Suffixes -ful full of (wonderful)-most most (topmost)-like like, similar to (childlike)-able, -ible able (memorable, legible)-y indicates description (airy)-ly indicates description (gladly)-ive indicates description (descriptive)-ous indicates description (famous)-ic indicates description (dramatic)-ed indicates description (satisfied)-al indicates description (final)-ical indicates description (musical)-an indicates description (urban)-ish indicates description (owlish)-ile indicates description (juvenile)-ate to make or cause to be (calculate)-ize to make or cause to be (utilize)-ify to make or cause to be (justify)-en to make or cause to be (strengthen) Doers -er one who or thing that (teacher, eraser)-or one who or thing that (donor, elevator)-ant one who or thing that (assistant, deodorant)-cy quality or condition (bankruptcy)-ity quality or condition (scarcity)-ent one who or thing that (dissident, deterrent)-an, -ian related to a place, person, group, and so on (Californian)-eer one who (auctioneer)-ee indicates recipient of an action (grantee)-ment indicates result or process (achievement, government)-ion, -tion, -sion, etc. indicates result or process (transition)-ance result or process (performance); quality (importance)-ence result or process (correspondence); quality (permanence)
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