suffix
91-ence — suffix forming nouns expressing: 1 a quality or state or an instance of one (patience; an impertinence). 2 an action (reference; reminiscence). Etymology: from or after F ence f. L entia, antia (cf. ANCE) f. pres. part. stem ent , ant * * *… …
92-ium — suffix forming nouns denoting esp.: 1 (also um) names of metallic elements (uranium; tantalum). 2 a region of the body (pericardium; hypogastrium). 3 a biological structure (mycelium; prothallium). Etymology: from or after L ium f. Gk ion * * * …
93-ule — suffix forming diminutive nouns (capsule; globule). Etymology: from or after L ulus, ula, ulum * * * ˌyül noun suffix ( s) Etymology: F&Latin; …
94-eous — suffix forming adjectives meaning of the nature of (erroneous; gaseous). * * * ēəs, yəs; or əs when the e influences the pronunciation of the preceding consonant as in “cretaceous” adjective suffix Etymology: Latin eus composed of, of the nature… …
95-escent — suffix forming adjectives denoting the beginning of a state or action (effervescent; fluorescent). Derivatives: escence suffix forming nouns. Etymology: from or after F escent or L escent , pres. part. stem of verbs in escere * * * |esənt… …
96-iasis — suffix the usual form of ASIS. * * * a noun suffix occurring in loanwords from Greek: psoriasis. Cf. asis. [ < Gk, equiv. to ia v. formative + sis SIS] * * * iasis / ī ə sis/ (medicine) suffix Denoting a diseased condition, as in pityriasis,… …
97-ity — suffix forming nouns denoting: 1 quality or condition (authority; humility; purity). 2 an instance or degree of this (a monstrosity; humidity). Etymology: from or after F iteacute f. L itas itatis * * * əd.ē, ətē, i; when s, less often when r,… …
98-let — suffix forming nouns, usu. diminutives (flatlet; leaflet) or denoting articles of ornament or dress (anklet). Etymology: orig. corresp. (in bracelet, crosslet, etc.) to F ette added to nouns in el * * * suffix 1) (forming nouns) denoting a… …
99-ure — suffix forming: 1 nouns of action or process (censure; closure; seizure). 2 nouns of result (creature; scripture). 3 collective nouns (legislature; nature). 4 nouns of function (judicature; ligature). Etymology …
100-tion — suffix forming nouns of action, condition, etc. (see ION, ATION, ITION, UTION). Etymology: from or after F tion or L tio tionis * * * a suffix occurring in words of Latin origin, used to form abstract nouns from verbs or stems not identical with… …
