( Noun Suffixes: )
Suffix Meaning Example -acy state or quality privacy, fallacy , delicacy -al act or process of refusal, recital, rebuttal -ance, -ence state or quality of maintenance, eminence, assurance -dom place or state of being freedom, kingdom, boredom -er, -or one who trainer, protector, narrator -ism doctrine, belief communism, narcissism, skepticism -ist one who chemist, narcissist, plagiarist -ity, -ty quality of inactivity, veracity, parity, serenity -ment condition of argument , endorsement, punishment-ness state of being heaviness, sadness, rudeness, testiness -ship position held fellowship, ownership, kinship, internship -sion, -tion state of being concession , transition , abbreviation
( Verb Suffixes: )
Suffix Meaning Example -ate become regulate, eradicate, enunciate, repudiate -en become enlighten, awaken, strengthen -ify, -fy make or become terrify, satisfy, rectify, exemplify -ize, -ise* become civilize, humanize, socialize, valorize
( Adjective Suffixes: )
Suffix Meaning Example -able, -ible capable of being edible, presentable, abominable, credible -al pertaining to regional, grammatical , emotional, coastal -esque reminiscent of picturesque, statuesque, burlesque -ful notable for fanciful, resentful, woeful, doubtful -ic, -ical pertaining to musical, mythic, domestic, chiastic -ious, -ous characterized by nutritious, portentous, studious -ish having the quality of fiendish, childish, snobbish -ive having the nature of creative, punitive, divisive, decisive -less without endless, ageless, lawless, effortless -y characterized by sleazy, hasty, greasy, nerdy, smelly
-ize , versus British English , in which the spelling changes to -ise .
American English: finalize, realize, emphasize, standardize British English: finalise, realise, emphasise, standardise
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