Definition suffix in British English

suffix noun

[countable] noun

/ˈsʌfɪks/

a letter or group of letters added to the end of a word to make another, usually of a different word class. For example the suffix '-ness' is added to 'happy' to make the noun 'happiness', and 'ful' is added to 'hope' to make the adjective 'hopeful'.

Synonyms and related words

affix affixation anaphora

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