Derivational Suffix List

I. Suffix list With derivational suffixes, the new word has a new meaning, and is usually a different part of speech. But the new meaning is related to the old meaning - it is "derived" from the old meaning. There are several hundred derivational suffixes. The following table lists the all derivational suffixes (most common) for Lexical Tools:
Suffix -able Category adj read|readable; wash|washable, comfort|comfortable; notable|notably lemonade, accolade; mile|mileage marry|marriage accident|accidental, profession|professional arrive|arrival, refuse|refusal, appraise|appraisal proportionality urban amphibia|amphibian republican, Roman, veteran govern|governance, annoy|annoyance, defiant|defiance, insure|insurance vacancy relax|relaxant please|pleasant triumph|triumphant, assist|assistant, inhabit|inhabitant serve|servant alveola|alveolar, fibula|fibular insulate|insular, modulate|modular line|linear, module|modular alveous|alveolar beggar, liar drunkard, coward, wizard, steward second|secondary; imagine|imaginary Examples

-ably -ade -age -al (see -ality)

adv noun noun adj

-al -ality -an -an -ance

noun noun adj noun noun

-ancy -ant -ant

noun adj noun

-ar

adj

-ar -ard -ary

noun noun adj

-ary -ate -ate -ation

noun adj noun noun

diction|dictionary, seminar|seminary fortune|fortunate certify|certificate admire|admiration, starve|starvation, hesitate|hesitation, explore|exploration pronounce|pronunciation relate|relative, narrate|narrative talkative, lucrative, affirmative laboratory, conversatory diplomacy, literacy, idiocy freedom, boredom, kingdom bore|bored golden, wooden, written, frozen frighten independent|independence, violent|violence, absent|absence fluent|fluency, frequent|frequency, consistent|consistency differ|different, fluency|fluent write|writer, teach|teacher western, northern slave|slavery, machine|machinery god|goddess, actor|actress, waiter|waitress hope|hopeful use|useful help|helpful angry, hungry alcoholic, workaholic child|childhood, neighbor|neighborhood, brother|brotherhood, adult|adulthood, colony|colonial,

-ative -ative -atory -cy -dom -ed -en -en -ence

noun adj noun noun noun adj adj verb noun

-ency

noun

-ent -er -ern -ery -ess

adj noun adj noun noun

-ful

adj

-gry -holic -hood -ial

noun adj noun adj

-ian -ian

adj, noun noun

Italy|Italian Brazil|Brazilian, Christ|Christian politics|politician, library|librarian music|musician incredibly, responsibly, terribly alcohol|alcoholic demagogy|demagogic critic|critical, economic|economical, phonologic|phonological, historic|historical anatomy|anatomical cashier, financier, gondolier clear|clarify ambition|ambitious, religion|religious glory|glorious doing, acting bedding act|action girl|girlish green|greenish Spanish, Turkish, English capital|capitalism, alcohol|alcoholism, criticise|criticism art|artist, social|socialist, violin|violinist normal|normality formal|formality defense|defensive aggression|aggressive organize|organization categorize|categorization vocal|vocalize terror|terrorize, material|materialize, idol|idolize, private|privatize home|homeless, use|useless, clue|clueless brother|brotherly month|monthly

-ibly -ic -ical

adv adj adj

-ier -ify, -fy -ious

noun verb adj

-ing -ing -ion -ish -ish -ism

noun noun noun adj adj, noun noun

-ist

noun

-ity -ive -ization, -isation -ize, -ise

noun adj noun verb

-less

adj

-ly

adj

-ly

adv

active|actively, quick|quickly, clear|clearly fireman, statesman treat|treatment, move|movement, amaze|amazement sad|sadness, kind|kindness, dark|darkness stenography, geography, photography astronomy act|actor, govern|governor, edit|editor, conduct|conductor sense|sensor, fact|factor ? candor, fervour, color auditor|auditory, sensor|sensory dormitory, historic|history, repositor|repository verbose; globose diagnose|diagnosis, osmose|osmosis, ichthyotic|ichthyosis, psychotic|psychosis, mitotic|mitosis ostosis porosity|porous cancer|cancerous analogy|analogous dolorousness|dolorous, disaster|disastrous, nerve|nervous

-man -ment

noun noun

-ness -ography -ology -onomy -or

noun noun noun noun

study, science biology, psychology, planetology

-or, -our ory$ ory$ ose$ osis$

noun adj noun adj noun

ous$

adj

phagy$, phagia$ noun philia$ phobia$ phone$ physeal$ phyte$ polis$ s$ science$ scope$ script$ noun noun noun, adj

monophagy hemophilia acrophobia, mysophobia telephone, homophone; Anglophone

diaphyseal|diaphysis, physeal|physis

adj noun noun noun noun noun noun therophyte, halophyte Metropolis, Indianapolis patho|pathos omniscience, prescience, conscience microscope, telescope, kaleidoscope, periscope manuscript, transcript

ship$

noun

friendship, relationship, dictatorship

provide|provision, decide|decision, persuade|persuasion, divide|division diffuse|diffusion, illuse|illusion divert|diversion obsess|obsession aseptic|asepsis gene|genesis

sion$

noun

sis$ some$ stan$ ster$ t$ th$, eth$ th$ tion$ tom$, tome$ tropism$ ty$ uary$

noun adj noun noun adj adj noun noun noun noun noun noun

tiresome, awesome, fulsome Afghanistan youngster, gangster burnt, spoilt tenth, millionth, twentieth growth, health, depth, strength evaporation, introduction dermatome phototropism certainty, loyalty sanctuary, mortuary
table|tabular nebula|nebular

ular$ ulent$ um$ uous$ ure$ us$ ville$ vore$, vorous$ ward$, wards$ ware$ ways$ wise$ wright$

adj adj noun adj noun noun noun noun, adj adj, adv noun adj adj noun turbulent, fraudulent album tempestuous, unctuous, sensuous fail|failure, expose|exposure, natural|nature, temperature ulcus Nashville carnivore, herbivore southward, inward, upward hardware, software, freeware sideways, longways clockwise, lengthwise playwright, wheelwright, shipwright

bush|bushy, mess|messy, chew|chewy bristle|bristly easily|easy run|runny abundance|abundancy biologic|biology, jealous|jealousy, victor|victory clarify|clarification, apply|application, certify|certification

y$

adj

y$

noun

y$

verb