[n. suhf-iks; v. suhf-iks, suh-fiks] 
| 1. | Grammar. an affix that follows the element to which it is added, as -ly in kindly. |
| 2. | something added to the end of something else. |
| 3. | Grammar. to add as a suffix. |
| 4. | to affix at the end of something. |
| 5. | to fix or put under. |
| 6. | to admit a suffix. |
| 7. | to add a suffix. |
| suf·fix (sŭf'ĭks) n. An affix added to the end of a word or stem, serving to form a new word or functioning as an inflectional ending, such as -ness in gentleness, -ing in walking, or -s in sits. tr.v. suf·fixed, suf·fix·ing, suf·fix·es To add as a suffix. [New Latin suffīxum, from Latin, neuter of suffīxus, past participle of suffīgere, to fasten underneath, affix : sub-, sub- + fīgere, to fix, fasten; see dhīgw- in Indo-European roots.] suf'fix·al adj., suf'fix·al·ly adv., suf'fix·a'tion (sŭf'ĭk-sā'shən), suf·fix'ion (sə-fĭk'shən) n. |
A letter or a group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning. For example, adding the suffix -ter to the adjective hot turns it into the comparative adjective hotter, and adding the suffix -ly to the adjective quick turns it into the adverb quickly. Other examples of words with suffixes are: “willing,” “management,” “serviceable,” “harmonize,” and “joyful.” (Compare prefix.)
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