber: have a larger number
outgrow: grow too big for something (can be psychically mentally or emotionally)
outlive: live longer than someone or something
outwit: deceive or defeat by greater wits
outside: beyond a limit
out-earn: earn more money than someone
outburst: sudden release of emotion, break out of the silence
out-drink: able to drink more than someone (usually referring to alcoholic beverages)
outcry: to shout, or a strong expression of disapproval or anger
outlaw: someone who has broken the law, outside of the law
outlast: has lasted longer than someone or something
outbreak: violent start of something unwelcome (a war, a disease, etc.)
outlandish: out of the ordinary, looking or sounding bizarre
out-of-the-box: outside of what some may have thought was the limit
outsource: obtain goods from a place other than your own
-ness
extra, more, too much
overestimate: estimate something to be larger or better than it actually is
overweight: over the weight considered healthy or desirable
overexposed: shown too much or too often
overripe: too ripe, past it’s best date
overpass: a bridge with a road or railroad that passes over another road or railroad
overjoyed: extremely happy
overalls: a loose fitting garment worn over other clothes to protect from paint, dirt, etc.
overdose: to take more than the recommended amount of a drug
overdrive: to drive over the top or usual gear, or to perform very well
overstated: express ‘or state’ a thought too strongly
overachiever: someone who achieves more than the standard level
overreact: to respond more forcibly or emotionally than is justified or needed
overflow: excess or surplus not able to be contained
overworked: having to work beyond what is reasonable; worked to exhaustion
overprotective: too protective