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-oid

  1. a suffix meaning “resembling,” “like,” used in the formation of adjectives and nouns (and often implying an incomplete or imperfect resemblance to what is indicated by the preceding element):

    alkaloid; anthropoid; cardioid; cuboid; lithoid; ovoid; planetoid.

-oid

suffix forming adjectives

  1. indicating likeness, resemblance, or similarity

    anthropoid

–oid

  1. A suffix meaning “like” or “resembling,” as in ellipsoid, a geometric solid that resembles an ellipse.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of -oid1

< Greek -oeidēs, equivalent to -o- -o- + -eidēs having the form of, derivative of eîdos form

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Word History and Origins

Origin of -oid1

from Greek -oeidēs resembling, form of, from eidos form

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