suffixnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈsʌf.ɪks/us/ˈsʌf.ɪks/B2 a letter or group of letters added at the end of a word to make a new word:
The suffix "-ness" added to the end of the word "sweet" forms the word "sweetness", changing an adjective into a noun.
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- In the word 'slowly', 'ly' is a suffix.
- The suffix 'less' changes a noun into an adjective, meaning 'without'.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Linguistics: morphology & parts of words
- -athon
- -ative
- -ee
- -ese
- compound
- disyllabic
- est
- ill
- monosyllabic
- monosyllable
- particle
- polysyllabic
- portmanteau word
- prefix
- s
- stem
- syllable
- that'd
- that'll
- that's
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