ALL meanings of suffix
suf·fix
S s - noun suffix grammar: word ending 1
- transitive verb suffix add ending to: a word 1
- noun suffix Grammar. an affix that follows the element to which it is added, as -ly in kindly. 1
- noun suffix something added to the end of something else. 1
- verb with object suffix Grammar. to add as a suffix. 1
- verb with object suffix to affix at the end of something. 1
- verb with object suffix to fix or put under. 1
- verb without object suffix to admit a suffix. 1
- verb without object suffix to add a suffix. 1
- countable noun suffix A suffix is a letter or group of letters, for example '-ly' or '-ness', which is added to the end of a word in order to form a different word, often of a different word class. For example, the suffix '-ly' is added to 'quick' to form 'quickly'. Compare affix and , prefix. 0
- countable noun suffix A suffix is one or more numbers or letters added to the end of a code number to indicate, for example, what area something belongs to. 0
- noun suffix an affix that follows the stem to which it is attached, as for example -s and -ness in dogs and softness 0
- noun suffix anything that is added at the end of something else 0
- verb suffix to add (a morpheme) as a suffix to the end of a word 0
- verb suffix to add (something) at the end of a sentence, comment, or piece of writing 0
- noun suffix a letter, syllable, or group of syllables added at the end of a word or word base to change its meaning, give it grammatical function, or form a new word (Ex.: -ish in smallish, -ed in walked, -ness in darkness) 0
- noun suffix anything added to the end of something else 0
- verb transitive suffix to add as a suffix 0